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Pentagon Confirms All 6 Crew Dead As Pro-Iran Iraqi Militants Claim They Downed US Refueling Plane Update(1030ET): The Pentagon has just confirmed two additional deaths in Thursday's downing of a KC-135 refueling tanker aircraft over Western Iraq. This brings the total deaths to six in the incident, which marks the single deadliest aerial event for the US side in the war. US: ALL CREW MEMBERS OF KC-135 LOSS IN IRAQ CONFIRMED DECEASED The Pentagon has further reiterated its stance it was not enemy or friendly fire. * * * The overnight confirmation that a US...

Sea Change: 'Very Unfavorable' Views of Israel Triple Among US Adults Amid a major war on Iran waged in partnership with the United States, Israel's reputation among Americans has continued to deteriorate, with 60% of US adults viewing Israel unfavorably. That's a hefty 18-point increase from 2022, according to a new survey from Pew Research. Over the same stretch, Israel's "favorable" share cratered by 18 points.   While the top-line unfavorable rating is bad news for Israel, things are even worse when you look under the hood: The proportion of Americans who have a...

Sweden Seizes Another Suspected Russian 'Dark Fleet' Tanker, Despite US Easing Sanctions Washington has eased sanctions on countries buying Russian oil in connection with the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz crisis, an easing welcomed by the Kremlin, but which has caused angst and anger among pro-Ukraine campaigners. The US waiver is active for a month, and applies to crude which has has been floating at sea and thus was unable to be sold. However, this hasn't stopped some European countries from moving against tankers without proper registration and flags. Illustrative file imagec Sweden,...