Iran attacks ratchet up Middle East conflict: 5 takeaways
The Middle East has become a powder keg after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel on Wednesday, with the US vowing “grave consequences” for the action. There were no immediate casualties in Israel, and U.S. officials said most of the missiles aimed at Israel and the U.S. Navy ships that took part in repelling […]
Pentagon Rushes More Air, Land, and Sea Military Assets to Middle East
US coalition forces move into the Middle East to thwart an Iranian response, as Israel intensifies air operations against Hezbollah and launches ground operations in southern Lebanon to dismantle terrorist outposts threatening Israeli communities. U.S. and Israeli officials said the plane was being rushed to the United States. Monday. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said the […]
Bitcoin Price Drops Sharply as 'Uptober' Begins With Mass Liquidations and Middle East Tensions – Decrypt
Bitcoin prices plunged on Tuesday morning, the first day of the month that was historically expected to bring profits to traders. According to CoinGecko, the price of the largest digital asset is now $62,798, after falling as low as $62,633. It is down nearly 2% in 24 hours. US stocks too experienced a sharp decline […]
Biden Confuses Israeli Strikes in Yemen with East Coast Port Strike
President Joe Biden on Sunday confused Israel's offensive against the Houthis in Yemen with the ongoing attack on East Coast ports. After returning from a weekend in Rehoboth Beach, a reporter asked him, “Do you have any comments to make about the strikes in Yemen, Mr. President?” “I've talked to both sides. They have to […]
How Hassan Nasrallah’s death affects the US and Middle East policy
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah died. What does this mean for the Middle East, US foreign policy, Iran, and Israel? The answers can be categorized according to the interrelated dynamics of regional geopolitics, US interests, and the domestic politics of the US, Iran, and Israel. From a regional geopolitical perspective, conservative Sunnis are likely to praise […]
Hurricane recovery, intensifying Middle East conflict, & more| LiveNOW from FOX
Recovery continues after Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern portion of the United States. Around 60 people are dead, and … source
Dockworkers go on strike at East and Gulf Coast ports
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross responded to shippers making counteroffers to the ILA on Craman Countdown. Longshoremen who formed a union Strikes were held early Tuesday at 36 ports on the Eastern and Gulf Coasts as negotiations over new contracts with groups representing port employers stalled. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents […]
Pentagon sending thousands of more troops to the Middle East as Israel begins ground invasion of Lebanon
The US will send thousands more troops to the Middle East, the Pentagon announced on Monday, as Israel launches a “ground raid” into Lebanon targeting Hezbollah terrorists. of “Thousands” The additional troops will bring the total number of U.S. troops stationed at bases in Iraq, Syria, Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries to about 43,000. […]
Pentagon sending US troops to Middle East day after Biden said no combat troops
A day after President Biden vowed not to send combat troops to the region, the Pentagon announced Monday that it would send “thousands” of U.S. military personnel to the region to support Air Force squadrons. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said in a briefing with reporters on Monday that the United States would send “thousands” of […]
Upper East Side doorman reveals he knows New Yorkers secrets
When Park Avenue doorman Stephen Bruno was sorting through the building's mail and found an envelope with sexually suggestive drawings on it, he and his co-workers wondered who it was addressed to. I knew right away that it was. “I don't need to see the name, because I know who it is,” he told the […]