Russian officials vowed on Wednesday that Ukraine won't be able to shut down Russian airspace after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky threatened a major escalation of drone attacks on Russian territory and said Russia's skies would no longer be safe for civilian...
Iran Says US Strikes on Tuesday Killed 18, Wounded 108
Iranian Health Ministry officials said on Wednesday that a series of US strikes that hit targets across Iran's southern coast on Tuesday killed at least 18 people and wounded 108. Among the dead were security personnel and civilians, including civilians who were...
Trump Says He May Rename Hormuz Strait the ‘Trump Strait’ as Iran Says Two Tankers Hit Mines
President Trump on Wednesday again claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was under US "control" and suggested he may rename it the "Trump Strait," comments that came as Iran's IRGC said that two tankers attempting to cross the strait hit Iranian mines. "Now that we have...
Netanyahu Visits Gaza, Vows the IDF Is ‘Not Withdrawing’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday visited the Israeli-occupied side of the Gaza Strip and vowed there would not be an Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territory as he continues to reject a US-backed proposal that would involve Hamas...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Ethnic Cleansing Is the Only ‘Real Solution’ for Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the only "real solution" for Gaza was the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population, which he calls "migration," and vowed that Israel will achieve this goal. "There is no real solution for Gaza in the...
Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Two Palestinians in Gaza as IDF Continues Constant Ceasefire Violations
Israeli attacks in Gaza on Wednesday killed at least two Palestinians as the IDF continues its constant violations of the October 2025 ceasefire deal despite the US announcing that Hamas agreed to a disarmament deal. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that a...
US Strike Hits Wedding in Southern Iran, Killing at Least Five People: Deputy Governor
A US strike in southern Iran on Tuesday hit a residential building where a wedding reception was taking place, according to local Iranian officials and the Iranian Red Crescent. Ahmad Nafisi, the deputy governor of Iran's Hormozgan Province, told Iranian media the...
Vance Tells Republican Jewish Coalition That the US-Israel ‘Alliance’ Is One of the Most Important in the World
Vice President JD Vance spoke at a Republican Jewish Coalition event on Monday, where he called the US-Israel relationship "one of the most important alliances in the world" and discussed how to sell the special relationship to the growing number of skeptics in the...
US Embassies in Middle East Issue Warnings to Americans in the Region as Trump Escalates Iran War
US embassies across the Middle East issued new security alerts to Americans in the region on Tuesday as the US launched what appeared to be a heavy round of airstrikes across Iran's coast and the IRGC began to respond with attacks on US bases. US embassies in Jordan,...
Zelensky Warns ‘Safe Days’ Are Over for Civilian Aircraft in Russian Airspace as He Vows To Escalate Drone Attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Tuesday that Ukraine would escalate its drone attacks inside Russia and warned that "safe days" are over for civilian aircraft in Russian airspace. "Today, we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every...


