#IRAQ News
Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired?
zerohedge.com Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, In October of 2023 in my article ‘It’s A Trap! The Wave Of…
Hamas slams US crackdown on pro-Palestinian college protests
newsweek.com A senior official of the Palestinian Hamas movement at war with Israel has expressed support for protests being staged in solidarity with Gaza at universities across the…
Binance Founder CZ Garners Family Support Amid Prison Term Woes
coingape.com has garnered support from his family members amid the upcoming prison sentence. According to Wu Blockchain, several significant family members of CZ, including his wife, two…
These Women Survived Genocide Only to Face Rejection at Home
newsweek.com Every April 24, Armenians the world over commemorate the genocide of 1915, perpetrated by the disintegrating Ottoman Empire in the lands of what is today Turkey. More than 1…
Cities' "Doom Loops" Are Even Worse Than You Imagined
zerohedge.com Cities' "Doom Loops" Are Even Worse Than You Imagined Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, This is why those who understand these dynamics are getting out,…
Lady Gabriella Kingston Reportedly Moved to Kensington Palace After the Death of Thomas Kingston
vanityfair.com On February 25, Lady Gabriella Kingston, a second cousin of King Charles III, lost her husband, Thomas Kingston, at the age of 45 to what a coroner called a “catastrophic…
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong on American Idiot‘s Impact: ‘It Changed Everything for Me’
billboard.com This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2004 Week continues here as we hear from an artist behind…
Ex-SEC Official Reacts To DOJ Seeking 3-Year Prison Term For Binance Founder CZ
coingape.com Former U.S. SEC official John Reed Stark recently took to a post on X, spotlighting the DOJ’s filing with the U.S. Federal Court in Seattle to seek a 36-month prison…
Explainer-How the West might use Russia's frozen reserves to help Ukraine
aol.com The G7 group of nations are looking to use nearly $300 billion worth of Russian financial assets frozen by sanctions since 2022 to help support Ukraine, but how it will be…
Mitch McConnell Points Finger At Tucker Carlson And Donald Trump For Delay In Ukraine Aid: 'Our Nominee For President Didn't Seem To Want Us To Do Anything At…
benzinga.com In recent developments, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has accused former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson and former President Donald Trump of delaying a…
Kim Jong Un's Sister Pledges To Build North Korea's 'Overwhelming' Military Power Amid Rising Regional Tensions
benzinga.com In a recent statement, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, announced that North Korea is committed to strengthening its military power to safeguard its…
Does the American army’s future lie in Europe or Asia?
economist.com THE YEAR 1973 was pivotal for America’s army. The force was battered and broken from Vietnam. In January the defence secretary announced the end of conscription; two months…
The world is in the midst of a city-building boom
economist.com Africa’s tallest building is rising under empty skies. Beneath the Iconic Tower in northern Egypt sits a city that officials expect to one day house 6.5m people. For now,…
Festival In Focus: Saudi Film Festival Director Ahmed Almulla Talks Underground Beginnings & Cinema Dreams As Event Marks 10th Anniversary
deadline.com Just over six years have passed since Saudi Arabia announced the lifting of its 35-year cinema ban as part of a strategy to open up the country and move its economy away…
Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?
nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. “Freedom flotilla” seems both a bit generic and neoliberal for an urgent sea-borne mission to bring food and supplies to starving people in Gaza. The anodyne name…
NATO's Never-Ending War: The 75-Year-Old Bully Is Faltering
zerohedge.com NATO's Never-Ending War: The 75-Year-Old Bully Is Faltering Authored by Ramzy Baroud via Counterpunch.org, The western discourse on the circumstances behind the creation of…
Syria's President Assad Confirms Rare Direct Talks With Washington
zerohedge.com Syria's President Assad Confirms Rare Direct Talks With Washington Via The Cradle Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told the Foreign Minister of the south Caucasus republic…
Iran-Linked Iraq Militia Says It Is Resuming Attacks On US Forces
zerohedge.com Iran-Linked Iraq Militia Says It Is Resuming Attacks On US Forces The prior period of constant attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria which corresponded with the opening…
Türkiye, Iraq, Qatar, UAE sign deal on Development Road project
dailysabah.com President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al Sudani on Monday oversaw the signing of a preliminary agreement between Türkiye, Iraq, Qatar and the…
Turkey may soon put its controversial Russian S-400 air defenses in operation
businessinsider.com Parts of a Russian S-400 missile-defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport, known as Akinci Air Base, near Ankara, Turkey in 2019. Turkish…
US to withdraw troops from Niger
semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Financial Times, Africa Defense Forum, and France 24 The News The U.S. will begin plans to withdraw its troops stationed in Niger,…
SNL sketch goes viral amid Columbia protests: 'Predicted the future'
newsweek.com A 2015 Saturday Night Live sketch about ISIS has gone viral after it was posted by a Rabbi who said it "predicted the future", and commenters have linked it to the ongoing…
Kurdish separatists and water issues loom large in long-awaited Erdogan visit to Iraq
seattletimes.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to make his first official visit to Iraq in more than a decade.
Gold prices slide as M.East fears ease, rate jitters persist
investing.com Investing.com-- Gold prices fell in Asian trade on Monday as waning concerns over a bigger war in the Middle East sapped safe haven demand for the yellow metal, while bets…
Asia stocks edge up, oil and gold retreat on tempered Mideast fears
investing.com Asian stocks recovered some losses on Monday and bond yields rose as fears of a wider Middle East conflict ebbed, with investors gravitating back towards riskier assets.…
Rockets fired from Iraq towards US military base in Syria, security sources say
investing.com At least five rockets were launched from Iraq's town of Zummar towards a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, two Iraqi security sources told Reuters. The…
Base of Iraqi military base struck, but by whom?
euronews.com One member of the anti-American Shiite militia group was killed in the attack and eight injured. It blames the US but Washington denies carrying it out. Iraqi authorities…
‘Environmental healing’: Syrians plant trees near oil-polluted rivers
euronews.com More than a decade of conflict has cost Syria at least 25 per cent of its forest coverage, while drought rages on. Oil slicks in the Khabur River in Syria, a major tributary…
The world isn’t as messed up as you might think
aol.com We live in perilous times, right? Wars threaten, chaos abounds, doom lurks... Actually, no. We live in more or less normal times, even if the daily news makes it seem like…
One dead as blast hits pro-Iran base in Iraq
youtube.com A member of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) was killed in a “bombing” of an Iraqi military base. Calso base 50km from ...
'New Axis of Evil' conflicts threaten US upheaval on eve of election
newsweek.com President Joe Biden is juggling significant conflicts worldwide as he tries to fight off a fierce challenge from former President Donald Trump, all the while trying to keep…
An explosion occurred at a military base in Iraq, reports say
businessinsider.com A group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel, on April 15, 2024. Fatemeh…
Iran-allied militia coalition claims its base in Iraq was hit by an airstrike
pbs.org BAGHDAD — An airstrike early Saturday hit a base used by the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-allied militias in Iraq, the group said in a statement. The…
Huge Blast Rocks Iraq Base Used By Iran-Linked Militias
zerohedge.com Huge Blast Rocks Iraq Base Used By Iran-Linked Militias Reuters is reporting a massive blast at an Iraqi base used by Iran-linked militias south of Baghdad in the overnight…
More than half of the US Air Force's B-2 stealth bombers just staged a mass fly-off
businessinsider.com B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing taxi on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 15, 2024. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class…
Not all traffic sources are created equal
simonowens.substack.com Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my media industry newsletter. If you've received it, then you either subscribed or someone forwarded it to you. If you fit into the…
Climate Worries Are Non-Credible, Luxury Beliefs That Harm Civilization Itself
zerohedge.com Climate Worries Are Non-Credible, Luxury Beliefs That Harm Civilization Itself Authored by Joakim Book via The Mises Institute, I live in a small village at the edge of…
Military briefing: the Israeli missiles used to strike Iran
ft.com Wreckage photographed in Iraq indicates how Israeli jets hit back at Tehran from afar
Netanyahu Is Caught Between Hitting Iran and Heeding Allies
youtube.com When Iraq fired dozens of Scud missiles on Israel in early 1991, the US implored then Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir not to respond. Shamir said he had to act. After days of…
This is America’s Most Lethal Sniper, Ever: The Top 25 Ranked
247wallst.com A sniper’s ability to eliminate far away targets while keeping their position concealed has played a significant role in military history. The term “sniper” began to be used…
Shipping industry urges UN to protect vessels after Iran’s seizure of container vessel
theglobeandmail.com Merchant ships and seafarers are increasingly in peril at sea as attacks escalate in the Middle East and the United Nations must do more to protect supply chains, the…
Apparent Israeli attack drones near Iranian base and nuclear site activates air defenses
pbs.org DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone attack on a major air base near the central city of Isfahan activated Iranian air defenses early Friday. The…
"Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth": Only Hamas Wants Bigger War As Iran, Israel Signal Strikes 'Done'
zerohedge.com "Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth": Only Hamas Wants Bigger War As Iran, Israel Signal Strikes 'Done' There has been no Iranian response against Israel for the overnight…
Iran, allies respond to Israel's "attack"
newsweek.com Iran and its Lebanese Hezbollah partners appear to be dismissing the significance of Israel's reported overnight strike on targets inside the country, as the world again…
Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base
asia.nikkei.com An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan, an…
Bitcoin Rally Looms: Anthony Scaramucci Sets Long-Term Target At $200,000
bitcoinist.com Cryptocurrency leader Bitcoin is in the limelight as Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital, makes a daring forecast, envisioning BTC to reach an astounding…
Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation
investing.com DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated…
US economist slams Bitcoin’s status as a safe haven amid geopolitical chaos
finbold.com As he continues to bash Bitcoin (BTC), the American economist and gold bug Peter Schiff has recently challenged the status of the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) asset…
Argentina Applies to Become a NATO “Global Partner” As Long-Time US Client State, Colombia, Eyes BRICS Membership
nakedcapitalism.com When it comes to foreign policy, Argentina’s Javier Milei government appears to have only one guiding principle: to align itself with the US and Israel as closely as…
The murky role of military contractors in war
theweek.com A US military contractor is in court this week over allegations of prisoner torture during the Iraq War. Three former inmates at the "infamous" Abu Ghraib prison near…
The End of the Electoral College Is Finally in Sight
newsweek.com Earlier this week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) decided not to veto an obscure law called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV), which calls for the state's 4…
Iran fires air defenses after spotting drones as reports of attack from Israel swirl
fortune.com Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, which were suspected to be part…
Iran fires at suspected Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base
asia.nikkei.com Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, which were suspected to be part…
Israel-Iran Conflict To Push Bitcoin (BTC) Price To Dips Below $60,000 Amid Geopolitical Tensions
coinpedia.org The post Israel-Iran Conflict To Push Bitcoin (BTC) Price To Dips Below $60,000 Amid Geopolitical Tensions appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News As tensions between…
Oil prices jump over 3%, near $90 on reports of explosions in Iran
investing.com Investing.com-- Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trade on Friday as tensions in the Middle East came back into focus after Iranian news agencies reported several explosions…
Iran fires air defense batteries near Isfahan after spotting drones
asia.nikkei.com Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible…
Iran fires air defense batteries as explosions heard near Isfahan
asia.nikkei.com Iran fired air defense batteries early Friday morning as explosions could be heard near a major air base near Isfahan, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike following…