(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) On Friday, Iran began its response to an Israeli war launched on the Islamic Republic last night. Additionally, Tehran said it would withdraw from talks with Washington on establishing a new nuclear safeguards agreement.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced that Tehran would retaliate to Israel’s aggressive war...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A senior Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post that Tel Aviv and Washington worked together to convince Tehran that diplomacy was still possible after Israel was ready to attack Iran. Just hours before Israel’s massive assault began, President Donald Trump maintained he was still committed to talks.
The...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Israeli military has begun bombing Iran, an attack that could provoke a major, catastrophic war in the region involving the US.
Heavy airstrikes have hit the Iranian capital of Tehran, and videos show plumes of smoke rising from the city. Photos also show damaged residential buildings, and...
(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) Unusually far-right even in the generally far-right Israeli cabinet, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has sparked some new controversy today in a speech to an ultra-nationalist youth conference, where he called for Israel to have full control over both Syria and Lebanon, on top of annexing Gaza...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal agencies under the Biden administration monitored foreign visitors to Elon Musk, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The Journal's Tuesday report specifically revealed that, throughout 2022 and 2023, multiple U.S. government agencies monitored the movements of foreign nationals traveling to visit Musk at his...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is on high alert in the Middle East and is anticipating a potential Israeli attack on Iran, The Washington Post has reported. Amid the anticipation, the US is reducing the presence of non-essential personnel in the region.
The report said that “in recent months, US intelligence...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned on Wednesday that Iran would hit US bases in the region in response to a “conflict being imposed” on Tehran.
Nasirzadeh made the comments with the backdrop of uncertainty over the nuclear talks between the US and Iran and President Trump’s threats...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, told Bloomberg in an interview published on Tuesday that he believes the US is no longer pursuing the goal of an independent Palestinian state.
“Unless there are some significant things that happen that change the culture, there’s no room for...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Ukrainian officials have said that Russia launched its biggest drone attack of the war on Monday, firing 479 kamikaze drones and 20 missiles at targets across the country.
The Ukrainian Air Force claimed that 460 of the drones were intercepted and that it recorded a total of 10...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has been working to help keep Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in power by meeting with members of the coalition in the Knesset who are threatening to dissolve the government, Israeli media have reported.
Ultra-Orthodox (Haredim) parties have threatened to bolt...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is working to formalize its military presence in Syria by signing a deal with the new al-Qaeda-linked government, according to a report from The New Arab.
The report was published Friday and said that a high-level US military delegation was expected to meet with Syrian officials...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib said on Sunday that Tehran had obtained a “treasure trove” of sensitive Israeli documents related to Israel’s secret nuclear weapons program and its relations with the US and Europe.
“The transfer of this treasure trove was time-consuming and required security measures. Naturally, the...