Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has once again vowed that there will eventually be Jewish settlements in Gaza, saying that "in the end," Israel will fully occupy and settle the Palestinian territory, according to The Times of Israel. Smotrich, who also holds...
Updated on February 23, 2026, at 4:52 pm EST Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, the highest-ranking US military officer, has warned President Trump that there would be significant risks that come with attacking Iran, including the possibility of a...
The US has begun withdrawing from a key base in northeastern Syria as part of a drawdown that could lead to a full withdrawal of US troops from the country. Iraqi and Syrian officials told The Associated Press that the US has been removing forces and equipment from...
The US has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family members from its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as it prepares for a potential attack on Iran, which could provoke a full-blown regional war. A State Department official told The Hill that the...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that he still believes there's a "good chance" for a deal with the US despite the Trump administration's threats of attacking the Islamic Republic amid a major US military buildup in the region. Araghchi was asked...
President Trump is considering launching a "targeted strike" on Iran in the coming days that would be followed by a much larger attack, potentially aimed at regime change, if Tehran doesn't agree to his demands, The New York Times reported on Sunday. US and Iranian...
A 27-year-old Palestinian woman was killed by Israeli fire in Beith Lahia, northern Gaza, on Sunday, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, as IDF attacks continue across the Strip despite the US-backed ceasefire deal. The woman, Basma Aram Banat, succumbed to...
US Southern Command announced that its forces blew up another alleged drug-running boat in the waters of Latin America on Friday, killing at least three people. SOUTHCOM said the boat was targeted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and, as usual, the command offered no...
US envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview with Fox News that aired on Sunday that President Trump was "curious" that Iran hasn't "capitulated" to US demands due to the major US military buildup in the Middle East and threats of war. "I don't want to use the word...
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has sparked a diplomatic firestorm, drawing a rebuke from 14 countries after expressing support for the idea of Israel taking over land stretching from Egypt to Iraq during an interview with Tucker Carlson. Huckabee made the...
