Israeli authorities have ordered the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to cease all operations in Gaza by February 28 as Israel continues to impede humanitarian relief efforts inside the Palestinian territory. Israel said that it was shutting...
Top US, Israeli Generals Hold Meeting at Pentagon Amid Threat of New Iran War
The top US and Israeli generals held talks in Washington amid threats of a US attack on Iran, Reuters reported on Sunday. Two unnamed US officials told the outlet that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir met at the...
Iran’s Khamenei Says US Attack Will Lead to ‘Regional War’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on his country would lead to a "regional war," comments that come amid threats of a US attack on the Islamic Republic as the US military is building up its forces in the region. "The...
Trump Again Bypasses Congress To Advance Major Weapons Package for Israel
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...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills One, Wounds Three in Southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone strike Sunday has killed one person and wounded three others in southern Lebanon. The strike targeted a vehicle in the Nabatieh District, in the town of Ebba. There are no details about who was killed in the strike. As usual, the IDF issued a...
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...
Report: Turkey Blocks Aid Convoy From Reaching Syria’s Kobane
The Kurdish majority city of Kobane remains under the control of the SDF, and despite yet another deal between Kurdish officials and the Syrian government which was meant to resolve the conflict, the city remains under siege. As the siege of the city approaches two...
Lockheed Martin To Ramp Up THAAD Missile Production
Lockheed Martin announced on January 29 that it will quadruple production of its THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile interceptors under a new Pentagon framework agreement. Annual interceptor output will rise from about 96 to 400 per year. “Today’s...


