Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that whether Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon is "irrelevant," as he was pressed on the lack of evidence that Tehran has taken steps to weaponize its nuclear program. Rubio made the comment in an interview with CBS...
Israeli Forces Kill 43 Palestinians in Gaza, Including 20 Aid Seekers
Medical sources have told Al Jazeera that Israeli forces have at least 43 more Palestinians in Gaza on Monday as the daily massacres continue, while much of the world's attention is on the Israeli-US war against Iran. Among those killed on Monday were at least 20...
US Evacuates Embassy in Lebanon as Israel Steps Up Strikes
The US has ordered all non-essential personal and families to leave Lebanon, with the State Department saying the decision was based on the increasingly uncertain stability in the region. The concern with Lebanon is the risk of it getting dragged into the ongoing...
Iran Fires Missiles at US Base in Qatar
The Iranian military announced on Monday that it launched an attack on the US's Al Udeid base in Qatar in response to the US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities. The attack was first reported by Axios reporter Barak Ravid, who cited Israeli sources that said Iran...
US Launches Two More Airstrikes in Somalia
US Africa Command announced on Saturday that its forces launched two more airstrikes in Somalia as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace, an air campaign with virtually no media coverage of the conflict in the US. AFRICOM said that...
US and Israeli Officials Say US Bombing Didn’t Destroy Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site
Israeli officials and a senior American official have told The New York Times that the US bombing of Iran's underground Fordow nuclear site didn't destroy the facility despite President Trump's pronouncement that the attack "completely and totally obliterated" the...
Trump Suggests He Wants Regime Change in Iran
President Trump suggested in a Truth Social post on Sunday that he seeks regime change in Iran, contradicting earlier statements from top US officials who denied that was the goal of the US military campaign against the country. "It’s not politically correct to use...
Trump Attacks Rep. Massie for Opposing His Illegal Bombing of Iran
On Sunday, President Trump attacked Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) over the congressman's opposition to his bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, which was undertaken without any congressional authorization, making it illegal under the Constitution. "Congressman Thomas...
JD Vance Says Don’t Worry About War With Iran Because President Trump Isn’t ‘Dumb’
Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said that Americans who are opposed to another war in the Middle East shouldn't worry because President Trump isn't "dumb." The vice president made the comments in an interview with NBC News, where he justified and defended President...
Pope Leo XIV Pleads for Peace After the US Bombs Iran
Pope Leo XIV made a strong appeal for peace at the Vatican on Sunday in remarks that came only a few hours after the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. The US-born pontiff referred to the US attack on Iran as "alarming news" and urged the world not to forget about...