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US Intercepts Iranian Missiles Fired at Jordan Base
Jordan's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, hours after US Central Command downed a separate ballistic barrage aimed at American forces, shattering a days-long pause, the Associated Press reported. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it targeted the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and CENTCOM's Jordan headquarters.Iraq's Popular Mobilization…
Zelenskyy Presses for Patriots as Pentagon Aid Stalls
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to push for Patriot interceptors and diplomacy, even as the administration, according to Kyiv Post, has told Congress it will not finish spending $400 million in already-approved Ukraine aid until fiscal year 2029. Zelenskyy called the sit-down…
Lebanon’s Army Accuses Israel of Blocking Pullout
The pilot-zone plan Israel and Lebanon agreed to in late June covers just three villages, Froun, Srifa, and Zawtar al-Gharbieh, with no fixed exit timetable for Israeli forces, and Trump declined to commit to one during his July 21 meeting with President Joseph Aoun, according to PBS News. Two of…
Israel Approves International Force’s Entry Into Gaza
Israel's security cabinet voted Sunday to grant the International Stabilization Force immunity under Israeli law, a legal enablement rather than an order to deploy, a day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs for Washington to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace's…
US Pauses Iran Strikes After Two-Week Bombing
US Central Command reported no new strikes on Iran as of Saturday morning. The National noted the halt followed 13 consecutive nights of announced attacks on Iranian military targets. The campaign had run without a break since a prior ceasefire collapsed earlier in the month.Trump framed the pause as tied…
Iran War Enters 13th Night as Talks Continue
The United States and Iran remain locked in overlapping tracks of warfare and negotiation, with President Trump calling talks the "most serious" yet even as US strikes against Iran continued for a 13th consecutive night. "I think they are by far the most serious that we've seen," Trump told reporters…
Iran Rejects Trump’s New Ceasefire Offer
Iran has rejected a new U.S. ceasefire proposal delivered to Tehran by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi after his White House meeting with President Donald Trump, according to Iranian and Iraqi officials cited by The New York Times. The White House has not publicly confirmed the proposal or disclosed its…
Trump Approves Saudi Nuclear Enrichment Deal
President Donald Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could allow the kingdom to enrich its own fuel for civilian reactors without adopting the "gold standard" of international oversight, according to CNN. Two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the matter told the network the deal…
Trump Warns Iran Over Strait Attacks
President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the United States will strike an Iranian bridge or power plant each time Iran fires on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Washington Post. Trump said on social media that any Iranian missile, rocket, drone, or other weapon fired at…
Billions From Venezuelan Oil Remain Unaccounted For
The Trump administration has collected an estimated $13 billion from Venezuelan oil exports since assuming control of the country's oil sales in January, according to a Financial Times investigation.Public records account for only about $300 million reaching Caracas.The first cargoes, sold to traders Vitol and Trafigura at a discount, were…
