A tale of two worlds

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the US and Israel have different goals in the war with Iran.  On Tuesday, Hegseth was asked about a report that the White House was unhappy with Tel Aviv over strikes on Iranian oil storage facilities. “I would just state by saying Israel’s been a really strong partner […]

U.S. Navy Deploys Sea Robots To Sweep Hormuz Chokepoint For Mines The US military is deploying unmanned and autonomous surface platforms that can tow an advanced mine-hunting sonar system to detect sea mines that were deployed by Iranian naval forces. This development comes even as Iran closed the Hormuz chokepoint on Saturday morning. By Sunday morning, Iran's chief negotiator said some progress had been made in negotiations with the US, but there is still a long way to go before a deal is reached. Despite the volatility in the Hormuz chokepoint's operational status, somewhat...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the “full conquest” of Gaza and the establishment of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory. Smotrich made the comments at an event marking the re-establishment of Sa-Nur, an illegal Jewish settlement in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank that was […]