United Nations officials said nearly 130,000 people have been displaced and more than 100 civilians killed or injured as the conflict in Yemen rapidly escalates. “We have documented 110 civilian casualties since hostilities escalated in August. And this is in 31...
Iran said it was prepared to escalate the war by using new weapons and expanding the scope of the conflict if the US launches a new major attack on the Islamic Republic. “If a new aggression occurs, we will certainly change the weaponry and the geography of...
President Donald Trump met with top officials about conducting strikes against Ansar Allah in Yemen after receiving multiple requests from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The US reportedly came close to launching the strikes before Trump called them off....
The State Department issued a warning to Americans in the Middle East that the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah in Yemen could “escalate rapidly.” The war has already intensified in recent weeks as Ansar Allah has conducted a major offensive. ...
The Washington Post reported that it spoke with multiple US officials who confirmed that more American soldiers have been killed in the war against Iran than the Department of War has publicly disclosed. The Pentagon has publicly acknowledged 18 service member...
North Korea conducted another missile test on Sunday, prompting Japan to warn that the regional security situation is “growing increasingly severe.” Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters that North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles and...
The State Department approved a $24.3 billion sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia. The announcement comes as the Gulf kingdom is requesting military assistance from its allies as it fights a war against Ansar Allah in Yemen. The sale includes 48 F-35s and 49 engines (48...
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad was prepared to fulfill its obligations under the Mecca Agreement as Saudi Arabia battles Ansar Allah in Yemen. The “Mecca Agreement applies to us, and we will fulfill our duty,” Asif said on Wednesday without...
A UN fact-finding mission concluded that the US intentionally targeted a school building in Iran that was struck on the opening day of the war, rejecting the possibility that the school was accidentally hit during an attack on a neighboring Iranian military...
The war in the Middle East keeps getting worse for President Donald Trump. The campaign to defeat Iran and establish a new order in the Middle East that left Tehran’s allies marginalized has imploded spectacularly. Not only is Iran still fighting, but it has also...
One comment from Donald Trump cuts through the usual talking points: Ukraine should stop hitting Russian diesel refineries. We dig into why that matters, what it says about U.S. intelligence support for Ukrainian strikes, and how energy infrastructure attacks...
US officials secretly met representatives of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement over the weekend in Oman as President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Arabia for direct US strikes on the group. Washington instead agreed to provide Riyadh with intelligence as...
