Israeli military forces engaged in multiple new operations in and around the town of al-Rafid in Quneitra Governorate, in southwest Syria, with the latest operations centering around them infiltrating the town and detaining a number of farmers and shepherds,...
IMO Pauses Hormuz Ship Evacuations After Vessel Struck Off the Coast of Oman
The UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) said on Thursday that it paused an effort to evacuate ships out of the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel was struck off the coast of Oman, which came as Iran warned ships not to transit the strait outside of routes it...
Italy Tells Iran It Didn’t Support US War, Rejecting Claims from NATO Chief
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday and assured him that Italy didn't support the US war against Iran after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte claimed that 500 US military aircraft took off from bases...
France Seizes Another Russia-Linked Oil Tanker as Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Oil Depots
France on Thursday announced that its forces seized another tanker linked to Russia, which came as Ukrainian drones targeted Russian oil infrastructure, as Russia's oil industry continues to face pressure from both Ukraine and its Western backers. French President...
Vance Says Iran Agreed To Establish a Direct Line Between the IRGC and the US Military
Vice President JD Vance has said that during talks in Switzerland, Iranian officials agreed to establish a direct line of communication between Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the US military. Vance told Sohrab Ahmari, the US editor for UnHerd,...
Lockheed Martin Gets $35 Billion THAAD Contract as Arms Makers Cash in on Iran War
The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $35 billion contract to dramatically ramp up the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors as the firm and other US arms makers are cashing in on the Iran war. Lockheed...
US Bombs Somalia for 69th Time This Year
US Africa Command announced that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia, marking at least the 69th time the US has bombed the country this year as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign that receives virtually no US media...
Six Killed, Two Wounded in Israeli Drone Strikes on Southern Lebanon
At least six people were killed Thursday and two more wounded in a pair of Israeli drone strikes targeting vehicles in the neighboring towns of Zawtar and Mayfadoun, in Lebanon’s Nabatieh District. The first strike was reported in Mayfadoun, where a drone hit a car on...
Trump Asks Congress for Additional $87.6 Billion, Mainly for Iran War
The White House sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday requesting an additional $87.6 billion in supplemental funding, with the vast majority going toward "costs incurred" by the US-Israeli war against Iran. The White House Office of Budget Management told House...
US Central Command Launches Airstrike in Syria, Says ‘Senior ISIS Leader’ Killed
US Central Command on Wednesday said that its forces launched an airstrike in Syria on June 19 that it claimed killed a "senior ISIS leader," an attack that came more than two months after the US completed a withdrawal from the country. CENTCOM identified the target...


