By Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed, Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official and former head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, discusses Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel in Southern Lebanon, and provides new details on resistance operations, its intelligence capacity, and how he believes it has forced Israel into a costly stalemate that exposes the limits of Israeli military power. Safa argues that any US-backed attempt to disarm Hezbollah would be illegitimate and could trigger civil war, noting that Hezbollah sees itself as part of a broader regional front that includes Iran and other anti-Israel forces. Continue reading “VIDEO: Hezbollah leader to The Grayzone—Israel-First Trump ‘turned America into a joke’”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

House Republicans on Thursday canceled a vote on a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s war against Iran as it became clear they didn’t have the votes to defeat the measure. The delay means that the House won’t take up the bill until after lawmakers return from their Memorial Day recess. Continue reading “House Republicans Block Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution That Was Expected To Pass”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir on Wednesday sparked global outrage by posting a video showing the mockery and abuse of activists who were abducted by Israeli forces while attempting to bring aid to the besieged Gaza Strip via boat as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Continue reading “Israel’s Ben Gvir Sparks Outrage With Gaza Flotilla Activist Abuse Video”

By José Luis Granados Ceja, Ryan Grim, and Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News

Over the weekend, the U.S. leaked “intelligence” to the news organization Axios claiming that Cuba had obtained some 300 Iranian drones and was making plans to attack the United States. Further down in the Axios article, the reporting clarified that the plans only existed in case of a United States attack. But the article served its purpose, and was shared by Cuban-American politicians in South Florida as a rationale to launch a war. Continue reading “Cuba Girds for Invasion as Trump Launches Raúl Castro Indictment Amid Punishing Blockade”