Israel put on notice Iran may ‘attack directly’
During Beirut speech, Hezbollah leader warns Tel Aviv against continued attacks on Syria If Israel continues attacking the Iranian presence in Syria, Tehran may retaliate directly, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday. He also warned Tel Aviv that the Shia militia will be on high alert for the upcoming Israeli military exercises near Lebanon….
US should rejoin JCPOA if it really fears a nuclear Iran
The prospect of a nuclearized Middle East underscores the need for more diplomacy, not less The White House on April 26 expressed concern that Iran is allegedly accelerating its nuclear program, saying Tehran could obtain sufficient fissile material for one nuclear bomb within weeks. The remarks echoed those previously coming from the Department of State,…
US weapons supply to Ukraine prepped in January
US senators drafted a weapons scheme for Kiev weeks before Russia sent troops into Ukraine A scheme to send US weapons to Ukraine, using the “lend-lease” formula pioneered during WWII to skirt neutrality laws, was officially approved by Congress this week. However, it was put together all the way back in January – more than…
Sweden failed to integrate immigrants – prime minister
Amid violent riots Magdalena Andersson has admitted serious flaws in country’s migrant policy Segregation in Swedish society has gone “too far” and the integration of immigrants is “too poor,” Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson admitted on Thursday, following the violent riots there earlier this month. The unrest erupted after an anti-Muslim politician, Rasmus Paludan, announced a burning…
Dems reserve $33M in bid to hold Senate
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is reserving $33 million in advertisements this fall, with the bulk of its resources devoted to protecting the party’s quartet of embattled incumbents in the hopes of keeping their tenuous hold on the majority. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is plowing most of its initial reservation money into backing Sens. Catherine…
British troops prepare for major foreign deployment
Some 8,000 British soldiers will participate in drills, Defence Ministry says British troops are getting ready for one of their largest deployments in Europe since the cold war, the Defence Ministry (MoD) has said. Thousands of UK soldiers are going to be sent to countries ranging from North Macedonia to Finland in the coming months…