Palestinians Report Intensified Israeli Military Operations in the Gaza Strip

An Israeli strike in central Gaza on Sunday killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old boy, as the IDF continues its constant ceasefire violations despite the announcement of a US-backed deal that would see Hamas give up its weapons. The boy, identified as Tayyem ​Hamdan, was killed alongside a Palestinian man, Hussam Nusair, by an Israeli […]

Ayatollah Orders Highly-Enriched Uranium To Remain In Iran, Stymying Trump's Basis For Deal The illusion of a grand diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East is once again colliding with reality. The White House has been busy trying to paint a picture of a total capitulation by Tehran, which hasn't been demonstrated given its consistent position defying Washington's demands on the nuclear issue. According to two senior Iranian officials speaking to Reuters, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has drawn a hard line in the sand, ordering that Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched...

What Decades Of Academic Literature, Military Doctrine Says About Effectiveness Of 'Decapitation Strikes' Authored by José Niño via The Libertarian Institute The United States has long operated under a seductive strategic fantasy. Remove the leader of an adversary organization, whether a drug cartel, a terrorist group, or a sovereign state, and that organization will collapse, enabling American interests to fill the resulting vacuum. However, decades of academic literature, hard empirical data from Mexico’s drug war, and the lived consequences of America’s post 9/11 targeted killing campaigns all tell a damning story many...