Israel has launched new incursions into southwestern Syria since Wednesday night, first firing artillery toward a village in the northern part of Quneitra Governorate and then, Thursday morning, sending troops in outright. New checkpoints were established by the IDF,...
Report: US Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals Into Iran During Protests
The US smuggled thousands of Starlink terminals into Iran in January to support anti-government protesters inside the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The report said that the State Department purchased 7,000 Starlink terminals several months ago...
Trump Says It Will Be ‘Very Traumatic’ for Iran if a Nuclear Deal Isn’t Reached
President Trump said on Thursday that it would be "very traumatic" for Iran if Washington and Tehran don't reach a nuclear deal, echoing threats he made last year in the lead-up to the 12-Day War. "We have to make a deal with Iran, otherwise it’s going to be very...
Israeli Rabbinical Judge Violated ‘Ethical Guidelines’ for Boasting About Destroying Homes in Gaza: Israeli Official
An Israeli rabbinical judge who drove an armored D9 bulldozer for the IDF in Gaza has been ruled to have violated ethical guidelines for expressing "extremist views," including calling to "flatten the Gaza Strip" and boasting about the fact that many Palestinian...
Lavrov Says Russia Will Maintain New START Limits If US Does the Same
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that Russia will maintain the limits on its nuclear arsenal imposed by the now-expired New START treaty if the US does the same. New START was the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia and...
US Bombs Somalia for 30th Time This Year
US Africa Command has announced in a press release that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on February 10, marking at least the 30th US airstrike in the country this year as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace. The command...
Lebanon to Debate Effort to Monopolize Arms North of Litani River Next Week
Lebanon’s Army announced in January that they had implemented the plan to monopolize arms under government control south of the Litani River, in line with the ceasefire requirements from the November 2024 ceasefire that ended the Israeli invasion. Hezbollah, the...
Member of Trump’s ‘Religious Liberty Commission’ Removed After Questioning Claim That Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitic
A member of the Trump administration's "Commission on Religious Liberty" has been removed after a hearing turned contentious over her objection to the idea that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. Carrie Prejean Boller, a Catholic conservative activist and model, took issue...
US Military Used New Laser Weapon To Shoot Down a Party Balloon It Thought Was a Drone Near El Paso
The US military used a new high-energy laser weapon earlier this week to shoot down a party balloon that it initially thought was a foreign drone near El Paso, Texas, according to a US official speaking to Fox News. The official said the US military had been testing...
Report: US Forces Pull Out of Al-Tanf Base in Southern Syria
Update on February 12 at 1:56 pm EST: US Central Command issued a statement on Thursday confirming the US withdrawal from Al-Tanf US forces have withdrawn from the Al-Tanf Garrison, a base in southern Syria near the borders of Iraq and Jordan, according to a report...


