International aid workers visiting the Gaza Strip are relaying the horrific situation Israel is inflicting on the Palestinians. UNICEF reports over 1,000 children have lost legs. Israel is forcing the 2.3 million residents of Gaza into increasingly small areas that...
Israel Rebuffs Biden’s Request To Release Palestinian Tax Money
Last weekend, President Biden asked the Israeli Prime Minister to release Tel Aviv’s hold on Palestinian tax money. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Israel was rejecting the request on Friday. The White House has continued to provide Israel with...
Chinese Military Says Pentagon Spending Bill Exaggerates China Threat
China's Defense Ministry said Thursday that provisions included in the Pentagon's annual military spending bill that President Biden recently signed into law "unreasonably exaggerates" the "so-called China threat." The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
Israel’s Security Agency Ignored Warning from Gaza Source About October 7 Attack
Months before the October 7 attack on southern Israel, the Israeli security agency Shin Bet received a warning from one of its sources in Gaza that Hamas was planning to carry out a "big move" shortly after Yom Kippur, which took place on September 25 this year,...
US Allies Reluctant to Join Anti-Houthi Red Sea Naval Coalition
While the US is trying to put on a united front to prevent Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, many US allies are reluctant to participate in the task force that's been formed, formally known as Operation Prosperity Guardian, Reuters reported on Thursday. The Pentagon...
Sen. Lindsey Graham Calls for US to Blow Parts of Iran ‘Off the Map’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has called for the US to bomb Iran in response to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, saying Iranian bases and oil fields should be blown "off the map." The hawkish senator claimed that without Iran, there would be no Houthis. But the Houthis,...
Iraqi PM Says Baghdad Is ‘Heading Towards’ Ending the US Military Presence in the Country
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said his government is "heading towards" ending the presence of international forces in Iraq, which includes about 2,500 US troops, the largest foreign contingent. Al-Sudani's comments came after his government strongly...
Iran Atomic Chief: Claims of Escalated Enrichment Untrue, Nothing New in Nuclear Work
On Wednesday, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said that Western media reports of acceleration of uranium enrichment were totally unfounded, suggesting the US was hyping the claim as an attempt to distract from the goings-on in the Gaza...
Biden Tells Congress He Launched Airstrikes in Iraq to ‘Deter’ Future Attacks
In a letter to Congress, President Biden said he launched Christmas Day airstrikes in Iraq to deter future attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria, but the attacks have continued since then. The Pentagon said the airstrikes targeted three facilities used by Kataib...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Netanyahu Is No Different Than Hitler
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday over his brutal campaign on Gaza, saying the Israeli leader is similar to Adolf Hitler. "They used to speak ill of Hitler. What difference do you have from Hitler? They are...