By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

President Trump said in an interview with the Daily Mail on Sunday that he expects his new war with Iran to last “four weeks or so” as US and Israeli strikes continue to pound Iran and Iranian missiles and drones continue to make an impact in Israel and target US bases in the region. Continue reading “Trump Expects His Iran War To Last ‘Four Weeks or So’”

By mahmoud aslan – Drop Site News

LAMERD, IRAN—Dozens of teenage girls were attending their regular training sessions of volleyball, basketball, and gymnastics in the main sports hall in Lamerd, a city near the Persian coast, when a missile slammed into the building at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Additional strikes hit two nearby residential areas and a hall adjacent to a school, as the U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on the first day of what President Donald Trump declared as a regime change war. According to local officials cited in Iranian state media, the strikes on Lamerd killed at least 18 civilians and wounded scores more. Continue reading “After a Sports Hall in Iran Was Bombed, Witnesses Describe Chaos and “Continuous Screaming””

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

At least 22 people were killed in Pakistan on Sunday as Shia Muslims in the country held demonstrations against the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the war is causing turmoil across the region. Continue reading “At Least 22 Killed in Pakistan During Protests Against US-Israeli Attacks on Iran”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

The timing of the US-Israel attack on Iran “bears symbolic meaning in Judaism” as Jews preparing for Purim are reciting commandments to wipe out Amalek, CNN reports. Continue reading “CNN: Timing of Iran Attack ‘Bears Symbolic Meaning in Judaism’”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

It is only day three of ‘Operation Epic Fury’ and Americans are waking up to shocking images of US fighter jets going down over Kuwait, and the incredibly rare scene of pilots parachuting down with a look of disbelief and confusion…

Continue reading “Three US F-15s Downed Over Kuwait As Iran War Spirals, Reports Of ‘Paranoia, Anxiety’ At Pentagon”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Senior advisors to President Trump would prefer if Israel attacks Iran to launch a war against the Islamic Republic rather than having the US lead the opening airstrikes, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. Continue reading “Report: Trump Advisors Want Israel To Attack Iran First To Provoke Iranian Retaliation Against US Assets”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

“Persons may wish to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available,” the US State Department announced Friday, signaling that US strikes on Iran could be imminent,.

It provided confirmation the US government has begun evacuating “non-emergency” personnel from the embassy in Israel and their family members, citing “safety risks” amid growing tensions with Iran.

Continue reading “US Begins Evacuating Some Embassy Staff In Israel ‘While Flights Still Available’”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Senior advisors to President Trump want the US to induce Iran to attack Americans to justify America waging another war for Israel, according to a new report from Politico. Continue reading “Report: Trump Senior Advisors Want to Induce Iran to Attack Americans to Justify War”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday that the US was repeating “big lies” about Iran’s nuclear program, comments that came after President Trump delivered his State of the Union address. Continue reading “Iran Says US Repeating ‘Big Lies’ After Trump’s State of the Union Address”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Jeffrey Epstein paid private detectives to remove items from his Palm Beach property and store them in a secret storage locker shortly before he was raided by police in 2005. The storage unit contained three computers, 29 address books, a three-page list of Florida masseuses.

Continue reading “‘Nude Photos, Video Tapes & Sex-Slave Manuals’: Epstein Rushed Evidence Into Secret Storage Unit Before Raid”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yair Lapid backed the idea of Israel’s “biblical borders” when asked about the US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s belief that Israel had the divine right to take over all the land between the Nile and Euphrates rivers. Continue reading “Israeli Opposition Leader Backs ‘Biblical Borders’ for Israel After Huckabee Controversy”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Twelve US F-22 Raptor fighter jets that departed the UK on Tuesday have arrived at an Israeli Air Force base in southern Israel, Ynet has reported, as the US continues its massive military buildup in the Middle East to prepare for a potential attack on Iran. Continue reading “US Deploys F-22 Fighter Jets to Southern Israel as Massive Military Buildup Continues”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Remember when Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that Jared Kushner would play no part in his second term? Continue reading “Report: Trump’s Decision to Strike Iran Will Be ‘Guided by Kushner and Witkoff’s Advice’”

By Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

The National Endowment for Democracy’s president, Damon Wilson, bragged to a House committee of his group’s aggressive efforts to spark unrest in Iran, including by smuggling Starlink terminals and fashioning anti-Iran narratives for the media.

Continue reading “NED leader cut off in Congress after boasting of ‘deploying’ 200 Starlinks to Iran amid violence”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

A week after Bill Gates abruptly pulled out as a keynote speaker at a high-profile global AI summit in India, the left-wing billionaire finally mustered enough nerve to “take responsibility for his actions” over his ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a town hall meeting with Gates Foundation employees.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Gates told employees at a town hall event for the foundation on Tuesday that he never spent time with Epstein’s victims, and never visited Epstein’s island.

He revealed that Epstein later learned about two affairs he had with Russian women, but said those relationships did not involve Epstein’s victims. Gates said photos in the Epstein files show him with redacted women were taken by Epstein’s assistants after meetings.

Did Gates fall into a Russian honeypot?

Continue reading ““I Did Nothing Illicit”: Bill Gates Begins Apology Tour Over His Epstein Ties”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has once again vowed that there will eventually be Jewish settlements in Gaza, saying that “in the end,” Israel will fully occupy and settle the Palestinian territory, according to The Times of Israel. Continue reading “Smotrich: ‘In the End,’ Israel Will Occupy Gaza and Establish Jewish Settlements”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, the highest-ranking US military officer, has warned President Trump that there would be significant risks that come with attacking Iran, including the possibility of a protracted war, Axios reported on Monday, a report President Trump later rejected. Continue reading “Report: Joint Chiefs Chairman Warns Trump of Significant Risks if US Attacks Iran”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

There’s been another killing by explosive device in the heart of Moscow – this time coming on the fourth anniversary of the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Russian Interior Ministry has confirmed that a culprit detonated powerful bomb beside a police patrol car in central Moscow early Tuesday, near a public transport hub, which killed one officer and wounded two more.

Continue reading “Moscow Police Targeted In Deadly Car Bombing On 4th Anniversary Of Russian Invasion”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

A flurry of Israeli strikes on Friday and into Saturday, centered in the Bekaa Valley in the eastern Lebanon, have left at least 12 people dead and over 30 others wounded, including a large number of civilians. At least three children were reportedly among the casualties. Continue reading “At Least 12 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Israeli Strikes on Eastern Lebanon”