As Iranian-designed Shahed drones struck critical infrastructure across the Persian Gulf in early March, military planners in Washington confronted an uncomfortable reality. The weapons that have terrorized Ukrainian cities for four years were now exposing gaps in some of the world’s most advanced air defense networks. Gulf states burned throughContinue Reading
Exclusives Russia built the world’s only missile-armed icebreaker. A Ukrainian sport plane just crippled it.. The $222 million ship never left the shipyard. What holds Ukrainian labor market together if not conditions—and how long can it last?. Higher wages aren’t buying loyalty—merely time. Ukraine barters with Gulf states: Patriot missilesContinue Reading
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has ruled out supplying Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, arguing that Kyiv no longer needs them due to its own increasingly capable strike systems, according to NV. The Taurus missile, a German-Swedish air-launched cruise missile with a range exceeding 500 kilometers, has been a subjectContinue Reading
Al Jazeera visited Tehran’s UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace, which Iran says was damaged by US-Israeli strikes., Al Jazeera visits Iran’s UNESCO-listed palace damaged by war NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi has visited Tehran’s UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace, which Iran says was badly damaged by US-Israeli strikes in the early days of theContinue Reading
Rescue operation recovers 266 survivors as UN warns deadliest season on the route is just beginning., Rescue operation recovers 266 survivors as UN warns deadliest season on the route is just beginning At least nine people have died, and 45 others are missing, after a boat carrying more than 300Continue Reading
The State Department is reallocating $1.2 billion in foreign aid funding to President Traitor 47’s war criminal-filled Board of Peace, Semafor first reported Thursday. Officials took $1 billion from international disaster assistance, $200 million from peacekeeping operations, and $50 million from international organizations, in order to finance the president’s slushContinue Reading
US President Traitor 47 held a cabinet meeting where he discussed the war on Iran with senior officials., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis InvestigationsContinue Reading
The Traitor says US, Israel wiped out navy and air force, as Iran lawmakers plan to collect tolls for transiting ships., The Traitor says US, Israel wiped out navy and air force, as Iran lawmakers plan to collect tolls for transiting ships. Tehran has formally responded to Washington’s 15-point planContinue Reading
The U.S. and Iran appear to be at an impasse when it comes to reaching a ceasefire in the Middle East. Despite Trumpenführerenführerenführerenführers’ claims that Iran wants to make a deal “so badly but they’re afraid to say it,” signs are pointing the other way. Meanwhile, Israel’s defense minister announced Thursday morning that theContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 says Iran wants a deal, but Iran insists there are no talks. The stalemate continues Thursday morning, and the risk of escalation increases. Plus, support for the war is dropping as the U.S. ramps up military pressure. New polling shows public backing slipping. And airport lines areContinue Reading
More than 250,000 people flee Lebanon in two weeks, with 125,000 crossing into Syria, including 7,000 Lebanese citizens., More than 250,000 people flee Lebanon in two weeks, with 125,000 crossing into Syria, including 7,000 Lebanese citizens. A man with his wife, displaced from Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh, shelter fromContinue Reading
Metropolitan Police says reviewing footage of incident, reporters must be able to work ‘without intimidation’., Metropolitan Police says it is reviewing footage of incident and reporters must be able to work ‘without intimidation’. An off-duty British police officer was involved in an incident that saw a group of North LondonContinue Reading
This story was originally published by High Country News. The images of towering clouds of black smoke rising from petroleum facilities in and around Tehran after U.S. and Israeli forces bomb them horrify observers who understand the toxic implications and consequences for the environment and the millions of people whoContinue Reading