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Trump Says Iran 'Has To Have Some' Ballistic Missiles

CENTCOM Announces End of US Blockade on Iran. Vance: Israeli Officials Need To Realize Trump Is the Onl.... Report: Netanyahu Aims To Influence US-Iran Deal Through ...

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Trump Says Financial Situation for Americans Not a Factor in His Decision Making on Iran War

Report: Saudi Arabia Bombed Iraqi Militias During US-Isra.... Xi Warns Trump That Differences Over Taiwan Could Lead to.... Israeli Forces Use Robots to Expand Offensive North of Le...

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US Sends Thousands More Troops to Middle East, Considers Ground Ops in Iran

Hegseth Says US ‘Locked and Loaded’ To Bomb Iran’s .... Lebanese Infant Slain in Israeli Strike on Her Father’s.... Pentagon Ramps Up Preparations for Potential Attack on Cuba

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Trump Says US Military Will Stay Near Iran and Is Ready for 'Next Conquest'

The true total of US national security spending in 2027 will exceed $2.5 trillion, far beyond the already record-shattering $1.5 trillion military budget President Trump has req...

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Israeli DM Says All of South Lebanon Will Be Occupied, Villages Leveled 'In Accordance With Gaza'

"The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again - Much more to follow!" the president wrote on Truth Social. "IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE I...

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Department of War Seeks $200 Billion More to Fund Iran War

Top US Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over War With Iran. Lebanon Death Toll Passes 1,000, Amnesty Says Israel Must.... Israel Strikes World's Largest Natural Gas Field in Iran

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Rep. Ro Khanna To Force a Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Next Week

"Trump officials say there's a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can't without Congress," Khanna wrote on X. "[Massie] & I have a War Powers Resolution to debate & vote on war b...

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Netanyahu Officially Joins 'Board of Peace' During US Visit as His Forces Continue Killing Palestinians in Gaza

1953 Redux - Neocons Want To Saddle Iran With the Son of .... Member of Trump's 'Religious Liberty Commission' Removed .... Trump Should Revive the JCPOA To Prevent War With Iran

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Moscow: US and Russia ‘No Longer Bound’ by New START Limits as Treaty Set to Expire

While the sheer pomposity, Trumpian megalomania, and painfully paradoxical context surrounding the so-called "Board of Peace" (BoP) might tempt some to dismiss it as mere specta...

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President Trump Tells Iran He Won’t Attack the Country: Iranian Envoy

Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Wednesday night to kill a Venezuela War Powers Resolution that sought to prevent another US attack on th...

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Family Members of 9/11 Victims Tell Biden to Return Frozen Funds to Afghans

A group of family members of 9/11 victims has sent a letter to President Biden urging him to return the $7 billion in frozen Afghan reserves held by the US Federal Reserve to th...

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Nancy Pelosi's Utterly Reckless Election-Season Gambit

We don’t know how it could have been any clearer than this warning from Chicom mouthpiece and ultra-hawk, Hu Xijin. Prior to America’s other senile leader putting herself in...

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Biden Hides Behind 'Great Power Competition' To Maintain the Bankrupt Status Quo

Stoking fear of a Russian, Chinese, or Iranian takeover of the region is just a desperate ploy to justify a terrible set of policies that keep the US closely linked to some of t...

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How To End the War in Ukraine?

Given the devastating effects of this war, first in Ukraine but also, through sanctions, on the world economy and the risks of famine that they entail, it seems obvious that the...

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Antiwar.com: Now More Than Ever

Antiwar.com is more crucial now than ever, and there is more reason now than ever for it to be the "go-to site every morning!"

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Antiwar.com Is Knocking: If You Don’t Answer, the War Party Will Come Next

Not many people in Washington. Which makes the role of Antiwar.com so important.

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Free Assange? Yes, But That’s Not Nearly Enough.

On June 17, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face 18 criminal charges: One count of conspiracy to commit computer...

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The President's Policy is Dangerous: What Does Joe Biden Believe He is Doing in Ukraine?

President Joe Biden spoke to the American people after a fashion. He, or whoever writes his material, sought to calm rising fears about the consequences of intervening ever deep...

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US Sending Ukraine Advanced Rocket Systems as Part of $700 Million Weapons Package

The Pentagon announced Wednesday a new $700 million weapons package for Ukraine that includes advanced rocket systems with a range of up to 50 miles, marking a significant esc...

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The News Media's Ukraine Whitewash Grows Worse

The report said that Nina Jankowicz, a so-called "disinformation expert" who was appointed to head the board, has resigned from the DHS. Jankowicz has previously worked as a "di...

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House Passes Bill for $40 Billion in New Ukraine Aid

On Tuesday night, the House passed a nearly $40 billion bill for new Ukraine aid as Washington continues to escalate its role in supporting Kyiv in its war against Moscow.

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Yemen's Ceasefire Brings Month-Long Pause of Airstrikes

On Tuesday, President Biden visited a Lockheed Martin plant in Alabama that manufactures Javelin anti-tank missile systems, a weapon the US has been pouring into Ukraine to he...

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Risking Nuclear War for a Corrupt, Increasingly Repressive Ukraine

It would be imprudent for US leaders to put America at such risk even if Ukraine were the most splendid, pristine democracy in history. It is utterly irresponsible to do so for ...

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Using War To Assault Freedom

Most judges and lawyers agree that the war on drugs in the past 50 years has seriously diminished the right to privacy guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment.

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NATO Planning Massive Military Buildup Along Russia's Border

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is in the middle of a "fundamental transformation" and planning a massive military buildup along Russian borders.

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Gen. Milley Says Risk of Conflict 'Between Great Powers' Is Increasing

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley warned Congress on Tuesday that the chances of a "significant international conflict between great powers" are increasing...

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Washington Accuses Russia of Committing War Crimes in Ukraine: Terrible and True, But What About US War Crimes?

Washington appears intent on making Russia's war on Ukraine into a moral crusade. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby last week declared that "we’re certainly seeing clear evidence...

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The US Press Again Becomes a Conduit for Pro-War Propaganda

The dominant media narrative is that the US government (and all Americans) must "stand with Ukraine" in the latter's resistance to Russian aggression. The identification with Uk...

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The History Behind the Russia-Ukraine War

Just to get this out of the way first real quick: Whenever someone dares to differ with the common government and TV narrative about Russia and their role in the world, that per...

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Without Evidence, US Claims Russia Planning 'Propaganda Video' as Pretext to Invade Ukraine

The US is continuing its baseless claims against Russia and is now accusing Moscow of planning to stage a false flag in eastern Ukraine by making a "propaganda video" showing a...

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US Puts 8,500 Troops on 'Heightened Alert' for Potential Deployment to Eastern Europe

The Pentagon said Monday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has placed 8,500 troops on "heightened alert" to prepare for a possible deployment to Eastern Europe as Preside...

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Blinken Says Only a 'Few Weeks' Left to Revive Iran Deal, Warns of ‘Other Options’

"We’re very, very short on time. The runway is very short," Blinken said. He claimed Iran is getting close to being able to produce "enough fissile material for a nuclear weap...

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US Militarism Should Have Died With the Soviet Union

It is no accident that Julian Assange, the digital transparency activist and journalist who founded WikiLeaks to help whistleblowers tell us what western governments are really...

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Biden Signs $778 Billion NDAA Into Law

On Monday, President Biden signed the massive $777.7 billion 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law.

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Bombings, Casualties Surge in Escalation of Saudi Air War in Yemen

Are the CIA and its contractors able to bully not only the U.S. Department of Justice, but also the UK judiciary? This is not hard to conclude after the High Court decision anno...

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The World Keeps Yemen Waiting With Deadly Results

The head of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet called for an increased presence of US and allied aircraft carriers in the Asia Pacific to counter Russia and China.

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Biden Says United States Would Come to Taiwan's Defense

An assistant to a senior Middle East official on Biden's National Security Council said the administration had given "assurances" to the US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria that t...

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Some Democrats Want to Give Biden War Powers to Fight China Over Taiwan

The centrists are in favor of expanding Biden's authorities even though any military action against China risks nuclear war, while the progressives favor the current policy.

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How the 'Self Licking Ice Cream Cone,' Prolonged the 20 Year War

There is a rapidly growing political demand for making American officials accountable for the failures of the Afghanistan War, with a focus now on the military leadership and to...

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Top Generals Didn't Want Biden to Withdraw From Afghanistan

Pentagon leaders testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday on the Afghanistan withdrawal, and two top generals said they thought the US should not have left t...

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US Continues to Warn of Potential ISIS Attack in Kabul

As the US has been evacuating people from the Kabul airport, US officials have warned of a potential attack from the local ISIS affiliate, known as ISIS-K, a sworn enemy of the ...

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Biden's Foreign Policy Failures

On Monday, President Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi agreed that the US "combat" mission in Iraq will be over by the end of the year, but US troops will rema...

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Another Failed 20-Year War: America vs. Somalia

Anyone who served in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan may likely now know more friends killed by suicide than killed by the Taliban or by Iraqi insurgents. The same possibly for ve...

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Report: Afghanistan Withdrawal Complete for 'All Intents and Purposes'

The official said currently, about 600 US troops remain in Afghanistan. Most of the troops are Marine Corps or Army personnel who will stay at the US embassy in Kabul. The rest ...

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Memorial Day: US Nuclear-Capable Bombers, NATO Warplanes Fly Over All 30 NATO Nations in One Day

U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa announced that American B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers accompanied by military aircraft from twenty-one other NATO nation...

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Biden's Top Asia Official Says US Engagement With China Is Over

The White House's top official for Asia said on Wednesday that the era of US engagement with China is over, and now, the two countries' relationship will be defined by competition.

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Asking and Analyzing Questions Others Won’t: Support Antiwar.com in Forever War Year 20

Spend much time on the pages of America's self-styled "paper," or papers, "of record," and one quickly learns the permissibility ropes - Biden-era edition: what is and isn't cov...

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Biden Declares National Emergency: US and NATO Brand Russia an International Pariah

The thirty-member North Atlantic Council, the political decision-making body of NATO consisting of the ambassadors of all member states, posted a statement supporting the Joe Bi...

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Top US/NATO Commander Prepared to Use 'Full Weight of the Transatlantic Alliance' Against Russia and China

Next year's National Defense Authorization Act will include a base budget of $715 billion and a total allotment of $753 billion, in nominal dollars the largest military expendit...

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Get Out of Afghanistan!

Last month, US Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) trained members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during live-fire attack helicopter exercis...

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'This Is Hell': UN Food Chief Visits Yemen as Children Starve

The head of the UN's World Food Program (WFP) visited Yemen and described the conditions he saw in the country to reporters as "hell." His visit comes as the UN is warning 400,0...

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We've Gone a Year Without a Combat Death in Afghanistan - Will Biden Break the Streak?

February 9th marked the first time in nearly two decades that the U.S. military went one full year without a trooper killed in Afghanistan action. Now, with newly minted Presi...

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Biden to Continue Seeking Extradition of Julian Assange

The Biden Administration will continue to seek the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a Justice Department official said on Tuesday. This means the US will contin...

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Pentagon Says Date for Afghan Pullout Uncertain, Is Biden Rethinking Peace?

Questions about how US foreign policy is going to shake out between President Trump and President Biden have been the subject of a lot of speculation, and Afghanistan looks to b...

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Israelis Say They Will Attack Iran If US Returns to Nuclear Deal

Israeli officials have made their opposition to the Biden administration returning to the Iran nuclear deal known. Some have even threatened a military strike on Iran if Preside...

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Joe Biden Calls For ‘Modernizing’ US Defenses to Face Russia and China

In a speech on Monday, Joe Biden stressed the need for "modernizing" US defense capabilities in the face of threats from China and Russia. Biden also addressed the recently disc...

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Biden’s Chief of Staff Says Response to Hack Will Go Beyond Sanctions

The incoming White House chief of staff for Joe Biden said on Sunday that the next administration’s response to a recently discovered cyberattack that targeted several governm...

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Report: Trump Gives Hawks Free Rein to Hammer Iran

According to a report from The Daily Beast, President Trump has given his most hawkish advisors free rein to squeeze Iran as much as possible in the final weeks of his adminis...

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Joe Biden’s Interventionist Secretary of State Pick

On Monday, Joe Biden announced he will nominate his long-time advisor Anthony Blinken to be the secretary of state for the incoming administration. Blinken has a long history ...

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US Wasted Billions of Taxpayer Dollars in Afghanistan From 2018 to 2019

The 19-year-old war in Afghanistan continues to be a huge sinkhole for US taxpayer dollars. The US government’s oversight authority that monitors waste in Washington’s Afgha...

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US Plan: Weapons Anywhere on Earth in One Hour

The US military is partnering with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to develop a rocket that can travel at 7,500 miles per hour and deliver 80 tons of cargo anywhere in the world in 60 mi...

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Bipartisan Bill Would Give Israel Veto Powers Over US Arms Sales

A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill in the House that would effectively give Israel the power to veto US arms sales to countries in the Middle East. Since the UAE ...

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US Special Ops Using Secret Drone Missiles in Northwest Syria

Earlier this month, the US assassinated a leader of an al-Qaeda offshoot group in Syria’s Idlib Province, in the country’s northwest. The strike was carried out using a dro...

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Trump Admin Unilaterally Imposes UN Sanctions on Iran

On Friday, 18 September, professor Steve Cohen passed away in New York City and we, the "dissident" community of Americans standing for peace with Russia – and for peace with ...

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Boeing CEO Confident in Military Spending No Matter Who Wins November Election

Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that President Trump has approved of a plan to withdraw about 12,000 US troops from Germany, a move Trump directly tied to long-standing com...

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Remember When America Killed Moscow’s Soldiers

The New York Times published a story on Friday that said the National Intelligence Council recently produced a memo regarding allegations of Russian GRU agents paying bounties t...

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Remember America’s Great Kosovo Ally? Never Mind the War Crimes!

The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the National Security Agency “strongly dissented from other intelligence agencies’ assessment that Russia paid bounties fo...

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Netanyahu, Gantz At Odds Over Annexation Plans

The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the National Security Agency “strongly dissented from other intelligence agencies’ assessment that Russia paid bounties fo...

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The ‘New’ American Mercenary: A Pocket History

US-Russia arms control talks started in Vienna on Monday as the fate of the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers hangs in the balance. Russia has offered to e...

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Pandemic Brings US and Russia Closer Together and Washington Hawks Panic

With debate picking up for the US to pass another major emergency stimulus package for coronavirus, the Pentagon is lining up this time with the expectation that they will be in...

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White House Justifies Killing Soleimani for Past Actions, not Imminent Threats

In a vote of 55-45, the Senate passed the Iran War Powers Resolution on Thursday afternoon, setting out opposition to any unauthorized war with Iran, and instructing the preside...

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On November 27, US president Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.

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Saudi Bases and the Bin Ladens: A Love Story

The Pentagon intends to retain control of Syria’s oilfields going forward, and says they will repel anyone else trying to take that oil with “overwhelming force.” This has...

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Preliminary US-Taliban Deal Reached; 5,000 US Troops Would Leave Afghanistan in Five Months

US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad has reported that the US and Taliban have a peace deal “in principle” now, and that it is just pending approval from President Trump. The Afgh...

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