Factoring in repairs to bases and replacing destroyed military equipment would bring the cost to $40 billion to $50 billion, and the real cost will likely exceed even that figure
In the Situation Room, Trump didn’t sit in his usual position at the head of the table. Instead, he sat on one side, facing large wall screens. Netanyahu sat directly opposite, and on the screen behind Netanyahu was the director of Mossad. They convinced Trump to make war on Iran (an Israeli target for over 40 years), even though US experts & Vance disagreed.
Pete Hegseth talks trash ■ mass displacement in Iran, Lebanon ■ Trump “had a feeling,” started a war ■ food, fuel, shelter shortages in Gaza as new genocide report emerges ■ more
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced airstrikes would intensify across Iran, telling reporters on Wednesday that U.S. forces were delivering “death and destruction from the sky all day long.”
Israel kills at least 78 across Gaza, 5 in West Bank; US will pay $1M a day toward shady “aid” services; new Gaza death estimates much higher than before; Iran damage; War Powers Resolution; more.
In a wide-ranging interview, senior Houthi leader Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said Trump can end the battle in the Red Sea by forcing Netanyahu to stop Israel’s genocidal war.
Israel “fabricates” terror claims; Hamas ranks reportedly swell to 25K; Israel gets 3 new fighter jets from US; Trump admin stirs up trouble with Yemen’s Houthis; more.
The humiliation of 1m people being unable to return home because of 1 Israeli soldier; 2 killed, many homes demolished in West Bank; instead of evacuating Lebanon, Israel kills 22 Lebanese trying to return home
The unbearably high price Palestinian children are paying for Israel’s war; 6 killed by Israeli airstrike in West Bank; Israeli soldiers demand ceasefire; Congress members demand answers on Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s death; more.
Philip Giraldi: The new cabinet might be even worse than the old one. Some are joking that it should be called MIGA instead of MAGA. An Israeli newspaper says the Israeli government and Trump’s team are already in discussions regarding how to remove Iran’s government.