Amid Tensions With Syrian Government, Druze Leader Says His Community Is ‘Part of Israel’

Watch: More Evidence Iran Is Rapidly Restoring Its Missile Tunnels President Trump has newly estimated that Iran has 21%-22% of its missiles remaining. Trump said in an interview with NBC: "They have some missiles and drones, percentage-wise maybe 21%-22% of the missiles. That's a lot, but it's not what it was before the war." He and top White House officials had previously mused that the Iranians are working hard to reconstitute their defenses after the opening US-Israeli heavy bombing campaign of Operation Epic Fury. The fresh statement comes on the heels of...

Xi Touts Communist Party's Global Reach, Hails PLA's Rising Strength In 105th Anniversary Address Chinese President Xi Jinping used a major speech marking the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party on Wednesday to both tout China's global influence and pledge a stronger armed forces build-up while staying steadfast in an ongoing crackdown on corruption within top military ranks. Bloomberg concluded of the speech, "Xi Jinping signaled China's ambition to play a more high-profile role, a strategy that involves rallying developing nations as a counterweight to what he views as fading...

A recurring problem in the ongoing Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon is that attacks are targeting paramedics and hospitals in the region. The IDF maintains that they are in some way secretly supporting Hezbollah, though the evidence doesn’t support that, and as the number of slain medical workers grows, there is also a growing backlash […]