The German government plans to make good on Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s promise to accelerate military spending in the face of the threat from Russia to its east, and will increase its military spending from €95 billion in 2025 to €162 billion by 2029.
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in an interview that Iran will likely be able to begin enriching uranium within a few months and said some of the nuclear infrastructure bombed by the U.S. is “still standing.”
Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, spoke with Tucker Carlson in March and was asked about the likelihood that Russia decides to roll over Ukraine and enter further into Europe.
Israeli troops positioned at humanitarian aid distribution centers across Gaza were ordered to shoot into crowds to disperse them, despite these individuals posing no threat to the soldiers, IDF officials told Haaretz in an illuminating exposé.
Adm. James Kilby, a senior U.S. military official, appeared in front of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing last week and said forces positioned to defend Israel from Iranian incoming during the 12-day war burned through an “alarming rate” of munitions—namely their Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors, which can cost up to $30 million each.
Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s extremist national security minister, posted on social media last week that Tel Aviv should end all humanitarian aid into Gaza because it grants “Hamas a lifeline” and a complete siege would “expedite” victory.
Palestinians on Sunday fled parts of Gaza City after being warned by the IDF that its “military operations” (massacre campaign) will intensify there so it can “destroy the capabilities of terrorist organizations.”
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei managed to avoid assassination and an immediate civil uprising after the recent war with Israel, which drew in the U.S., but weakness within the Iranian power structure became obvious during the 12-day fight, analysts said.
President Donald Trump posted on social media last week that the U.S. just “saved Israel” from Iran, and it is now time for Washington to save Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from his corruption cases, which could put him and his wife away for life.