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Trump Says He’s Launching the ‘Most Crushing Economic Operation Ever’ Against Iran

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 19, 2026

President Trump on Wednesday night said that he was launching what he described as the "most crushing economic operation ever' against Iran and threatened the economies of any countries that do business with the Islamic Republic. "No one has given the Islamic Republic...

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Trump Says He Intends To Meet With North Korean Leader Kim This Year

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 19, 2026

President Trump said Wednesday that he plans to meet with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un sometime this year, though Pyongyang has not yet confirmed that Kim is interested in talks. "I get along with him well,” Trump said, according to The Washington Post. “And you...

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During Iraq Visit, Iran’s Ghalibaf Says US Is Seeking an Exit From the Region

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 19, 2026

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf visited Iraq on Wednesday and said that the US was seeking to exit the region, comments that come following a report from The Washington Post that said the Pentagon is considering pulling back from the Persian Gulf...

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After More Than Two Years, Israel Admits to Firing on Car Carrying Five-Year-Old Hind Rajab and the Ambulance Sent To Rescue Her

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 19, 2026

Israel has admitted that its forces fired on a car that was carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab, who was killed by the IDF along with six members of her family as they were attempting to flee Gaza City on January 29, 2024. Hind was the only survivor of an initial attack...

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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 10 Palestinians as IDF Ramps Up Massacres After Netanyahu-Kushner Meeting

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 19, 2026

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday killed at least ten Palestinians, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal despite the US announcing a Hamas disarmament plan. Nine of the victims, including a 13-year-old girl, were killed by...

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Report: US Considers Reducing Persian Gulf Military Presence After Iran War

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 18, 2026

The US military is considering reducing its military presence in the Persian Gulf, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, as many of its bases in the region have been badly damaged by Iranian attacks. Many of the US bases in the Gulf had been evacuated before the US...

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In Statement on Syria Airstrikes, Netanyahu Claims Turkey Was About To Deploy Troops to Idlib Air Base

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 18, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has justified Israeli airstrikes that hit Syria on Tuesday by claiming the Syrian government was about to allow the deployment of Turkish troops to an air base near Aleppo, as Israel has been taking an increasingly hostile...

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Russian Strikes in Kharkiv Kill 10 as Ukraine Launches Hundreds of Drones at Moscow

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 18, 2026

Russian strikes in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least 10 civilians on Tuesday as Ukrainian forces launched another major drone barrage into Russian territory. According to Oleg Synegubov, the governor of Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, the two Russian...

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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Considers Abandoning Original Hamas Disarmament Plan Due To Israeli Pushback

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 18, 2026

President Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" is considering altering its framework for a Hamas disarmament deal due to pushback from Israel, The Times of Israel reported on Tuesday. Under the initial plan announced by President Trump, Hamas would begin...

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South Korea’s Lee Reaffirms Push for Military Independence After Trump Announces Scaled-Back Drills

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 18, 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has reaffirmed his push for South Korea to regain independent control of its military from the US after President Trump announced the scaling back of joint US-South Korean military drills taking place this week. The US has had...

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