President Donald Trump’s inability to achieve a decisive victory against Iran has resulted in the U.S. military losing credibility with adversaries, including Russia and China, who see new limits on the Pentagon’s ability to project strength, according to a report in The New York Times.
Israel killed at least 73,356 Palestinians in strikes across Gaza since the genocidal war began in October 2023.
Authorities in London arrested dozens of people who came out in support last week of Palestine Action, a protest group that has been designated a terrorist organization in the country, which is seen by many as an effort to crush any criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Taawon, a non-profit that focuses on Palestinians, said last week that Israel has left nearly 60,000 children inside Gaza orphaned, impacting about 6 percent of children inside the enclave.
Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, bragged to reporters last week that the IDF destroyed 24 villages in southern Lebanon after accusing residents of assisting Hezbollah fighters, according to The Times of Israel.
The Iran War has benefited top energy companies in the West because of the surge in prices due to Iran’s ability to essentially close the Strait of Hormuz and threaten energy production in the Middle East region.
President Donald Trump told reporters last week that he has prepared to order “strong military action” against Iran if there is no deal to end the war.
President Donald Trump said in an interview last week that the Iranians were in for a “beating” after reports emerged that Tehran launched strikes on U.S. bases in the Middle East region.
Despite President Donald Trump’s claim earlier in the war that the Iranian military has been defeated, Tehran has shown a keen ability to carry out effective strikes on U.S. positions across the Middle East and has proven that its military is still a significant opponent.
President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One late Sunday that the strikes on Iran that he called off would have been the biggest the world has seen since WW II.