Iran on Tuesday appointed a former high-ranking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander as the new secretary of its Supreme National Security Council (SNRC) after Israel killed Ali Larijani, the country's previous national security chief. According to...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Israel To Occupy All of Lebanon South of Litani River
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz formalized the plan for a military occupation of southern Lebanon today, announcing the intention of the Israeli military to take full military control of a “buffer zone” spanning southern Lebanon from the border with Israel all...
US Pilot Suffered Shrapnel Wounds After F-35 Hit Over Iran
A US Air Force pilot suffered shrapnel wounds when a US F-35 fighter jet was struck while flying over Iran last week, Air and Space Forces Magazine has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. US Central Command (CENTCOM) hasn't shared any details about the...
‘Unprecedented’ US-Israeli Strikes Reported in Tehran Despite Trump’s Talk of Diplomacy
An Al Jazeera correspondent based in Tehran reported "unprecedented" US-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital on Monday despite President Trump's insistence that progress was being made toward a diplomatic solution, a claim Iranian officials have rejected. The...
Report: US Proposes Talks Between Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker With Turkey as Mediator
The US has proposed holding talks with Iran that would be led by Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, with Turkey acting as the mediator, Al-Monitor reported on Monday, citing a Turkish source. The report said that so far,...
NYT: Pentagon Considers Deploying 82nd Airborne Troops for Potential Attack on Iran’s Kharg Island
US military officials are considering deploying a combat brigade from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East to support the war with Iran and potentially take part in an operation aimed at seizing control of Iran's Kharg Island, The New York Times...
Pope Leo XIV Suggests Aerial Bombing Campaigns Should Be ‘Banned Forever’
Pope Leo XIV suggested on Monday that aerial bombing campaigns should have been "banned forever" following the atrocities committed from the sky during the 20th century, as he continues pushing an antiwar message following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran....
Israeli Troops Advance on Dam in Southwestern Syria
Since their invasion of southwestern Syria in December of 2024, Israel has intermittently raided towns and villages across the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates, but has also aimed to secure control over water sources, vital in a region primarily focused on agriculture....
Escalated Israeli Invasion Feared as Minster Calls for Annexation of Southern Lebanon
Israeli ground troops are reporting “targeted ground operations” by their troops in southern Lebanon, but with the Defense Ministry ordering all the bridges across the Litani River destroyed yesterday, there is mounting fear that the invasion is going to get a lot...
Trump Backs Off on Threat To Bomb Iran’s Power Plants
President Trump has backed off on his threat to bomb Iran's power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn't "fully opened" by Monday night and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held talks over the past two days, which has been denied by Iranian officials. "I AM...


