The US Embassy in Lebanon announced that the State Department is offering grants of up to $250,000 to groups that help promote American propaganda.  “The US Embassy in Beirut is opening a new Notice of Funding Opportunity for 2026,” a statement published on Tuesday...

Iranian officials told Vice President JD Vance that President Donald Trump’s lead negotiators, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, were exploiting their role for financial gain.  Drop Site News reported on Wednesday, speaking with an Iranian official who explained the...

Vice President JD Vance said that, while he had some objections to the war against Iran, he believes it is legal and supports President Donald Trump. Appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience Wednesday, the Vice President was asked if he would have started a war against...

Just a day after announcing that the US would charge a 20% security fee for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump reversed his decision under pressure from US allies.  On Monday, Trump asserted that the Strait would remain open to non-Iranian...

President Donald Trump suggested Congress add Iran and Hezbollah to the bill that places massive sanctions on Russia. The legislation, authored by the late Lindsey Graham, has received renewed attention following the Senator’s death.  In April 2025, Senator Graham...

A bloc of Kiev allies will hold war games in states that border Ukraine in preparation for deploying troops to the country once a ceasefire is reached with Russia.  On Monday, the Coalition of the Willing - a bloc of countries that support Ukraine - met in Paris to...

President Donald Trump announced that the US was reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports. He added that the US military will become the “guardians” of the Strait of Hormuz and charge ships a 20% protection fee.  “The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or...

Yemen said that Saudi Arabia bombed the airport in the capital city as a plane attempted to return from Iran. It is the second time this month that Sanaa reported Riyadh attempted to interfere with a plane returning to Yemen from Iran.  On Monday, officials from the...

The State Department announced a “whole-of-government” effort to systematically dismantle the International Criminal Court’s ability to target Americans with war crimes charges.  “Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a sweeping campaign to dismantle the threat...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio controls Venezuela’s finances, making him the effective viceroy of the South American nation.  “Mr. Rubio has become the de facto viceroy of Venezuela, holding sway over a sovereign nation in a way that no American official has since...

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all traffic due to US violations of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). President Donald Trump asserted that the waterway was open to commercial shipping.  "Due to recent unlawful movements by United States military...

California Representative Ro Khanna says he was stopped by Israeli settlers armed with American rifles in the West Bank. The Congressman explained that when the IDF arrived, they sided with the settlers and continued his detention. “Israeli settlers, brandishing...