US Africa Command said in a press release on Tuesday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on April 20, as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign in the country with virtually no US media coverage. AFRICOM said the strike...
Iran’s IRGC Seizes Two Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that comes after the US military seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman and a tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean. The IRGC said the...
Israeli Soldier Says an IDF Commander Spat on the Bodies of Three Children He Killed in Gaza
A report published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz on the "moral injuries" that IDF soldiers are dealing with includes several accounts of atrocities committed against Palestinians in Gaza, including one story about an IDF commander spitting on the bodies of...
Report: US Increasing the Pressure on Iraq to Reduce Ties With Iran
The US is taking steps to ramp up the pressure on Iraq to reduce its ties with Iran and rein in Iran-aligned militias in the country after the escalations in the country amid the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Iraqi...
Israel’s Yellow Line Claims Valuable Off-Shore Lebanese Gas Field
Israeli forces continue to be active south of the Yellow Line established last week in Lebanon, destroying villages and building up a command structure to support an open ended military occupation of that territory. The IDF is said to envision not only occupying the...
Israel Continues Relentless Attacks in Gaza, Killing Seven Palestinians in 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry on Tuesday said that Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians and wounded 21 over the previous 24 hours as the IDF continues its relentless attacks and constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Attacks in Gaza over the past...
US Forces Board Iran-Linked Tanker in the Indian Ocean
The US War Department said on Tuesday that US forces boarded an Iranian-linked tanker in the Indian Ocean as the US continues to enforce a blockade against Iran, despite it being a major obstacle to peace talks. The Pentagon said that the tanker, the Tifani, was...
Israel Reports Killing ‘Militants’ in Lebanon Despite Ceasefire as Troops Continues Demolitions
As demolitions continue at scale south of the new “Yellow Line” Israel established in Lebanon’s south, their operations have been more limited north of that area, given the present ceasefire. They have not, however, actually ceased. In Haret Saida, which is near the...
Trump Says He Will Extend Iran Ceasefire But Maintain Blockade on Iranian Ports
Updated on April 21, 2026 at 4:29 pm EST President Trump said on Tuesday afternoon that he will extend the ceasefire with Iran, a statement that came hours before its expiration and after he said that he wouldn't extend the truce. Trump made a statement in a post on...
US Estimates Iran Has 70% of Pre-War Missile Stockpile, 60% of Launchers
Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission Despite claims that the US has significantly degraded Iran’s ballistic missile program, US intelligence estimates that Iran has access to the vast majority of its missiles and launchers. Multiple US...


