NATO Rules Out Role in Strait of Hormuz Blockade, Rebuking Trump

Fresh off of Israel threatening to attack civilian infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli ground troops launched multiple cross-border raids into Lebanon, destroying what they claimed were Hezbollah outposts. Evidence that any of the targets, which were reportedly in the village of Rmieh and the adjacent village of Jabal Blat, was not offered, though the IDF did […]

Kuwait “mistakenly” shot down three U.S. F-15 fighter jets on Sunday after strikes were launched against Iran one day earlier, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom).

Washington's Renewed Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver Will Help Their Shared Indian Partner Authored by Andrew Korybko, Both benefit from this since the US wants to avoid India sliding into turmoil amidst the global energy crisis and possibly offsetting its envisaged role as a counterweight of sorts to China while more energy revenue from India preemptively averts Russia’s potentially disproportionate dependence on China. The Treasury Department renewed the US’ Russian oil sanctions waiver on Friday two days after Secretary Scott Bessent said that this wouldn’t happen. It remains unclear what exactly accounts for this flip-flop, but...