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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]