Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the "full conquest" of Gaza and the establishment of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory. Smotrich made the comments at an event marking the...
Pentagon Has Approached US Automakers About Helping Manufacture Weapons
Two major US car makers have been approached by the Pentagon about the possibility of helping the US government manufacture military equipment, as the Trump administration seeks a significant boost in arms production. The discussions were first reported by The Wall...
Trump Says US Took Control of Iranian Cargo Ship After US Navy Destroyer ‘Blew a Hole’ in Its Engine Room
Updated on April 19 at 5:38 pm EST President Trump said on Sunday that a US warship "blew a hole" in the engine room of an Iranian cargo ship that attempted to get past the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and claimed that US Marines now "have custody" of the...
US Launches 56th Airstrike of the Year in Somalia
US Africa Command said in a press release on Saturday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on April 17, as the pace of US bombings in the country has escalated amid the very fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. AFRICOM said that the strike targeted...
UNICEF ‘Outraged’ After Israeli Attack Kills Two Water Truck Drivers in Gaza
The UN's child relief agency, UNICEF, said in a statement on Friday that it was "outraged" after an Israeli attack that morning killed two drivers who were contracted by the agency to "provide clean water to families" in the Gaza Strip, as the IDF continues its...
Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Up’ the ‘Whole Country’ of Iran if Deal Not Reached
President Trump has threatened to "blow up" the "whole country" of Iran if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal that he is demanding it sign, as the very fragile ceasefire appears to be on the verge of collapsing. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News...
US Statement on Lebanon Ceasefire Leaves Major Loophole That Israel May Exploit To Continue Attacks
A statement from the US State Department on the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire that went into effect at 5 pm EST on Thursday includes language that Israel will likely exploit to continue attacks on the country. The statement says that Israel "shall preserve its right to...
Report: US Has Completed Full Withdrawal from Syria
The US military has completed a full withdrawal from Syria, Syrian officials told Middle East Eye on Thursday, marking the end of a military presence that first began with US special operations troops in 2015. So far, the withdrawal hasn't been confirmed by the US...
House Narrowly Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution as Thousands More US Troops Head to Middle East
The House on Thursday just barely defeated a War Powers Resolution that would have directed President Trump to end hostilities against Iran that haven't been authorized by Congress, as the US military is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports and is deploying thousands...
Hegseth Says US ‘Locked and Loaded’ To Bomb Iran’s Power Plants and Energy Industry
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Thursday started a press briefing by threatening that the US was "locked and loaded" and ready to destroy Iran's energy infrastructure if the US-Israeli war against Iran restarts. "We are locked and loaded on your critical dual-use...


