On COI #262, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover political upheaval and boiling violence in Israel, as well as the latest Iran nuclear deal news. Kyle breaks down critical changes in Israeli politics that have seen Prime Minister Naftali Bennet lose his...
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Biden Orders ‘Surge’ of Weapons to Ukraine in Response to Major Russian Attack
Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The attack followed a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian residential building. President Joe Biden said he was outraged by the Russian attack and ordered the Pentagon to...
Report: Trump Will Continue Arms Shipments to Ukraine
President-elect Donald Trump is planning to continue military aid to Ukraine after his return to the White House. The transition team has told some members of NATO that the incoming president plans to increase member states’ minimum military spending levels to more...
American Diplomat to Meet with Al-Qaeda Affiliated al-Julani
A top American diplomat in the Middle East is traveling to Damascus to meet with Mohammad Abu al-Julani. The trip is a sign that the US may lift sanctions on the al-Qaeda-affiliated rebel group that deposed former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. The Financial Times...
Dems Call for Blinken to Live Up to Admin’s Demands of Israel, Cut Weapon Transfers to Tel Aviv
A group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding the administration follow through with threats to cut weapons transfers to Israel if Tel Aviv did not allow more aid into the Gaza Strip. Since early October, Northern Gaza...
Al-Qaeda Linked Julani Meets With British Diplomats, Discusses Removal From Terror List
The leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Syria rebel group that removed President Bashar al-Assad from power met with British officials to request the removal of sanctions and the terror designation on his group. Abu Mohammed al-Julani met with Stephen Hickey, director...
Assad Issues First Statement Since Fleeing Syria Over a Week Ago
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad released a statement that detailed his final movement in Syria before fleeing to Russia. Assad and his family left the country after al-Qaeda-affiliated forces overran Damascus. “I remained in Damascus, carrying out my...
Israel to Deploy Dozens of Autonomous Weapons Systems in West Bank
The Israeli Defense Forces are preparing to place dozens of weapons systems across the West Bank that can be operated automatically or remotely. According to a report from Israeli Army Radio, the Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station will be deployed to dozens...
Netanyahu Tells Iranian People That Regime Change Will Come ‘A Lot Sooner Than People Think’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fresh threat to carry out a regime change in Iran. The Israeli leader said Tel Aviv had scored a recent series of victories over Tehran. In an English-speaking address to the people of Iran, he slammed Tehran for...
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