Underscoring the danger of a resurgent ISIS in Syria, the group made two attacks on Syrian military and pro-government fighters today, killing at least 28. The larger of the two attacks was made near the ISIS stronghold of Sukhna, where ISIS fighters attacked a bus...
Israeli Security Chief Slams ‘Lame’ Attack on Iran
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has mocked an Israeli attack on Iran as “lame,” after Tehran thwarted a small IDF drone strike early on Friday. The incursion was the latest in a cycle of violence between the two Middle Eastern powers after Tel Aviv...
Israel Targets Syrian Air Defense Sites, Causing Significant Damage
Alongside Israel’s drone attack on the Iranian city of Isfahan, Israel carried out missile strikes against army targets in southern Syria, hitting air defense sites in the southern Daraa Province and Sweida Province, near the Jordanian border. Six Israel warplanes...
Israel Launches Attack on Iran
Updated 1:14 am EST on 4/19/24 US officials told multiple media outlets that Israel launched an attack against Iran early Friday morning. Iran's Mehr news agency reported explosions in the Iranian province of Isfahan. Sources told Mehr that the explosions were the...
White House Says US, Israel Have ‘Shared Objective To See Hamas Defeated in Rafah’
The White House said in a statement on Thursday that the US and Israel have a "shared objective to see Hamas defeated in Rafah,' the southern Gaza city that's packed with over 1 million Palestinian civilians. The statement came following talks between US and Israeli...
Israel’s Ben Gvir Calls for Executing Palestinians to Make More Room in Prisons
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the execution of Palestinians to make room in Israel's overcrowded prisons. Ben Gvir, leader of the hardline Jewish Power party, said he was happy that the Israeli government approved a construction...
US Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Full UN Membership
On Thursday, the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have granted Palestine status as a full UN member state, a move that goes against President Biden's claim that he favors a two-state solution. The US was the only member of the 15-member council to...
US Reimposes Sanctions on Venezuela After Brief Relief
The US reimposed sanctions on Venezuela on Thursday by not renewing a license that eased restrictions on the South American nation's oil industry. The US issued a six-month license in October after the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made a deal with...
Iran Warns of ‘Tit-for-Tat’ Strikes if Israel Targets Iranian Nuclear Facilities
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that if Israel targets Iranian nuclear facilities, it will face "tit-for-tat" attacks on its nuclear sites. "If the Zionist regime decides to take action against our nuclear facilities and centers, it will...
US Announces New Sanctions on Iran
The US on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran over its reprisal drone and missile attack on Israel. The State Department said the sanctions target Iran's drone program and its steel and automobile industry over allegations that the companies are tied to Iran's...


