US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called on Congress to approve his request for a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027 during remarks at a ceremony in South Carolina for the renaming of Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham in honor of the late Sen....
Iran Says the US Has an ‘Addiction’ to Economic Sanctions
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday that the US has an "addiction" to sanctions and vowed that Iran wouldn't be "strangled" by the economic pressure. "The US Secretary of the Treasury has boasted of 'suffocating' Iran through economic...
Trump Responds To Iran’s Calls for Compensation for War Damages To Open Strait of Hormuz
President Trump on Monday responded to an Iranian official calling for the US to provide compensation for damage caused by the war as a condition for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying that instead, Iran should pay the US. "I see that Representatives of the...
Influential Retired IDF General Says Gaza Should Remain ‘Destroyed for Generations’
A retired Israeli general who has had significant influence on Israel's operations in Gaza has called for the Palestinian territory to remain in a state of devastation "for generations," Middle East Eye reported on Monday, citing Israeli media. "Israel has no interest...
Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian City of Nizhnekamsk Kills 13, Including a Child
A Ukrainian drone attack on Monday hit the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk in the Tatarstan region, more than 600 miles from the Ukrainian border, and killed at least 13 people, including a child, and wounded 75, as the US-backed Ukrainian drone attacks continue to...
Thirteen-Year-Old Gaza Girl Dies of Wounds Two Days After Being Shot by Israeli Forces
A thirteen-year-old girl died in Gaza on Monday due to wounds sustained in an earlier Israeli attack as the IDF continues launching strikes and firing on Palestinians across the Strip despite President Trump and the so-called "Board of Peace" announcing that Hamas...
Pentagon Drafting New Nuclear Strategy To Expand Options for Tactical Nuclear Weapons Use
The Pentagon is reportedly drafting a new nuclear strategy that's expected to emphasize the use of tactical nuclear weapons to give the president more "options" in a potential nuclear conflict. The strategy, first reported by NBC News, is being drafted by the...
Yemen’s Ansar Allah Targets Saudi Oil Refinery, Saudi-Backed Forces in Yemeni Port of Mocha
Yemen's Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, launched attacks on Sunday targeting both an oil refinery inside Saudi Arabia and Saudi-backed forces in the Yemeni port city of Mocha. Ansar Allah military spokesman Yahya Saree said early Sunday that a Saudi Aramco...
Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region Kills at Least Six
A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Belgorod Oblast killed at least six people, according to local Russian authorities, as Ukraine continues to launch massive drone swarms into Russian territory on a daily basis. According to Reuters, Alexander Shuvayev, the acting...
US Bombs Somalia for 78th Time This Year
The US launched an airstrike in Somalia on August 7, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. AFRICOM said in a press release that the strike targeted al-Shabaab...


