Saudi Arabia is seeking to form a new multinational coalition to pre-empt any effort by Yemen's Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, to shut down the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Al-Monitor reported on Wednesday. Following Saudi airstrikes on Yemen's Sanaa International...
Report: US-Owned Gas Storage Vessel in Egypt Hit by Drone
A drone hit a US-owned liquefied natural gas storage tanker in the Egyptian port city of Damietta, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing the British maritime security firm Ambrey. The incident could signal a widening of the US-Iran war, though at this point it's...
Israel Accuses Hezbollah of ‘Ceasefire Violation’ Despite Continued IDF Occupation and Attacks
An explosive drone believed to belong to Hezbollah attacked an unmanned, armored Israeli bulldozer overnight, and while there were no casualties in the incident, Israeli officials are denouncing the incident and claiming it amounts to a “blatant violation” of the...
Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least Two Palestinians
Israeli attacks in Gaza on Wednesday killed at least two Palestinians, according to reports from the Strip, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that one Palestinian was killed by an...
Trump Issues Expletive-Laden Threat to Iran Over Attack on US Base in Jordan
President Trump has told Fox News reporter Trey Yingst that the US was going to "beat the f-cking sh-t" out of Iran in response to an Iranian missile attack that targeted a US base in Jordan on Tuesday night. "We're going to beat the f-cking sh-t out of them," the...
Joint US-Saudi Strikes on Iraq Kill 20 PMF Fighters
The US and Saudi Arabia launched major airstrikes in Iraq overnight, targeting the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a coalition of mostly Shia militias formed in 2014 to fight ISIS. The US-Saudi strikes targeted PMF facilities in Baghdad and five Iraqi provinces,...
Senate Moves Russia Sanctions Bill Forward as Zelensky Watches Vote
The Senate on Tuesday night advanced a sweeping Russia sanctions bill as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky watched the vote from the Senate gallery. Zelensky was in town for the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, after whom the legislation was named. The Lindsey O....
Syria’s Sharaa Tells Al Jazeera His Nation Is Working To Establish Security Agreement With Israel
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said his nation is "actively working" to establish a security agreement with Israel during an exclusive interview Sunday with Al Jazeera’s Al Muqabala program. Al-Sharaa said several other nations were participating in the security...
Araghchi Says Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Told Him Attack on Iranian Commercial Vessel Was ‘Unintentional’
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that Ukraine's foreign minister assured him that the Ukrainian drone attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, which killed an Iranian mariner, was "unintentional," though Ukrainian President...
Netanyahu Describes Meeting With Trump as ‘One of the Best Conversations’ They Have Ever Had
After meeting with President Trump in Washington on Tuesday to discuss the Iran war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the talks as "one of the best conversations" he's ever had with the US president. "It was a meeting with full cooperation, with...


