The Russian Defense Ministry said it intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight. Russia says that Ukraine has recently targeted the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), and Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is now operating on emergency diesel...
The Lithuanian parliament took the first step toward removing the country’s constitutional prohibition on weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, and foreign military bases. The US currently stations nuclear weapons in several NATO states. On...
Turkey and Pakistan agreed to provide military support to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Accords, a mutual defense pact signed by the three countries earlier this year. A joint statement released by the Mecca Accords members on Monday explained, “The Committee...
The Iraq War has been a “still going” story for so long that it barely feels real when someone says it might finally be ending. We sit down with Col. Lawrence Wilkerson to talk through what the last American forces leaving Iraq could actually mean, not just for...
“Only because I wanted to go further.” That single line from Donald Trump’s Time magazine interview changes how you should read the entire Iran war timeline. I’m solo today, digging into the most relevant sections of the interview and separating performative...
The head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency warned that the country is facing a growing risk of violent confrontation with Russia. Martin Jaeger, head of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), said on Monday, “The confrontation we are facing with Russia...
A lot of foreign policy talk collapses into slogans until you ask one simple question: if things are going fine, why are oil prices still telling a different story? We bring Larry Johnson back to sort through the gap between public claims and what the Strait of...
A US official said Washington was assisting Saudi Arabia with targeting Houthi positions in Yemen and providing planning support for a ground offensive by Saudi-backed forces against Ansar Allah. The Associated Press reported speaking with a US official on Monday...
The US has removed all its heavy bombers from RAF Fairford in the UK. The move came a week after several men were arrested outside of the base under allegations of terrorism. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the two events are unconnected. On Sunday, the...
Trump takes the UN stage and talks about Iran the way politicians talk when they want options to expand a war without owning the cost. I walk through what he said, why it lands as bluster instead of strategy, and how that kind of rhetoric can still be dangerous...
Iran says that the US must meet seven conditions based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in June before it will allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. “The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely clear and firm, and the Strait of...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were increasing the scope of their attacks, and he would respond by striking Russian energy infrastructure. Moscow threatened it would escalate attacks on Ukrainian military facilities, defense industry...
