Iran War Cost $25 Billion in First 2 Months, Pentagon Says

Updated casualty figures from Iranian strikes on US bases in the Middle East last week have increased.  Three US soldiers were killed at a US base in Jordan that was hit by an Iranian missile. Additionally, an American was killed in Iraq while attempting to destroy a downed Iranian drone. On Wednesday, The New York […]

American Journalist Shelly Kittleson Kidnapped In Baghdad American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson, who reports primarily on Middle Eastern and Afghan affairs, was kidnapped in Baghdad earlier today. She has written for outlets including Al-Monitor, Foreign Policy, BBC News, Politico, and others. Alex Plitsas, a CNN national security analyst and former senior Pentagon official under former President Barack Obama, confirmed on X that Kittleson was "abducted and may have been taken hostage in Baghdad by Kataib Hezbollah." 🚨🚨🚨 I can confirm that my friend Shelly Kittleson was abducted and may have taken hostage...

Washington Backs Brazil's Serra Verde Mine In $1.55 Billion Rare-Earth Push The U.S. Department of War has announced a $750 million investment aimed at securing long-term supplies of critical rare-earth elements from Serra Verde’s Pela Ema mine in central Brazil, as Washington accelerates efforts to reduce its dependence on China for strategically important minerals, according to a DOW press release out this week.  The investment, announced Aug. 24 through the department’s Economic Defense Unit and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program, will support an offtake agreement for mixed rare-earth carbonates produced...