Russia and Ukraine expect to hold talks in Abu Dhabi sometime in November, though no date is set, as the two sides continue to observe a local ceasefire around the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson region. Yury Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters that Russia expects to hold trilateral […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that while Tehran is ready to defend itself, it’s also still giving diplomacy a chance, comments that come amid reports of renewed efforts from Gulf Arab states to avert another US-Israeli attack on Iran. “While our Brave Armed Forces are fully prepared to defend the Homeland, Iran […]

President Trump on Wednesday shared a quote crediting him with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lead in the Israeli elections, though his coalition is far from the majority needed to form a new government. “When President Trump endorsed Bibi Netanyahu, the whole tide turned, and now, rather than a decisive defeat for a Great Prime […]

The US military is sending an additional Patriot missile system to Israel to beef up the country’s air defenses as part of preparations for a potential US-Israeli attack on Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday night. It’s estimated that the US has used about 1,700 Patriot missile interceptors, or about two-thirds of its […]

A high-profile speech by Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem this evening produced few surprises, as he reiterated backing for the terms of this summer’s US-Iran deal, support for UN Resolution 1701, but rejection of this summer’s tripartite deals between the US, Israel and the Lebanese government. Qassem laid out a position, consistent in previous Hezbollah statements, […]

The Pentagon’s estimate for the cost of the Iran war is now over $47 billion, 25% higher than its estimate from July, according to data obtained by Reuters, though the true cost of the conflict is significantly higher since the US War Department’s numbers leave out the cost of damage to US bases. The Reuters […]

Israeli military vehicles entered the village of Saida al-Golan, in Quneitra Governorate today, searching homes in the area and capturing one civilian before withdrawing from the village toward the farmland further to the west. A large number of IDF vehicles were also reported as having entered the al-Samandiyah village, where troops searched a number of […]

Saudi airstrikes in Yemen’s northern al-Jawf province hit a market and a gas station on Wednesday, killing at least 14 civilians, according to the Health Ministry within the Ansar Allah-led Yemeni government. “We condemn in the strongest terms the crime that targeted civilians in Al-Jawf Governorate, which, according to the initial toll, resulted in the […]

US Southern Command said in a statement on Tuesday that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and killed at least five people, as the Trump administration continues to conduct extrajudicial executions at sea. “On October 27, under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed […]

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