US Industrial Production Surged In April

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire may have been extended this weekend, but that doesn’t mean fire has in any way ceased, nor indeed that the ongoing Israeli invasion of Lebanon isn’t moving ever deeper into the country. In the first day since the extension was announced, Israeli troops killed at least 18 Lebanese and wounded 124 others. […]

BBC Slips In 'Mistranslated' Propaganda To Radically Alter Hegseth Speech On Iran The BBC has been caught yet again manipulating comments from the Trump administration to radically alter their meaning.  During a March 2 press conference about the war in Iran, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the United States is bringing death to the same regime that chanted "death to America." BBC Persia, however, substituted the word 'people' for 'regime' - fundamentally changing Hegseth's meaning to sound like America was targeting all Iranians vs. the regime.  "It turns out the regime who chanted 'death to...

Iranian Missiles Pound Israel Overnight After US Claims Progress On Talks; Tehran Appoints Larijani Successor, Cuts Gas Flows To Turkey Summary Backchannel diplomacy vs skepticism: Abbas Araghchi reportedly signaled openness to negotiations with the US via envoy Steve Witkoff, but Israeli officials say chances of a deal remain very low. Heavy exchange of fire and testing red lines: Iran continues missile and drone waves targeting Israel and US bases, amid reports of overnight airstrikes on military and gas infrastructure near Isfahan. Iran reshuffles its security leadership, appointing Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr: he's a former...