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By Jeremy Scahill – Drop Site News
If President Donald Trump does not force Israel to halt its escalating attacks on Lebanon, Iran told mediators it is prepared to suspend the agreement signed this week and launch retaliatory strikes against Israel, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site. Continue reading “Iran Warned Trump: If You Do Not End War on Lebanon, We May Strike Israel Without Warning”
Israeli attacks in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire deal was signed in October 2025 have now killed more than 1,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, as the IDF has continued its constant violations of the agreement. Continue reading “Israel Has Killed More Than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Since So-Called Ceasefire Deal Was Signed in October 2025”
The Iranian military’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters on Tuesday called for Israel to halt its continued attacks in Lebanon, warning there would be a “harsh response” if it doesn’t.
The headquarters said in a statement that Israel has violated the ceasefire deal between the US and Iran, which calls for an end to Israel’s war in Lebanon, 84 times over the past two days, and that Israel had been continuing “crimes and the killing of the oppressed people of Lebanon.” Continue reading “Iran’s Military Warns of ‘Harsh Response’ If Israel Continues Attacks in Lebanon”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Vice President JD Vance started cracking up on Tuesday after Megyn Kelly brought up my viral clip of John Podhoretz melting down over President Trump’s Iran deal. Continue reading “Vice President JD Vance Reacts to InfoLib Clip of John Podhoretz Melting Down Over Iran Deal”
In the wake of the US and Iran announcing a Memorandum of Understanding to end the conflict between the two nations that includes a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israeli ministers have said Israel isn’t bound by the agreement. Continue reading “Israeli Ministers Say Israel Isn’t Bound by US-Iran Deal, Won’t Withdraw From Lebanon”
By Ryan Grim and Julian Andreone – Drop Site News
A surge of last-minute support from major pro-Israel donors, including AIPAC’s former president Bob Cohen, has flooded into the campaign of Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who faces a formidable primary challenge from local community organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier in New York’s 13th congressional district. Continue reading “Pro-Israel Donors Power Last-Minute Surge of Espaillat Spending”
Story by Tom Perkins and Ryan Grim
DETROIT, Michigan—Slowly at first, and now all at once, Michigan has turned into the central battleground in the country’s war over the U.S. relationship with Israel—and the American public’s ability to debate it freely. Continue reading “The Issue of Israel Is Ending Democracy In Michigan”
President Trump on Friday announced the US launched an airstrike in Venezuela that he claimed killed Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, marking an escalation of the expanding US military campaign in Latin America. Continue reading “US Launches Airstrike in Venezuela, Claims Tren de Aragua Leader Killed”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro, both of whom were ecstatic when Trump launched the war with Iran four months ago, are now kvetching up a storm over Trump announcing it’s over. Continue reading “Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro Throw a Fit Over Trump Announcing Iran Deal”
The Lebanese Health Ministry has reported at least 30 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in the past 24 hours, with signs that the escalation of the Israeli invasion of the country’s south continues to grow in spite of the “ceasefire” that has notionally been in effect for nearly two months now. Continue reading “At Least 30 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Lebanon in the Past 24 Hours”
Israeli media reported on Tuesday that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir suggested at a security cabinet meeting that the Israeli military should kidnap women and children in Lebanon as a way to put pressure on Hezbollah. Continue reading “Ben Gvir Says Israel Should Kidnap Women and Children in Lebanon”
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—On the evening of May 16, the village of Metele in Nigeria’s Borno state was hit by a series of airstrikes carried out in coordination between the U.S. and Nigerian militaries. Continue reading “U.S.-Nigerian Strikes Killed Dozens of Civilians, Villagers Say”
On Monday, Yemen’s Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced a “ban” on Israeli shipping on the Red Sea, renewing a blockade that the US had previously failed to end with a bombing campaign. Continue reading “Yemen’s Houthis Announce ‘Ban’ on Israeli Shipping in the Red Sea”
By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com
The Department of War has raised the counterintelligence threat posed by Israel to its top level. The sources said that Tel Aviv wanted intelligence on Washington’s plans for the war against Iran. Continue reading “Pentagon: Israel Ramps Up Spying on Top US Officials”
Story by Paul Holden
After Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur were banned from entering the UK earlier this week, reportedly because of their criticism of Israel, Piker commented that he “would never have imagined that a [Labour] government would ban me from entering the UK.” Indeed, millions of UK voters would likely agree. Continue reading “How Secret Pro-Israel Money Flooded the Labour Party and Ended with a Ban of Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the pro-Israel, pro-war lobbying group the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, is lobbying for America to open its borders to as many as 1.2 million Jewish “refugees” from Spain, France, the UK, and Canada. Continue reading “U.S. Must Prep to ‘Welcome Large Numbers of Jewish Refugees,’ Pro-War Lobbyist Mark Dubowitz Says”
By Kit Klarenberg – The Grayzone
Continue reading “Soros’ OSF helped stir Indonesian rebellion, leaks reveal”
The House on Thursday blocked a War Powers Resolution meant to end US support for Israel’s war in Lebanon, as Israel’s occupation and destruction campaign in southern Lebanon continues despite several ceasefire announcements. Continue reading “House Blocks Bill Meant To End US Support for Israel’s War in Lebanon”
On Wednesday, Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) introduced a bill in the House calling for a change in the US-Israel relationship that’s based on a plan put forward by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading “US Congressman Introduces Bill To Change US-Israel Relationship Based on Netanyahu’s Plan”
The House on Wednesday passed a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Trump to end his war with Iran as the US continues to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports and trade attacks with the Iranian military despite a nominal ceasefire. Continue reading “House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution”