The War’s Back is Broken

Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, has launched more attacks targeting Saudi-backed forces in the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Mocha and in Yemen’s eastern Marib province as the war in the country continues to escalate. Citing a military source, Yemen’s SABA news agency reported that the Ansar Allah-led Yemeni Armed Forces targeted […]

Oil Spikes As Iran Denies Progress Despite Hasty Lebanon Truce: US Talks Halted For 'At Least A Few Days' Summary: Washington has seen the Lebanon partial truce as opportunity enough to press forward on broader talks, with Trump saying he expects a broader Iran deal "over the next week". But Fars denies this Tuesday: "exchange of messages between Iran & the US has been stopped for at least a few days" on MOU. In Lebanon, "While the ceasefire appears to be largely holding, there was further violence overnight," reports BBC, with more dead & wounded...

US Africa Command said on Tuesday that its forces launched airstrikes in northeastern Nigeria on May 18, marking the third day in a row that the US conducted strikes in the West African nation. AFRICOM said the latest strikes were launched in coordination with the Nigerian government and claimed that the targets of the strikes […]