Exposé by Ronen Bergman shows how Israel invented quote from Iranian official in order to manufacture “evidence” that Iran is building nuclear weapons. The only problem? It wasn’t true
Washington Post: CIA had doubts about Israeli intelligence on a threat to Trump in Turkey that prompted an extraordinary secret flight
Republican senators are criticizing the handling of an emergency request for $70 billion in defense spending to cover the costs of the Iran war. They warn that the Pentagon will need to explain its war plan better to get the money
Israeli intelligence had warned that Iranian operatives could target Trump’s plane with shoulder-fired missiles during the Nato summit in Ankara amid tense negotiations with Tehran
Americans have a right to know whether their government is wasting the military power they pay for. Trump has invested a significant percentage of US military power into a Middle East conflict in which no core US interests were at stake, putting at risk or even fatally compromising its ability to respond to future challenges that threaten those interests
The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, killing a husband and wife and their 2-year-old son. The couple’s two other children were pulled from the rubble alive
While Republican Congress members continue to support the war, numerous polls show their base increasingly disagrees.
Netanyahu is visiting the U.S. for the seventh time since Trump took office last year, to push for further military action against Iran
While the methods have varied — from intelligence operations and public diplomacy to lobbying and political pressure — the strategic objective has remained consistent: preserving a state of confrontation between the US and Iran while opposing diplomatic initiatives that could weaken Israel’s leverage in shaping US Middle East policy.
We have seen a major escalation between the US and Iran over the past 24 hours, but it is likely only a prelude to what appears to be coming next week