Saturday, May 9, 2026

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

US Military Reaches Deals with 7 Tech Companies to Use Their AI on Classified Systems

(Headline USA) The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars. Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide...

US May Deploy New Hypersonic Missile Against Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command has requested the deployment of the US’s hypersonic missile, known as the Dark Eagle, for potential use against Iran, as President Donald Trump is considering restarting the bombing campaign, Bloomberg has reported. The US has already used a missile for the first time against...

Real Cost of Iran War Likely Double the $25 Billion Figure the Pentagon Gave to Congress

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The $25 billion estimate the Pentagon gave to Congress on Wednesday regarding the cost of the Iran war is a lowball figure that doesn’t include the cost of repairing the destruction at US bases across the Middle East, CNN has reported. Sources told the outlet that factoring...

Police Were Forewarned of Terror Attack before Anti-Jewish Shooting in Australia

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Police were warned of an impending terror attack before two terrorists killed 11 people in December in Australia, according to the New York Times. The attack, which took place during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, was the country’s worst mass shooting in some three decades. Citing a...

Man Convicted of Aiding IS Group, but Not for Deadly Kabul Airport Bombing

(Headline USA) An alleged Islamic State group militant from Afghanistan was convicted on Wednesday of aiding the terror organization that took credit for a deadly suicide bombing at a Kabul airport, but a jury couldn’t agree on whether he bears some responsibility for that attack during the U.S. military’s...

Trump Consulting With Iran Hawks Who Want Him To Restart Bombing Campaign

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Amid a US blockade on Iranian ports and a very fragile ceasefire with Iran, President Trump has been consulting with some of the most rabid Iran hawks who want him to restart the bombing campaign, according to a report from Axios. The report said Trump has been speaking...

German Chancellor Merz: Iran Is Humiliating the US

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Iran has humiliated the US during the negotiating process. The United States and Iran have held a round of talks and exchanged messages through Pakistan, but have been unable to reach an agreement.  “The Iranians are obviously very skilled at...

Ilhan Omar Mocked for ‘World War 11’ Gaffe

(José Niño, Headline USA) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, ridiculed Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after a video re-emerged showing her describing World War II as "World War Eleven." Lee posted: "'World War Eleven' — Yes, that was deadly." https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/2048883384009535685 The original footage originated from a Jan. 22, 2025 press conference where Omar,...

State Department Says US Is in Conflict With Iran ‘At the Request’ of Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department said in a statement last week that the US is in conflict with Iran “at the request” of Israel, an acknowledgment of Israel’s role in steering the US into the war, which the US has dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.” The statement was issued by...

US Boat Strike Kills Three in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Southern Command said on Sunday that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least three people, as the Trump administration has ramped up the bombing campaign in recent weeks. SOUTHCOM offered no evidence to back up its claims that...

Report: U.S. Gov’t Buying Cartel Gold

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The notorious drug cartel Clan del Golfo, or Gulf Clan, has been described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “a violent and powerful criminal organization.” Its leaders are also on a U.S. financial blacklist. And yet, the U.S. Mint buys an untold amount of gold...

Trump Shares Post Calling for the Killing of Iranian Leaders Who Won’t Accept US Demands

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Thursday shared a post calling for the killing of Iranian leaders who won’t accept US demands, ramping up his threats against the country amid a very fragile ceasefire. The post Trump amplified was written by Marc Thiessen, who served as a speechwriter for...
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