Data from the shipping tracking firm Vortexa found that at least 34 Iranian ships have bypassed the US blockade since President Donald Trump imposed it on April 13. The US has only stopped two Iranian ships.  Trump has argued that his blockade is a tremendous success...

A report by the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that the US depleted half of its missile interceptors.  According to CSIS, the US military had 2,330 Patriot interceptors before the conflict, and used an estimated...

President Donald Trump made a sharp reversal and announced that the ceasefire with Iran will continue indefinitely.  “Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime...

Ukraine has launched a series of drone strikes at Russia, damaging warships and killing one person.  On Monday, the Ukrainian intelligence service, GUR, claimed that drones destroyed two landing ships and damaged a radar at a Russian port in Crimea. Ukraine also...

A senior Israeli official said the IDF has established a “yellow line” dividing southern Lebanon. In Gaza, the IDF kills Palestinians who cross the “yellow line.” The senior Israeli official told reporters on Saturday, “The ‘Yellow Line’ model implemented in Gaza will...

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attended the test firing of missiles with multiple reentry vehicles.  “The purpose of the test-fire is to verify the characteristics and power of cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical...

President Donald Trump claimed an Iranian-flagged vessel attempted to break the US blockade. US forces attacked and boarded the cargo ship.  “Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier,...

A senior Iranian official said President Donald Trump’s maximalist demands and erratic behavior are harming the diplomatic process.  “Our assessment is that Trump effectively lacks both a coherent plan and the capacity to secure even a temporary agreement. His...

The USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier strike group has returned to the Middle East. The world’s largest aircraft carrier spent the last month in port after a laundry fire caused significant damage.  On Saturday, The Associated Press reported speaking with two defense...

President Donald Trump said Congress must extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) even if it means giving up “rights and privileges.” Section 702 allows for the collection of Americans’ data without a warrant.  In a post on Truth Social,...

European and Gulf Arab countries do not believe the conflict in the Middle East will be resolved in the short term.  Arab and European leaders speaking with Bloomberg estimated it will take at least six months for the US and Iran to agree on a permanent end to the...

President Donald Trump announced a ten-day truce between Israel and Lebanon. Israel has been attacking and occupying Lebanon since 2023.  “I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi...