A US and Syrian official said Syria is considering sending troops to Saudi Arabia as the kingdom battles Ansar Allah in Yemen. Reuters reported on Thursday that a US official and a Syrian defense official said that Damascus may send Syrian forces to Saudi Arabia....
President Donald Trump said the US will not launch attacks against Iran before the midterm elections in early November. The statement follows a report that Trump ordered the military to prepare for resuming high-intensity combat operations against Iran. “I want to...
“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...
North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un said he will continue to support Russia as it wages war against Ukraine. Additionally, North Korean state media published an article condemning US support for Taiwan. “It is the steadfast policy of the DPRK government...
Vice President JD Vance said in an interview that Iran must agree to meaningful reductions in its uranium enrichment capabilities. The statement appears to be a shift in policy, as Washington has demanded that Tehran completely eliminate its enrichment program. ...
Turkey is sending air defenses, drone operators, and other military and technical support to Saudi Arabia. Two officials told Reuters on Wednesday that Turkey had made the decision to begin sending arms to Saudi Arabia. A US official who was briefed on the matter...
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...
