Terrorists granted paid accounts, blue checks on X: Report
Some U.S.-sanctioned groups associated with terrorist organizations were able to make money from the app, according to the Tech Transparency Project.
By Riley Ceder
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US shifts over $100M in military aid from Israel, Egypt to Lebanon
The Biden administration in its final days is trying to bolster a ceasefire agreement that it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.
US strikes Iran-backed militia strongholds in Iraq and Syria
The U.S. launched strike against Iranian military targets in Syria following a Friday attach in Iraq that killed one American.
Trump administration approves over $100M for Lebanon military
The aid is intended to help counter Iran’s influence in Lebanon, which is highlighted by the presence of the Iranian-supported Shiite Hezbollah movement in the government and the group’s militias.
US destroyer made ‘historic’ visit to Beirut as regional tensions mount
The port visit by the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ramage to Beirut was the first in 36 years.
By Shawn Snow
Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, US tensions
From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Keep those Iraq War notes handy: Small wars, not great power battles, still the most likely future fight
It is more likely the U.S. military will fight an insurgent or proxy force than face naval battles in the South China Sea or Russian armor in the Fulda Gap.
By Kyle Rempfer
Admiral: LCS will hunt drug smugglers
The LCS will pick up a mission held by Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates until 2015.
Trial: Losses from Iranian bombs echo in the lives of wounded troops, Gold Star families a decade later
If successful, the plaintiffs could be eligible for compensation from a fund for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
By Todd South
Trial: At each Iraq bomb blast site, a trail of evidence leads to Iran
If successful, plaintiffs could be eligible for financial compensation from a special fund for victims of terrorist attacks.
By Todd South
'We were gonna die together’: Trial testimony lays out years of work by Iran that led to deadly attacks on US troops in Iraq
The trial could make victims and their families eligible for compensation from a fund for terrorist victims.
By Todd South
McMaster to allies: Track your investments and stop funding Iran’s proxy militias
The White House national security advisor made an appeal to allies to look hard at who they’re doing business with and cut off funding that indirectly funds Hezbollah and other proxy militias that weaken Middle East nations to bolster Iranian influence.
By Jill Aitoro