The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed new Iran-related sanctions, a day before US and Iranian officials will meet for another round of talks in Geneva amid the major US military buildup in the Middle East. The Treasury Department said that it imposed sanctions...
Iran Says US Repeating ‘Big Lies’ After Trump’s State of the Union Address
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday that the US was repeating "big lies" about Iran's nuclear program, comments that came after President Trump delivered his State of the Union address. In the address, Trump claimed he wanted a deal...
Cuba Says It Killed Four People Who Opened Fire From a US-Registered Speed Boat
The Cuban government said on Wednesday that its coast guard killed four people who opened fire from a US-registered speedboat that entered Cuba's territorial waters, an incident that comes amid a ramped-up US oil embargo on the country that's meant to bring about...
Israel Responsible for Two-Thirds of Journalists Killed in 2025: Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report on Wednesday that 129 members of the press were killed around the world in 2025 and that the state of Israel was responsible for two-thirds of the deaths. The CPJ recorded the Israeli military killing of 86...
Syria Confirms ‘Mass Escape’ Since They Took Over ISIS Camps from Kurds
Though they didn’t provide exact numbers for how many are still at large, the Syrian Interior Ministry has confirmed that the al-Hawl camp that housed ISIS detainees in the Hasakeh Governorate did experience mass escapes in the weeks since the central government...
At Least One Killed as Israel Launches Attacks Across Gaza Despite US-Backed Ceasefire Deal
Israeli shelling and airstrikes hit targets across Gaza on Wednesday as the IDF continues its attacks despite the US-backed ceasefire deal and formation of President Trump's so-called "Board of Peace." According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, at least one...
Israel Fires on Lebanese Troops Near Border, Launches Several Raids
Fresh off of Israel threatening to attack civilian infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli ground troops launched multiple cross-border raids into Lebanon, destroying what they claimed were Hezbollah outposts. Evidence that any of the targets, which were reportedly in the...
Report: Turkey Preparing for Influx of Refugees From Iran if US Attacks
Turkey is preparing for the possibility of an influx of refugees from Iran, Bloomberg has reported, as the US is preparing to launch a potential attack on the Islamic Republic, which could spark a full-blown regional war. Bloomberg's sources said that officials in...
Iranian Foreign Minister: Iran Will Never Develop a Nuclear Weapon
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday reaffirmed Iran’s long-standing position that it does not seek nuclear weapons and will never develop them. The comments come as Trump administration officials threaten war over claims Tehran may be pursuing a bomb,...
US Military Boards Third Oil Tanker in the Indian Ocean That it Tracked from the Caribbean
The US Department of War said on Tuesday that its forces boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that it tracked from the Caribbean, marking the third such incident. According to The Associated Press, the ship, named the "Bertha," was one of the tankers that left...


