The Trump administration is considering a plan to "punish" NATO countries that the president has deemed "unhelpful" to the US-Israeli war effort against Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The potential plan would involve withdrawing US troops from...
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Says US Violating ‘Three Clauses’ of Tehran’s Ceasefire Proposal
Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a statement on Wednesday that the US had violated "three clauses" of Iran's 10-point ceasefire proposal. "The deep historical distrust we hold toward the United States stems from its repeated violations of...
Israeli Attack Kills Al Jazeera Journalist in Gaza
An Israeli attack in Gaza on Wednesday killed an Al Jazeera reporter, adding to the massive number of journalists the IDF has killed in Gaza and elsewhere in the region since the start of its genocidal campaign in the Palestinian territory. Mohammed Wishah, a...
Iran Says Ceasefire Must Include Halt To Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon
Updated on April 8, 2026, 7:05 pm EST Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that a ceasefire deal with the US must include a halt to Israel's attacks on Lebanon, which have dramatically escalated since President Trump announced the truce on Tuesday...
Trump Declares Two Week Ceasefire With Iran
President Trump declared in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that the US was going to stop bombing Iran for a period of two weeks as part of a mutual ceasefire deal through Pakistani mediation. Trump said it was "subject" to Iran agreeing to open the Strait of...
WHO Suspends Medical Evacuations from Gaza After One of Its Workers Killed by Israeli Fire
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that it was suspending medical evacuations from Gaza after an Israeli attack in the Strip killed one of its workers. "[WHO] is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization in...
NYT: Trump Launched Iran War After Being Briefed by Netanyahu at the White House
President Trump launched the war against Iran a little more than two weeks after he was briefed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Sources told the Times that the briefing took place in the White...
Top US Catholic Bishop Says Trump’s Threat To Destroy an Entire Civilization ‘Cannot Be Morally Justified’
Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has condemned President Trump's threat to destroy a "civilization" in Iran and urged an end to the war, echoing Pope Leo XIV's appeals for peace. "The threat of destroying a whole...
US Again Bombs Kharg Island, a Potential Target of a US Ground Invasion
The US military on Tuesday again bombed Iran's Kharg Island, which is located deep inside the Persian Gulf and is a potential target for US ground operations if the US continues to escalate the war. According to US officials speaking to media outlets, the US strikes...
US-Israeli Strikes Destroy Jewish Synagogue in Iran
US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Tuesday "completely destroyed" a Jewish synagogue in central Tehran, Iranian media has reported, as the bombing campaign continues to hit places of worship and other civilian targets. Photos and videos of the aftermath show that the...


