The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) said in an advisory issued on Monday that US-flagged vessels should stay away from Iran's territorial waters, a warning that comes as the US has built up forces in the region to prepare for a potential attack on the Islamic...
US Forces Board Oil Tanker in the Indian Ocean That Was Chased from the Caribbean
The US Department of War said on Monday that US forces boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that the US military had tracked and followed for thousands of miles since it left the Caribbean. The tanker, the Aquila II, was one of 16 that left Venezuela last month...
Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Six Palestinians in Gaza as IDF Continues Ceasefire Violations
At least six Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Monday, according to reports from the Strip, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal despite the formation of the so-called "Board of Peace," which is headed by...
Eight Muslim Countries Strongly Condemn Israel’s Steps To Tighten Grip on Occupied West Bank
A group of eight Muslim countries issued a statement on Monday strongly condemning a raft of measures approved by the Israeli cabinet on Sunday to tighten Israel's grip on the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which are explicitly designed to prevent the creation of a...
Turkish DM: No Plans to Withdraw Troops From Either Syria or Iraq
Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler says that the Turkish military has no intention of withdrawing from either Iraq or Syria irrespective of what agreements have been reached by other factions within those countries. There had been speculation, particularly with...
Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon Kills Four, Including Three-Year-Old Child
Multiple Israeli strikes and raids targeted southern Lebanon today, killing at least four people. Among those slain were multiple civilians, including a three-year-old child. Israeli troops also carried out a ground raid capturing an official within Jamaa al-Islamiya....
Republicans Start Work To Get Trump His $1.5 Trillion Military Budget for 2027
A few weeks after President Trump declared on Truth Social that he wants a $1.5 trillion military budget, Republican leaders in Congress are working on making his dream of increasing military spending by about 50% a reality. The 2026 military budget marked the first...
Two Killed by US Strike on Boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
US Southern Command announced on February 5 that its forces bombed another alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, marking the second known US strike against vessels in the waters of Latin America this year. SOUTHCOM claimed that the strike killed two...
Witkoff and Kushner Visit US Aircraft Carrier in Arabian Sea After Iran Talks in Oman
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, visited the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln as it was operating in the Arabian Sea on Saturday after meeting with Iranian officials in Oman the day before. Trump deployed the US...
Nuclear Weapons Test Monitor Finds No Evidence for US Claim of Chinese Test
An international nuclear weapons testing monitor said on Friday that there was no evidence China conducted a nuclear test on June 22, 2020, after a US official accused Beijing of secretly conducting a test that day. "China has conducted nuclear explosive tests,...


