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US Considers Diverting Military Aid for Ukraine for Use in the War With Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Washington Post reported on Thursday that the Pentagon was considering diverting military aid meant for Ukraine to the Middle East for use in the US-Israeli war against Iran, as the US military continues depleting its stockpiles of air defenses and other munitions in the conflict. Since last summer, the US has…
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Report: US Preparing for Ground Troops in Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon is developing options for a potential major escalation against Iran that could involve ground troops and an intensified bombing campaign, Axios reported on Thursday. US officials and other sources speaking to Axios reporter Barak Ravid, a former IDF intelligence officer, described the potential escalation as a “final blow” that would…
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Trump Again Says He’s Delaying Attacks To Destroy Iran’s Power Plants
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Thursday again said he was delaying his plan to order major strikes on Iran’s power plants, claiming that negotiations with Iran were going well despite Tehran’s continued insistence that talks with the US aren’t even happening. “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent…
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Jewish Bomb Plot Foiled by NYPD Undercover Operation
(Headline USA) A man accused of planning to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist has been arrested following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, officials said Friday. The target of the plot was Nerdeen Kiswani, who frequently leads protests in New York against Israel and the war…
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Gold Pullback Sparks Debate as War Narrative Dominates Markets
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with renowned precious metals analyst Jeff Clark to unpack the sharp pullback in gold prices and the dominant narratives driving market sentiment. As of their Thursday afternoon recording, gold had declined again, with many analysts attributing the weakness to…
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Ex-Biden Staffer Charged for Girlfriend’s Death
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Biden orbit has been rocked by yet another murder scandal, this one allegedly involving a former White House staffer. Nation Wood, a 22-year-old member of former President Joe Biden’s “advance” team, faces murder charges in connection with the shooting death of his 22-year-old girlfriend, Samantha Emge. An advance team typically oversees…
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Today: Ethics Hearing for Democrat Congresswoman Who Stole Public Funds
(Headline USA) The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing today at 2 p.m. into alleged ethics violations committed by Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, pushing into the open a yearslong investigation into how she funded her political rise. The two-term congresswoman is facing numerous ethics charges, including failing to follow campaign finance…
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5 years in, Operation Lone Star Seizes 870 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Five years into Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star officers have seized a record amount of illicit drugs. Gov. Greg Abbott first launched OLS on March 4, 2021, in response to an unprecedented number of illegal border crossers and crime within the first year of the Biden administration. From…
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Iran Threatens to Close Red Sea to Shipping in Response to Invasion
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) If the US invades Iran, Tehran will act through its allies in Yemen to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. “If the enemy wants to take action on land in the Iranian islands or anywhere else in our lands or to inflict costs…
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India Increasingly Using Dollar Alternatives for Oil Purchases
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) India is increasingly bypassing the U.S. dollar in oil transactions. The U.S. granted India a waiver to purchase Russian oil despite ongoing sanctions, as the Iran war squeezes global crude supplies. However, the waiver expires on April 11. According to a Bloomberg report, Russian refiners are seeking “more durable arrangements” and alternative…
