From the Trenches World Report
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By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Ben Shapiro on Tuesday urged President Trump to “just blow up Kharg Island,” insisting it’s the “easiest move for the United States to make right now.” Continue reading “Ben Shapiro: Trump Should ‘Just Blow Up Kharg Island’”
By Nick Cleveland-Stout – Drop Site News
This evening in Manhattan, “The Great Israeli Real Estate Event” will be advertising land available for sale in Gush Etzion, a cluster of illegal West Bank settlements, while also making legal, tax, and banking services available for those who want to become settlers, according to the event’s publicly listed information. Despite the commercial and internationally illegal nature of the event, it is being hosted at a religious institution, Park East Synagogue on the Upper East Side. Continue reading “Prominent Christian Zionist Group Is Lobbying U.S. Lawmakers on Israel—Without Revealing It’s Funded by Israel”
By Max Blumenthal – The Grayzone
Axios reports that the White House is nearing a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war, as Trump post appears to offer olive branch.
White House says it expects a response to the latest offer within 48 hours.
Iran’s initial response via media & national security spox: US demands are unrealistic & do not reflect reality, & Axios report based on too much ‘speculation’.
A key caveat of the US offered deal is that Iran would commit to a moratorium on uranium enrichment, & Washington wants a 20-year ban on this.
Heavy fighting reportedly erupted in the area of Deir Seryan, on the border between Israel and Lebanon and well inside the Israeli occupied “Yellow Line” area of southern Lebanon. Israel reportedly advanced troops into the town and Hezbollah attacked them. Continue reading “Heavy Fighting in Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Positions”
Lawmakers toppled Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s pro-EU government in a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, putting at risk the country’s sovereign debt ratings, its access to EU funds and the stability of its currency. Of the valid votes cast in the parliament, 285 voted for the motion of censure and four against, exceeds the 251 signatures collected last week for the motion and above the 233 needed to pass, the official parliamentary count showed.
The US has launched another airstrike in Somalia, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as US media continues to ignore the bombing campaign.
AFRICOM said in a release on Friday that its forces launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab on April 30, about 30 miles northeast of Kismayo, putting the attack in Lower Juba, Somalia’s southernmost region. As usual, AFRICOM offered no other details about the strike. Continue reading “US Launches 61st Airstrike of the Year in Somalia”
US Central Command has requested the deployment of the US’s hypersonic missile, known as the Dark Eagle, for potential use against Iran, as President Trump is considering restarting the bombing campaign, Bloomberg has reported. Continue reading “US May Deploy New Hypersonic Missile Against Iran as Trump Considers Restarting the Bombing Campaign”
The U.S. Department of State intends to offer up to $100 million in foreign assistance toward a G7 initiative to repair the Chornobyl nuclear plant’s protective structure that was damaged in Russian strikes.
Continue reading “US Pledges $100 Million To Repair Chornobyl Nuclear Plant”
At least 16 people were killed in the past 24 hours in various Israeli strikes, including a Lebanese soldier, a family of five, and three emergency workers trying to rescue the wounded in an attack on the town of Majdal Zoun. Continue reading “Three Lebanese Paramedics Killed by Israeli Double-Tap Strike”
By Max Blumenthal – The Grayzone
Continue reading “Israel’s AI foreign influence op blames Palestinians for killing Hind Rajab”
A U.S. senator and his team say they have uncovered additional evidence that federal officials worked to evade requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Continue reading “Senator Finds More Evidence Federal Officials Evaded FOIA”
The Senate on Tuesday blocked an effort to prevent President Trump from launching an attack on Cuba without congressional authorization amid a ramped-up US oil embargo and planning for a potential war against the island nation. Continue reading “Senate Blocks Effort to Prevent Trump From Attacking Cuba”
By Nathan Bernard – Drop Site News
Continue reading “Billionaire Bankrolling Anti-Platner PAC Gutted Maine Mill Towns”
Continue reading “UK judge gags Palestine Action defendants to secure ‘terror’ stitch-up”
Thanks to the war in Iran, JetBlue Airlines is passing the cost along to us – announcing during Q1 earnings on Tuesday that while the airline had strong revenue performance, prices are going up due to rising fuel costs.
An Iranian official said on Sunday that nearly half of the Iranians killed by the US-Israeli bombing campaign that lasted from February 28 to April 8 were civilians, as strikes pounded civilian targets throughout the war. Continue reading “Iran Says Nearly Half of Iranians Killed by US-Israeli Bombing Campaign Were Civilians”
By Jeremy Scahill – Drop Site News
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been on a strategic tour to prepare for two dramatically different paths that could unfold in the coming days: a return to diplomacy or a resumption of the war with the U.S. and Israel. While President Donald Trump has claimed that the Iranian government is in a state of internal chaos and his administration is waiting for Iran to capitulate, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site that Tehran is establishing the conditions under which a new round of direct talks could take place. Continue reading “As Trump’s Narrative on Negotiations Flails, Iran Is Setting Its Own Terms for Ending the War”
Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least 19 Palestinians and wounded 43 over the past three days, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks in Gaza Kill 19 Palestinians in Three Days as IDF Continues Constant Ceasefire Violations”