Pentagon accused of hiding US losses as casualty count in war with Iran hits 13,000; US soldiers flee bases in the Gulf to hide in hotels and offices
US Central Command or CENTCOM, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, appears to be engaged in what a defence official called a “casualty cover-up,” offering The Intercept low-ball and outdated figures and failing to provide clarifications on military deaths and injuries.
Collateral damage: How mere suspicions led to 12-day Israel-Iran war with US in supporting cast role
The Israeli attacks in June came after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report accusing Iran of enriching uranium to near weapons grade levels, and one day before the IAEA declared that Iran was not complying with its nuclear safeguards obligations.
Trump administration rounds up, arrests Iranian immigrants in unprecedented deportation drive
The US Border Patrol arrested Iranians 1,700 times at the Mexican border from October 2021 through November 2024, according to the most recent public data available. The Homeland Security Department reported that about 600 Iranians overstayed visas as business or exchange visitors, tourists and students in the 12-month period through September 2023, the most recent data reports.
Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Khamenei keeps off funerals of commanders and scientists killed by Israel
In attendance were President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior figures including Ali Shamkhani, who was seriously wounded during the conflict and is an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as Khamenei’s son Mojtaba.
What next for Iran after choreographed Israel-US battering that neutralised its nuclear arsenal?
Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance,” a group of allied countries and militias in the Mideast, has been mauled by the Israelis since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack. Foreign support Tehran may have expected from China and Russia never materialised.
US president says Iran’s key nuclear sites ‘obliterated’ by American bombers, Tehran refutes claim
Donald Trump said US forces struck Iran’s three principal nuclear sites: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. He told Fox News’ Sean Hannity show that six bunker-buster bombs were dropped on Fordow, while 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired against other nuclear sites.
US strikes Iranian nuclear sites as Trump ignites debate on presidential authority, wins Republican praise
Democrats, and a few Republicans, said the strikes were unconstitutional, and demanded more information in a classified setting. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said that he received only a “perfunctory notification” without any details, according to a spokesperson.
Israel destroys Iranian nuclear research facility in attacks it says killed military generals
Iran launched a new wave of drones and missiles at Israel but there were no immediate reports of significant damage, and the Israeli official called it a “small barrage” that was largely intercepted by Israel’s defenses.
Buried faith: Temple beneath the mosque and why Jews could not establish State of Israel in western Kenya
What was in the nineteenth century the Luhyia Kingdom (also known as Wanga Kingdom) had been carved out for Jews, but this was not to be as resettling in western Kenya would have meant the community that is believed the descendants of Jesus Christ being stripped of their spiritual, cultural and biological attachment to their motherland.
Netanyahu says fall of Iran’s leadership will be a consequence of attacks, not main target of Israel
Military analysts believe Israel might need the help of US military bunker-busting bombs to destroy the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, the crown jewel of Iran’s nuclear programme buried beneath a mountain near the city of Qom.
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