middle east
Trump: U.S. Will Hit Iran Tonight and Soon “Be Taking Kharg Island”
President Donald Trump said today that U.S. forces will take Iran’s Kharg Island, which handles 90 percent of the nation’s oil exports, and take control of the nation’s energy infrastructure. Such a move would require U.S. ground troops.And, he…
U.S. Strikes Iranian Military Facilities After Drone Takes Down Apache Helicopter
The war in Iran appears to be escalating again.U.S. forces hit military targets in Iran yesterday to retaliate for Iran’s downing of a U.S Army Apache helicopter. The chopper was flying near the Strait of Hormuz and was hit by an Iranian…
U.S., Iran Agree to 60-Day Ceasefire; Awaits OK From Trump, Iranian Leaders. Trump Threatens to Blow Up Oman.
Iran and the United States have agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in their nearly three-month-long war and only await the approval of U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s top officials.President Trump will think the deal over for a few days, Axios’…
Iran Threatens Retaliation for U.S. Attack After Trump Said Peace Was at Hand, Israel Hits Lebanon
Iran has said it will retaliate against the United States after U.S. attacks on Monday, which trespassed the ceasefire in the increasingly senseless war.Despite President Trump’s claim early yesterday that negotiations to end the war against…
Netanyahu: We Will Sue NYT for Exposé Alleging Sexual Torture in Israeli Prisons
Israel is planning to sue The New York Times over a shocking report that Israeli prison officials are sexually torturing Palestinian prisoners.Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof’s 3,500-word exposé graphically details mind-boggling cruelty,…
Joint Chiefs: War in Iran Benefits China, Shifts Global Balance of Power
The war against Iran has not only depleted American weapons stockpiles, but also given China a good look at U.S. military capability and strategy and the chance to portray the United States as an out-of-control superpower flailing away in…
Trump Opposed Sending Weapons to Kurds for Iranian Opposition, Knew Weapons Would “Never Get There”
President Trump appeared completely befuddled yesterday about the failure of Iraq-based Kurds to provide opponents of Iran’s Islamic regime with the American-supplied weapons they need to overthrow it. And, he said, he opposed giving weapons to…
IDF Confirms That Soldier Desecrated Statue of Virgin Mary in Southern Lebanon
Yet again, a soldier with the aggressor Israel Defense Forces in southern Lebanon has desecrated a Catholic statue.This time, the culprit, as the IDF confirmed, placed a cigarette into the mouth of the Virgin Mary.The act of anti-Catholic hatred…
WaPo Satellite Analysis: Iran Hit More Than 225 U.S. Military Assets Across Region Through Mid-April
Iranian airstrikes that were launched to retaliate for the unprovoked U.S.-Israeli attack on the country have hit almost 230 U.S. military assets across the region, a review of satellite imagery by The Washington Post shows.The damage, the Post…
EU Doles Out $106 Billion to Ukraine to Keep War Going
While most Western media are focused on the Middle East, the war in Ukraine continues with no end in sight. The European Union just approved a 90-billion-euro loan package to Ukraine to keep its government afloat and its military armed.The…