Iran war live: Tehran says Netanyahu seeks more war; Yemen fighting flares
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks more war before elections.
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Clarence Seedorf calls out genocide in first Corinthians press conference
Clarence Seedorf says football must be kept in perspective while genocides and conflicts continue around the world.
Russia’s war on Ukraine ‘must be brought to an end’, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine's president says communication between Washington and Kyiv 'virtually nonstop', despite a spat with Trump.
Residents recount drone strikes in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region
In Adigrat, a city close to the Eritrean border, residents recall recent drone strikes by Ethiopian forces
‘Hybrid warfare’: Taiwan drives away 16 Chinese ships
China is ramping up its presence around Taiwan, in a pattern that Taipei said is designed to 'alter the status quo'.
Trump Turns to Putin as Interests Align, Iran Forces Oil and Inflation up, Anasrallah Strikes Aramco
War Brief: Episode 5
President Apocalypse
While Trump campaigns for a Nobel Peace Prize, his war on humanity’s only home continues unabated. The post President Apocalypse appeared first on The Intercept .
Reject: Trump’s Latest Attempt to Be the King
No person claiming to be President of the United States is a king, whose diktats shall be obeyed. Trump cannot declare law shall be disregarded. This is an open thread. The post Reject: Trump’s Latest Attempt to Be the King appeared first…
Colombia’s President Wants US Boots on the Ground
Far-right Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella seeks the return of the disastrous Plan Colombia, this time inviting US troops for joint operations, per Pete Hegseth. The opposition says it’s a violation of Colombians’ rights.
The Left Needs an Answer to the Center’s New Cold War Program
Centrist Democrats like potential 2028 presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel are presenting heightened great-power rivalry as the path to US national renewal. Socialists need to articulate an alternative to their New Cold War fantasies.
Dems Have an Opportunity to Force an End to the Iran War. Will They Take It?
With Democrats campaigning on ending the war, advocates want them to put their money where their mouth is and risk a lame-duck shutdown. The post Dems Have an Opportunity to Force an End to the Iran War. Will They Take It? appeared first…
An Underwater Shadow War Is Raging
A new book examines a hugely consequential conflict happening mostly out of sight.
Sending Syrian Soldiers to Yemen Would Be a Mistake
Washington and Riyadh risk sacrificing Syrian stability by pressuring Damascus to join their war.
Voters more worried about Iran war than immigration or crime: polls
As election day nears, two new polls show the Iran war has emerged as one of the most important issues shaping voters’ midterm decisions. National polls from Fox News and The Associated Press-NORC place the war behind only economy-related…
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Europeans shouldn't throw out the truck with the diesel deal
As the U.S. midterms approach, headlines regarding the Ukraine war are emerging at breakneck pace. But amid the noise and recurring outrage, the fundamental dilemma has not changed: how can the United States build up a self-sustaining…
IMF-World Bank meetings juggle equal parts relief, dread
The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are being held in Bangkok this year against a backdrop of equal parts relief and dread. In her curtain-raising speech, IMF head Kristalina Georgieva said the global…
A Tale of Two Elon Musk Fights
Musk and his Starlink internet service face geopolitical pressures in Ukraine and India.
Encircled by War, Yemen's Taiz Residents Brace for Fighting and a Renewed Siege
Ansarallah now controls all entry points to Taiz, tightening a siege on Yemen’s third largest city and causing skyrocketing fuel prices, food shortages, and panic among residents.
Turkey Risks Being Drawn Into Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen
Ankara’s new defense pact with Riyadh risks drawing Turkey into the war in Yemen. The country’s past experience offers a grim reminder of how ordinary Turks pay for such entanglements.
Displaced Civilians Sifting for Gold in Sudan Killed in Bloody Drone Strike
The Rapid Support Forces were accused of the attack, which killed over 30 children, women, and elders.
Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks of Hosting U.S. Military Bases?
Since the end of World War II, the United States has maintained hundreds of military installations abroad. While U.S. forces have faced some objections to their presence, many allies and partners have seen U.S. bases and other facilities…
The $430 Million War Against Taxing The Rich
Ultrawealthy donors have spent nearly half a billion dollars trying to convince voters to keep their taxes low via the ballot this November.
Ukraine resumes Russian refinery strikes; U.S. sends troops to Latin America; EU-Gulf summit postponed amid Saudi airport strikes
Drop Site Daily: October 15, 2026
Data Centers Are War Targets Now
"Why have we gotten to the point where we have permitted militaries of various states to use civilian commercial data centers for their military purposes?"
Golden Dome Is Technologically and Financially Infeasible
For as long as nuclear-armed, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles have existed, strategists and engineers have pursued a seductive idea: a shield effective enough to diminish — or even block — a…
How Sudan Became a Laboratory for Drone Warfare, Thanks to Abu Dhabi
In June 2026, I visited Khartoum, my hometown, for the first time since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. I left the city to seek safety with my family after the war spread into civilian neighborhoods. I never imagined I would…
By pursuing a big 'win' in Iran, Trump is destined to lose
President Donald Trump, seeing the success of the U.S. Navy’s operation in the Strait of Hormuz in blocking most of Iran’s imports and oil exports while restoring some of the non-Iranian oil trade through the strait, evidently does not…
The Paradox of Victory: When Winning in Ukraine Raises the Nuclear Stakes
In 2022, Jeremy Shapiro warned in “We Are on a Path to Nuclear War” that the war between Russia and Ukraine was heading toward nuclear escalation. Four years into the war, we asked him to revisit that argument.Image: Vyacheslav Argenberg…
Republicans say they don't like the war but not how they'll stop it
The Iran war was a central point of tension in Senate debates Tuesday night. As the issue becomes harder to avoid, Republican candidates in Iowa and Maine have signaled a break with President Donald Trump and his war. Now, they are being…
Why Trump is likely to join Saudi war against Houthis
For myriad obvious reasons, President Donald Trump has so far resisted calls from Saudi Arabia to assist in its fight with the Houthis, even as the militant group has been striking — literally — at the heart of the Kingdom's oil and…
Abdulrahman Alfozan Was Allegedly Snooping While the Houthis Invaded
The alleged snooping by a Saudi national on a key conference room at OpenAI started during the period when Trump was blowing off Mohammed bin Salman's requests for help with the Houthi strikes on the Kingdom. The post Abdulrahman Alfozan…
High on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs
On Friday, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos wrote to the U.N. Security Council, citing Article 51 of the U.N. Charter, to say Eritrean troops had advanced up to 38 miles into Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and that Ethiopia…
Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' is more fragile than it seems
President Donald Trump likes to say he is " nine for nine " with the candidates he has backed in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Brazil's Oct. 25 runoff could make it ten. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro led the first round on Oct. 4, and…
Destruction of Gaza Court System Strips Women of Their Rights
As they struggle to survive a genocide, Palestinian women in Gaza face seemingly insurmountable legal and bureaucratic obstacles to secure rights to inheritance, divorce, alimony, property and more.
Doubts Grow Over the Terms of Ukraine’s European Union Accession
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each week, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media…
Ansarallah threatens to strike Aramco; Elon Musk pours $276 million into midterms; Russia violated Trump’s “energy ceasefire,” Zelenskyy says
Drop Site Daily: October 13, 2026
Building an Arsenal That Survives the Tenth Salvo
America faces a well-defined industrial base problem. Whether it’s a hypothetical Taiwan invasion wargame run two dozen times, the current Iranian conflict, or the Russo-Ukrainian War, the same result repeats: Magazines of key weapons such…
EU Blacklists Nearly 1,600 in Russian Defense Firms and Executives
The EU’s largest-ever round of sanctions listings targets key suppliers of components used in Russian weapons, particularly ballistic missiles deployed against Ukraine.
Trump’s Tough Week, Ansarallah Advances Again, Iran Tightens Control on Strait Of Hormuz
War Brief: Episode 4
A Chinese Auto Giant Sponsors Portugal's National Football Team. Its Trucks Are Used by Russia to Attack Ukraine.
The Portuguese Football Federations said its sponsorship deal with China’s Changan Automobile went through a “tight” compliance process. Reporters found that the Russian military uses Changan trucks to launch drone strikes against Ukraine.
Pentagon Finally Counts an Iran War Death — Six Months Late
After months of questions from The Intercept, the U.S. military finally acknowledged the March death of Maj. Sorffly Davius. The post Pentagon Finally Counts an Iran War Death — Six Months Late appeared first on The Intercept .
Drones and Death: Families Reel from the UAE’s “Catastrophic” Strikes in War on ISIS
A little-known UAE military base is fueling a drone war in the Al-Miskaad mountains.
Where Are the Iran War Protests?
Despite a wildly unpopular war with Iran, a mass protest movement for peace hasn’t materialized — at least in the ways we’ve been taught to recognize. The post Where Are the Iran War Protests? appeared first on The Intercept .
Montenegro Arrests then Expels Russian 'Rybar' Network Leader, Associates
Montenegrin authorities crack down on the pro-war Telegram channel over "hybrid warfare" fears, confiscating drones and digital equipment while ordering the deportation of five Russian nationals.
Kidnappings and Home Invasions Soar as French Syndicates Extort Crypto
French authorities have recorded 77 violent incidents targeting cryptocurrency holders so far in 2026, surpassing the total for all of last year. Prosecutors say increasingly organized networks are recruiting young operatives online to…
IKEA Stopped Selling in Russia. But its Former Belarusian Supplier Filled the Gap — With Strikingly Similar Furniture
Following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, IKEA pulled out of Russia, as well as Belarus where it had sourced some furniture. The Belarusian factory stopped supplying IKEA, but kept making similar products for export to Russia. One Russian…
14-Year-Old Girl Riding Home on a School Bus Killed by Saudi Coalition Strike in Yemen
Yemen’s civil war between Ansarallah and a Saudi-backed coalition has reignited across the country.
Noura Erakat on Three Years of Genocide and the Board of Peace's "New World Order"
Three years into Israel's genocide in Gaza, Palestinian human rights lawyer and legal scholar Noura Erakat argues that Donald Trump's Board of Peace is about more than Gaza: it's a blueprint for a new world order.
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