A new Department of National Intelligence (DNI) threat assessment has been released. Such assessments are required annually under the Intelligence Authorization Act in 2021. Though most of the assessment centers on Russia and China, and is largely unchanged from last...
US Issues Demands to Syria Government, Offers Minor Sanctions Relief in Return
While the US loudly applauded the regime change in Syria back in December, their interaction with the new Islamist government in Damascus has been fairly limited. It is now being reported that the US sent Syria a list of demands, and offered “partial sanctions relief”...
More US Airstrikes Hit Yemen’s Northern Saada Province
Yemeni media reported more US airstrikes on northern Yemen's Saada on Tuesday night as the US continues its daily bombing campaign on the country. A local official told the Yemeni news agency SABA that two US airstrikes targeted the Sahar district in Saada. Early...
Israeli Attacks Kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said Tuesday that Israeli attacks killed at least 62 Palestinians and wounded 296 in the previous 24-hour period as Israeli strikes continue to pound targets across the Strip. The Health Ministry's numbers account for dead and wounded...
US Killed 25 Civilians in First Week of Renewed Bombing Campaign in Yemen
US airstrikes on Yemen killed at least 25 civilians and wounded 28 others in just the first week of the Trump administration's renewed bombing campaign against the Houthis, according to the Yemen Data Project (YDP). The YDP released a report on Tuesday analyzing 38...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Six in Southwest Syria, Clashes Reported With Residents
Israel continued its ground invasion of southwestern Syria Tuesday, but encountered some resistance, the first time it faced any meaningful opposition since invading in December. It came in the form of locals, who reportedly fired on Israeli troops in the area around...
US Intelligence Says Iran Is ‘Not Building a Nuclear Weapon’
US intelligence agencies have reaffirmed that there's no evidence Iran is developing nuclear weapons or that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reversed his 2003 fatwah that banned the production of weapons of mass destruction. "The IC continues to assess that...
US Launches Multiple Airstrikes on Yemen’s Northern Saada Province
The US launched eight airstrikes on the outskirts of the northern Yemeni city of Saada and hit other sites in the Saada province on Monday night, "severely" injuring at least two people, Yemen's SABA news agency has reported. The strikes came a day after the US bombed...
Iran Says It’s Open to Indirect Talks With the US
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Tehran was open to the idea of indirect talks with the US but rejected direct negotiations in the face of increasing US sanctions. "The way is open for indirect negotiations," Aragchi said, according to AFP,...
Gaza Health Ministry Releases Names of 15,613 Children Killed by Israel Since October 2023
Gaza's Health Ministry on Monday released the names of 15,613 children who have been killed by the US-backed Israeli assault on Gaza since October 2023. The children were included in a list of 50,021 Palestinians who have been killed by the IDF and have been fully...