The Israeli military attacked and seriously damaged a convent in the southern Lebanese town of Yaroun, leading to international condemnation from Christian groups. The convent belonged to the Greek Catholic order “Basilian Salvatorian Sisters,” and was known for...
Trump Says US Acting ‘Like Pirates’ Against Iran
President Trump said on Friday that the US Navy was acting "like pirates" while enforcing the blockade against Iran, comments that affirm Tehran's characterization of the US military action, which has involved seizing ships and Iranian oil. "We … land on top of it and...
White House Claims Ceasefire Resets War Powers Act Deadline
A senior White House official claimed that President Donald Trump does not need Congressional approval to continue the war against Iran because the ongoing ceasefire negates the deadline imposed by the War Powers Act. On Thursday, a US official told News Nation that...
As Israel Continues to Destroy Lebanon’s South, Locals Are Turning to Hezbollah
With US and Israeli officials constantly insisting everything that is happening in southern Lebanon is Hezbollah’s fault, there was an underlying assumption that there would be a public backlash against Hezbollah as locals lives got progressively worse. While there...
Israeli Media: Israel Prepares for a Return To War With Iran as Trump Briefed on Potential Strikes
Israeli media reported on Thursday that Israel is preparing for the possibility of returning to war with Iran as President Trump is considering restarting the bombing campaign. The Times of Israel reported that, according to Israel's Channel 12, Israeli officials...
Congress Passes 45-Day Extension of Warrantless Spy Powers
Both the House and the Senate passed a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which gives the federal government the power to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans. The Senate passed the 45-day extension by...
Iran’s Khamenei Says Future of Persian Gulf Will Be Free of US Presence
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement on Thursday that the future of the Persian Gulf is without a US presence and vowed that Tehran would set "new legal frameworks" for the Strait of Hormuz. The statement, which commemorated Iran's...
Israel’s New Ambassador to the ‘Christian World’ Served as Envoy to Azerbaijan During the Ethnic Cleansing of Christians from Nagorno-Karabakh
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Thursday that he met with Israel's new ambassador to the "Christian World," as Israel is attempting to repair its global image among Christians. The man assigned to the position, George Deek, was the first Christian to...
Israeli Strike Kills Three Palestinians in Gaza City
An Israeli drone strike in Gaza City on Thursday killed at least three Palestinians, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. WAFA reported that the strike hit a group of civilians in...
US May Deploy New Hypersonic Missile Against Iran as Trump Considers Restarting the Bombing Campaign
US Central Command has requested the deployment of the US's hypersonic missile, known as the Dark Eagle, for potential use against Iran, as President Trump is considering restarting the bombing campaign, Bloomberg has reported. The US has already used a missile for...


