(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A senior Israeli intelligence official told NBC News on Thursday that Israel intercepted only 65% of the missiles Iran fired at Israeli territory over the previous 24 hours, as the Iranian military has started firing more advanced weapons.
“Iran still has very advanced missiles, and they are making...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has told US officials that in order to destroy Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant, which is buried deep underground, the US may need to drop a nuclear weapon, The Guardian has reported.
According to the report, Pentagon officials who received the briefing...
(José Niño, Headline USA) The integrity of political polling is under the microscope after GrayHouse, a Republican-aligned firm, published results suggesting overwhelming support for U.S. involvement in Israel’s conflict with Iran.
On Tuesday, a heated controversy erupted over the credibility and motives of GrayHouse, a political polling firm led by...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in a statement released by the White House on Thursday that he will make a decision on whether or not to directly enter the Israel-Iran war by launching airstrikes within two weeks.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read the statement at a press briefing. “Based...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Col. Nathan McCormack, who served as the Pentagon's top advisor on Israel and regional Middle East policy, has been stripped of his Joint Chiefs role following revelations that he used social media to describe Israel as America's "worst ally" and accused the U.S. of enabling...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Wednesday that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call a day earlier to “keep going” with his attacks on Iran.
The president told reporters that Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for his role in war crimes...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that President Trump has told his top officials that he approved plans to attack Iran but is holding off on giving the final order for now.
Sources told the Journal that Trump was waiting to see if Iran would agree to...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected President Trump’s demand for an “unconditional surrender” and warned the US against entering the war by launching strikes on Iran, saying the US would suffer “irreparable harm.”
Trump has also threatened Khamenei, claiming the US was aware of his...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The FBI in the summer of 2020 asked federal intelligence partners to delete evidence of an alleged Chinese plot to rig the presidential race in Joe Biden’s favor, newly released documents showed.
The records—released Monday by FBI Director Kash Patel to the Senate Judiciary Committee—revealed initial intelligence...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan War Powers Resolution in an effort to prevent President Trump from going to war with Iran without authorization from Congress.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced a similar War Powers Resolution in the Senate. Americans can...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A private oversight organization claims to have tracked the movements of alleged Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter using geolocation data from his electronic devices, revealing a three-year trail spanning from his family farm to locations in Africa, Nepal, Turkey, India, and Dubai.
The Oversight Project, operating under...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Tucker Carlson’s pointed questioning of Ted Cruz’s Iran policy has ignited a fierce debate among conservatives about U.S. military involvement abroad about the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
The incident unfolded during a highly anticipated interview on Carlson’s show on Tuesday, as Israel’s recent airstrikes...