Russian missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and its surrounding region on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, as Ukrainian officials reported that not a single ballistic missile was intercepted due to Ukraine's lack of advanced air defense munitions....
After a Year in Detention, Israel Finally Releases Captured Syrians
Israel raids southwest Syria several times a day at this point, with the operations growing in scale. Detentions are still comparatively rare, and oftentimes detained civilians are released within hours, or the following day. The one consistent is that the IDF never...
Iran Says Deal With Oman Close, But It Doesn’t Mean the Strait of Hormuz Will Open To All Traffic
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Iran and Oman were close to reaching an agreement on a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, but that it wouldn't guarantee that the waterway would be opened to all traffic. "If certain third parties do...
One Killed, 11 Wounded in Southern Lebanon as Israel Attacks Prayer Hall
As the Rome talks stall between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF looks to be scaling up their operations within occupied southern Lebanon, leading to new civilian casualties as well as an incident in which the IDF troops themselves died in an explosion. An Israeli drone...
US Intelligence Assets Said To Descend On Cuba
Writing in POLITICO on Tuesday, Dasha Burns and Nahal Toosi reported that in recent months the US intelligence community has "sent spies and assets" to Cuba. Specifically, they reported the CIA has increased its presence on the island, which sits approximately 90...
Report: Saudi Arabia Seeks To Contain Renewed Yemen Conflict Through Diplomacy
Saudi Arabia is seeking to contain its renewed conflict with Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, through diplomacy, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, amid a new Yemeni blockade targeting shipping on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast. The report said that Saudi...
Report: US Has Used ‘Virtually All’ of Its ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles in Iran War
The US Army has used much of its stockpile of accurate long-range missiles in the Iran war, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the data. The report said that the missiles include the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), surface-to-surface...
Netanyahu Says Israel Didn’t Agree to Proposal on Hamas Disarmament Announced by Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel had rejected a proposal for Hamas's disarmament in Gaza that was announced by President Trump and the so-called "Board of Peace." Netanyahu made the comments in a brief video posted to his Facebook...
Yemen’s Ansar Allah Announces Attack on Saudi Airport
Yemen's Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, announced on Tuesday that its forces targeted a "sensitive site" at the Najran Airport in southern Saudi Arabia using a drone. AFP reported that the airport's main radar was hit and that services were suspended following...
Razed Villages, New Construction Point to Israeli Designs on Prolonged Lebanon Occupation
As the seventh round of US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks gets underway, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has a new overview of the extent of the Israeli military occupation of southern Lebanon, and details suggesting that the occupation could be a lot longer than anyone...


