The Trump administration has approved $6.5 billion in new weapons deals for Israel that include Apache attack helicopters and military vehicles, a step Secretary of State Marco Rubio took without waiting for the normal congressional review process. According to The...
US Expands Military Base in Kenya as It Escalates Air War in Somalia
The US has begun a $70 million military construction project to expand a runway at the Manda Bay airbase in Kenya near the Somali border as it continues to significantly escalate its air war in Somalia. US and Kenyan officials held a groundbreaking ceremony on...
The US Bombed Somalia 25 Times in January
Update: US Africa Command told Antiwar.com on February 2 that its forces have launched 26 airstrikes in Somalia so far this year US forces launched at least 25 airstrikes in Somalia in January as the Trump administration has escalated the pace of its record-shattering...
Poll: Vast Majority of Americans Want Trump To Accept Putin’s Offer on New START Treaty
The vast majority of American voters believe President Trump should accept Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to maintain the limits on the US and Russia's nuclear arsenals set by the New START treaty, the last piece of nuclear arms control between the two...
US Surging Military Assets To the Middle East To Prepare for War With Iran After Trump Postpones Attack
The US military is planning to surge military assets to the Middle East to prepare for a potential war with Iran after President Trump backed down from bombing the country, according to a report from The New York Times. US officials told the paper that the aircraft...
Netanyahu Calls Announcement of ‘Phase Two’ of Gaza Deal a ‘Declarative Move’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has framed US envoy Steve Witkoff's announcement about the start of "Phase Two" of the US's Gaza deal as largely symbolic, as the situation on the ground in the besieged Palestinian territory hasn't changed. According to The...
Israeli Forces Kill 10 Palestinians in Gaza in Latest Ceasefire Violations
Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, according to reports from the Strip, as the IDF continues its daily violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli strikes on two homes in Deir...
US Seizes Sixth Venezuela-Linked Tanker
US forces have seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean, according to statements from the US military and US officials, as the Trump administration continues its blockade on Venezuela with the goal of controlling the country's oil industry and exports. US Southern...
US Imposes New Sanctions on Iranian Officials
The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iranian officials accused of being responsible for the response to protests inside Iran, a largely symbolic move since it's unlikely senior Iranian officials have assets in the US or plan on traveling...
President Trump Tells Iran He Won’t Attack the Country: Iranian Envoy
An Iranian official said on Thursday that President Trump has informed Iran he doesn't plan to attack the country and asked Tehran to exercise restraint. The comment about Trump's message was made by Reza Amiri Moghadam, Iran's envoy to Pakistan, according to the...


