Israeli Military Chief Approves Plans for Attack on Iran

The 'Great Satan' Strikes, The 'Snake' Bites Back: Damage Assessed From Iran Flare-Up After Deadly US Attacks Iran is assessing the aftermath in terms of casualties and damage in the wake of the new flare-up in fighting, after the US launched a series of deadly attacks on the Islamic Republic Tuesday, focused in the south and Hormuz Strait area, and Tehran in expected fashion retaliated with drone-and-missile strikes against Gulf nations and Jordan. Iran says the total death toll from the new American assault has risen to 18, especially following a an alleged...

Friday’s announcement of a new “trilateral deal” between Israel, Lebanon and the United States quickly proved controversial, and major protests erupted in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. Centering around the Shi’ite suburbs of southern Beirut, which have been repeatedly attacked by Israel during the war, the protesters complained it did little to nothing to actually […]

PJM Capacity Auction Results Compound "Alarm Bells": FERC Chairman Swett By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive The PJM Interconnection’s just-held capacity auction cleared nearly 7 GW below its reliability target and only drew roughly 500 MW of new power supply, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Laura Swett said Thursday. “These numbers compound the alarm bells for a call to action in PJM,” Swett said during the agency’s monthly meeting. “Am I surprised that PJM failed to deliver? No, I am not,” Swett said later during a media briefing. However, FERC isn’t trying to “target” PJM,...