Trump Warns Europeans Not to Defy US Sanctions Against Iran
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — With reports that the European Union is close to establishing its trade vehicle for facilitating trade with Iran, the Trump Administration…
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White House Won’t Rule Out Attacking Venezuela Militarily
By Jason Ditz While the indications are that the immediate US efforts on trying to impose regime change in Venezuela will be mostly economic, the…
US Releases American Journalist After 10-Day Detention Without Charges
By Jason Ditz 10 days ago, US citizen Marzieh Hashemi was arrested at the St. Louis Lambert Airport, and transferred into FBI custody. On Wednesday, she…
Israel Destroyed Eight Syrian Military Targets, Killed at Least 11 Troops
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Despite claiming that their Sunday night airstrikes against Syria were exclusively targeting Iran’s Quds Force, Israeli airstrikes against Syria appear to have…
American Anchor for Iran’s PressTV Still Jailed Without Charge
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — It took a solid week after her detention in St. Louis, but Marzieh Hashemi, an anchor for Iran’s PressTV and an…
“Star Wars” Returns: US Military to Develop Space-Based Missile Defense System
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — In what looks to be a highly ambitious and even more highly cost-prohibitive scheme, President Trump has announced his intention to greatly…
US Rejects Russian Offer, Will Pull Out of Nuclear Forces Treaty
By Jason Ditz Initially ratified in 1987, the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), which famously kept all nuclear missiles out of Europe for decades, is…
US Approves Missile Defense Upgrades for Saudi Arabia Despite Khashoggi Outrage
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Anger at the Saudi government’s murder of Jamal Khashoggi had many in the US Congress saying that they intend to limit arms…
Majority of Americans Back Trump’s Drawdowns in Syria, Afghanistan
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — In the weeks since the White House announced an upcoming withdrawal from Syria, media coverage and comments from lawmakers on the matter…
US Airstrikes Kill 62 People in Coastal Somali Town
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Over the weekend, US warplanes carried out at least six airstrikes against the coastal town of Gandarsh, Somalia. US African Command (AFRICOM) says…
Trump Says US Military Spending Is “Crazy” High — Then Calls for Billions More
By Jason Ditz Trump backs away from calling spending levels ‘crazy’ a week ago. (ANTIWAR.COM) On Monday, President Trump seemed to be positioning himself against Pentagon…
At Least 206 Civilians Killed in November by US Airstrikes in Syria
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has issued a new report over the weekend summarizing the massive civilian death toll of US-led…
Pentagon Fails Its First-Ever Official Audit
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — After generations of being a black hole down which money goes, never to return, a team of 1,200 auditors tried to give…
US Ends Refueling of Saudi Coalition Aircraft in Yemen Conflict
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — One of the most visible aspects of direct US involvement in the Saudi invasion of Yemen, mid-air refueling of Saudi warplanes bombing the…