US May Lift Some Oil Sanctions on Iran as Oil Price Climbs

President Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social on Saturday that a US-Nigerian military operation that day killed a senior ISIS leader, a joint attack that comes as the Nigerian government has been accused of killing hundreds of civilians in recent airstrikes. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of […]

Aircraft Carrier Strike Group To Leave Middle East, Reducing Footprint Amid Iran War Currently there are three American aircraft carrier groups in Middle East waters and near Iran in the context of Operation Epic Fury. By comparison, at the height of the Bush-ordered US invasion of Iraq in 2003, there were six total carrier groups - which were responsible for most of the large tomahawk missile strikes on Baghdad.  Amid the current extended ceasefire between the US and Iran (and including Israel), there are indicators that Washington is not preparing for...

US Africa Command said in a press release on Wednesday night that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia on February 17 as the Trump administration continues its record-breaking bombing campaign in the country. The command said the strike targeted al-Shabaab in the vicinity of Harbole, a village about 46 miles northwest of the southern […]