Wednesday, July 9, 2025

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SCOTUS Allows Trump to Deport 8 Men to South Sudan

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of President Donald Trump’s wishes to deport eight violent illegal aliens to South Sudan, even though only one of the men is actually from the country.  According to the Trump administration, South Sudan was the only nation willing to accept the...

Trump Speaks With Putin, Says He Didn’t ‘Make Any Progress’ on Ukraine

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and said after the call that he didn’t “make any progress” on the issue of the Ukraine war. “We had a call, it was a pretty long call, and we talked about a lot of things, including Iran....

Report: Israel-Syria Talks Propose U.S. Troop Deployment To Territory Israel Captured in Southern Syria

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Al-Monitor reported on Tuesday that talks between Israel and Syria have included discussions on the possibility of US troops deploying to areas of southwestern Syria that Israel captured following the regime change that ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Immediately after Assad was overthrown in December 2024, Israel...

Headline Geopolitics: Israel, Iran, and the New Global Order

(José Niño, Headline USA) In the debut episode of Headline Geopolitics, deputy editor José Niño sat down with Dr. Arta Moeini, Managing Director of the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy, to explore the unraveling of the liberal international order and the rise of multipolarity. They also dug into the fallout...

Report: U.S. Used $1.25 Billion Worth of THAAD Interceptors To Defend Israel From Iranian Missiles

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A report from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz estimates that the US used 93 interceptors from its THAAD missile defense system to defend Israel from Iranian missiles during the 12-day US-Israeli war against Iran. At $13 million per interceptor, that means the US launched an estimated $1.25 billion worth...

CIA Memo: Obama Team ‘Excessively Involved’ in Fueling Trump-Russia Narrative

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A newly declassified CIA memo revealed that top officials within the Obama administration deliberately manipulated intelligence to exaggerate Russia’s purported 2016 election interference. This set the stage for the years‑long Trump‑Russia collusion probe.  The review, commissioned by CIA Director John Ratcliffe in May 2025, reassessed the 2016 Intelligence Community...

Report: Pentagon Halts Some Munitions Shipments To Ukraine Over Concerns That US Stockpiles Are Too Low

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine over concerns that US stockpiles have gotten too low, POLITICO reported on Tuesday. The report said the decision was driven by Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, a China hawk who wants...

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Includes $150 Billion in Extra Military Spending

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Senate on Tuesday advanced a massive spending package, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by President Trump, that includes $150 billion in extra military spending. The bill passed in a vote of 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, as three Republicans — Senators Rand...

Israel Called Its Initial Attack on Iran ‘Red Wedding,’ Referring to a Fictional Massacre that Relied on Deception

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel codenamed its initial attack on Iran that killed senior military leaders “Red Wedding,” referring to a gruesome massacre from the book series “Game of Thrones,” which was adapted into a TV series on HBO. In the Red Wedding scene, one family...

DOJ Declines to Prosecute FBI Agent for Partying w/ Prostitutes Overseas

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The DOJ Inspector General issued a report Tuesday, finding that a then-FBI supervisory special agent solicited and used prostitutes overseas. However, the Justice Department declined to prosecute the agent. According to the DOJ-OIG report, the then-agent used an FBI-issued mobile device to conduct the transactions with...

Hackers Say They Have 100GB of Trump Emails

(José Niño, Headline USA)  Hackers claiming ties to Iran say they possess 100GB of emails from President Donald Trump’s inner circle and may soon leak or sell the trove, after previously distributing a batch to the media before the 2024 U.S. election. In online conversations with Reuters on Sunday and...

DOJ Busts Chinese Nationals Spying on Navy Personnel and Bases 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump-led DOJ busted two Chinese nationals for spying on U.S. Navy service members and bases, and for plotting to recruit others on behalf of the People’s Republic of China.  Prosecutors said that Yuance Chen, 38, and Liren “Ryan” Lai, 39, were arrested on June 27 and...
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