President Trump on Thursday suggested he supports Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory in a provocative post on Truth Social, which comes less than a week after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders country. It’s like a great team in […]| News From Antiwar.com
Reuters reported on Thursday that Russia’s demands for a peace deal in Ukraine include Ukrainian forces withdrawing from the Donbas, a guarantee that Ukraine won’t join NATO, and for Ukraine to keep Western troops out of the country. Russian sources told Reuters that Putin had compromised on his initial conditions, which included the Ukrainian withdrawal […]| News From Antiwar.com
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli attacks killed 70 Palestinians and wounded 356 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli attacks continue across the Strip amid IDF plans to significantly escalate its genocidal war. The Israeli military has continued heavy attacks on Gaza City as it’s preparing an offensive to conquer Gaza […]| News From Antiwar.com
On Thursday, Israel launched a number of airstrikes against southern Lebanon. As they so often do, the IDF claimed they were attacking “Hezbollah infrastructure” in the attacks, a claim reported without scrutiny by Israeli media outlets. The reports suggest that the strikes mostly hit random civilian targets, however. A motorcyclist was attacked and killed in […]| News From Antiwar.com
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release on Wednesday that its forces conducted an airstrike to the southwest of Bariire, a town in southern Somalia, on August 17, marking at least the 58th US airstrike in Somalia this year. The command said that it launched the strike against al-Shabaab in support of US-backed […]| News From Antiwar.com
The Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that it will be signing a contract to purchase two Boeing-made KC-46 tanker aircraft in a deal worth about $500 million that will be funded by US military aid. “This is a follow-on contract with the US Government for procuring two advanced refueling aircraft in addition to four […]| News From Antiwar.com
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that any talks about security guarantees for Ukraine must involve Russia, calling the discussions about guarantees without Moscow’s participation “utopian thinking that leads nowhere.” Lavrov’s comments come as a group of European countries led by the UK and France, which is calling itself the “Coalition of the […]| News From Antiwar.com
The Pentagon is planning to spend at least $3.5 billion replenishing weapons it has used defending Israel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report cited budget documents “prepared through mid-May,” meaning the $3.5 billion doesn’t include the cost for the US-Israeli war that was launched against Iran starting on June 13 and lasted 12 days. The […]| News From Antiwar.com
Though there have been reports of indirect talks for months now, Tuesday marked the first time it was publicly confirmed that Israel and Syria’s Islamist government held direct talks, with a US-brokered meeting held in Paris. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani was present for the talks, and while it has yet to be publicly confirmed […]| News From Antiwar.com
Israeli forces have killed at least 81 Palestinians in attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera, as the IDF is preparing a major escalation of its genocidal war. The Al Jazeera report said that among the dead were 30 people killed while seeking aid.…| News From Antiwar.com
Russia Says It’s No Longer Bound by Moratorium on Deployment of INF Missiles| News From Antiwar.com
President Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he wants the "total dismantlement" of Iran's civilian nuclear program, a condition that's a non-starter for Tehran. "Total dismantlement. Yes, that is all I would accept," Trump said on NBC News' "Meet the Press." Trump suggested he might be…| News From Antiwar.com
Syrian Forces Clash With Kurdish SDF in Aleppo Governorate| News From Antiwar.com
Despite the ongoing integration deal between the Kurdish SDF and the Islamist HTS-dominated government, government forces attacked SDF positions in the Aleppo Governorate today, sparking a number of substantial battles. Government-linked forces attacked SDF positions in the village of al-Imam before dawn on Monday morning, and the clashes raged for…| News From Antiwar.com
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Moscow was no longer bound by a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of missiles that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019. The INF prohibited land-based missile systems with a range between…| News From Antiwar.com
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) traveled to the West Bank on Monday to visit a Jewish settlement considered illegal under international law, a strong show of support for the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory. According to Ynet, the trip was organized by the Yesha Council settler lobby in coordination…| News From Antiwar.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to order the full Israeli military occupation of the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports on Monday, which means a significant escalation of the genocidal war is likely coming. According to Ynet, President Trump has given Netanyahu a "green light to launch…| News From Antiwar.com
The Kremlin on Monday downplayed President Trump's recent announcement that two US nuclear submarines were being deployed to "appropriate regions" in response to comments from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. According to Russia's TASS news agency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that US nuclear-armed submarines are always at sea and…| News From Antiwar.com
Updated at 7:02 pm EST on August 4, 2025 The Trump administration has said that states and cities will not receive funding to prepare for natural disasters if they choose to boycott Israeli companies, Reuters reported on Monday, citing a terms document from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published…| News From Antiwar.com
Israel continued to carry out attacks across southern Lebanon on Monday, with renewed fears of escalation after several deadly strikes late last week. Today saw multiple towns and villages targeted, and little to no comment from the Israeli side as to why. Multiple attacks targeted the town of Yaroun, with…| News From Antiwar.com
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli forces killed 90 Palestinians and wounded 439 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli strikes and the IDF killing of desperate people seeking aid continue. The Health Ministry said the bodies of four Palestinians killed in previous attacks were also recovered.…| News From Antiwar.com
A senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling on the US to "strangle" the Russian economy by imposing tariffs on Moscow's trading partners, though the US measures are unlikely to hurt Russia. "The [Russian] economy, geared for war, cannot withstand the pressure and is holding on only through…| News From Antiwar.com
The Israeli military is drawing up plans to escalate its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip that will soon be presented to Israeli political leadership, Haaretz reported on Sunday. An Israeli official said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "is pushing for the release of hostages as part of a military…| News From Antiwar.com
Latest South Syria Ceasefire Crumbles, At Least 638 Killed| News From Antiwar.com
Fighting between the Druze and Bedouins in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate continues to rage, despite the second ceasefire of the week being declared on Wednesday. The toll in the fighting and killing since Sunday is now up to at least 638, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The fighting…| News From Antiwar.com
Nick Maynard, a British surgeon currently working at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza, has told The Telegraph that Palestinians in the besieged enclave are facing "unprecedented malnutrition" due to the Israeli blockade and that Israeli snipers are targeting people seeking food near aid distribution sites. Maynard said that the aid…| News From Antiwar.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated long-standing demands that the entire south of Syria south of Damascus remain absolutely demilitarized, and vowed that Israel will continue to carry out attacks on Syria to enforce that as one of his “red lines.” Netanyahu also presented a second red line of…| News From Antiwar.com
More than 500 people have been killed after days of clashes, massacres, and Israeli airstrikes in Syria's southern Suwayda province, according to numbers from the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Clashes began between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes, with the al-Qaeda-linked Syrian government quickly intervening against the Druze. Among…| News From Antiwar.com
France and Italy have declined to participate in a plan to purchase US weapons and send them to Ukraine, a scheme that was announced by President Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday. France clarified that it's still set on supporting Ukraine with military aid but wants to prioritize…| News From Antiwar.com
Israel carried out multiple drone strikes against southern Lebanon today, killing two people and wounding two others. Both of the slain were claimed by the IDF to have been members of Hezbollah. The first strike was in the area near Kfour, killing one and wounding two. About an hour later,…| News From Antiwar.com
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that at least 93 Palestinians were killed and 367 were wounded as a result of Israel's genocidal war over the past 24-hour period, as relentless US-backed Israeli strikes continue. The Health Ministry said that another body was recovered from the rubble. "A number of…| News From Antiwar.com
An Israeli military tank on Thursday struck the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, killing three people and wounding at least nine others. Two of the dead have been identified as Saad Salameh, the parish's 60-year-old janitor, and Fumayya Ayyad, an 84-year-old woman who was receiving psychosocial support from…| News From Antiwar.com
The US will fund and construct a base for fast boats for the Philippine military on the South China Sea amid heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed rocks and reefs in the area. The base will be built on the west coast of the Philippine island province of…| News From Antiwar.com
Tuesday’s ceasefire announcement in the southern Syria Suwayda Governorate went pretty poorly. There was fighting before and after, and it fell apart more or less immediately. Wednesday, they’re trying again, announcing a new ceasefire. Tuesday’s ceasefire came from Defense Ministry officials, while Wednesday’s was announced by the Interior Ministry. Both…| News From Antiwar.com
The Pentagon's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has told US officials that in order to destroy Iran's Fordow nuclear plant, which is buried deep underground, the US may need to drop a nuclear weapon, The Guardian has reported. According to the report, Pentagon officials who received the briefing were told…| News From Antiwar.com
US intelligence agencies have reaffirmed that there's no evidence Iran is developing nuclear weapons or that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reversed his 2003 fatwah that banned the production of weapons of mass destruction. "The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme…| News From Antiwar.com
Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned on Wednesday that Iran would hit US bases in the region in response to a "conflict being imposed" on Tehran. Nasirzadeh made the comments with the backdrop of uncertainty over the nuclear talks between the US and Iran and President Trump's threats to bomb…| News From Antiwar.com
Israel continues its strikes on southern Lebanon Thursday, hitting multiple targets and causing damage, though at present only one injury was reported. The bigger news is that Israel’s Northern Command chief Gen. Ori Gordin is threatening a new offensive. The threat was based around a handful of rockets being fired…| News From Antiwar.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a massive escalation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank after three empty buses exploded in the Israeli city of Bat Yam near Tel Aviv, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday. "The Prime Minister has ordered the IDF to carry out an intensive operation…| News From Antiwar.com
The US wants to deploy a previously banned missile system to Japan for military drills, Nikkei Asia reported Thursday. The Typhon missile launcher is a ground-based system that can fire nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles, which have a range of more than 1,000 miles. Ground-based missiles with a range between 310 and…| News From Antiwar.com
