Another fake UFO video hits the web: Aliens aboard US aircraft carriers?

Another fake UFO video hits the web: Aliens aboard US aircraft carriers?

A video allegedly showing a triangle shaped “UFO” parked on the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier supposedly operating in the Mediterranean has become the subject of extensive speculation on social media recently. The footage first surfaced in the tin-foil-hat-wearing corners of the internet before being picked up by Iranian media, and has since found […]

What Nuclear Deal? Iran develops new uranium enrichment process

What Nuclear Deal? Iran develops new uranium enrichment process

Iran is beginning the development of a new, more efficient method of enriching uranium in its nuclear facilities. According to Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, the agency is currently conducting preliminary testing and experimentation with a new process that would allow the production of 20 percent enriched uranium. […]

Hamas Offering $1 Million Dollar Bounty For Israeli Identities in Nov. Raid

Hamas Offering $1 Million Dollar Bounty For Israeli Identities in Nov. Raid

The botched special operation conducted by the Israelis in Gaza back in November was widely publicized at the time and spurred the response of Hamas, which launched nearly 500 rockets at Israel in the aftermath. It is proof, that even excellently produced plans, conducted by seasoned, tried and true professionals can go awry. Hamas is […]

Money over country: Israeli ex-minister jailed for spying for Iran

Money over country: Israeli ex-minister jailed for spying for Iran

The Israeli Justice Ministry has announced that Gonen Segev, a former energy minister, who was caught spying for Iran, will serve 11 years behind bars in exchange for a guilty plea. Last June, Segev, who served as Israel’s Energy Minister from 1995 to 1996, was arrested by the Shin Bet internal security service after suspicions […]

Breaking: SAS operators wounded in Syria, at least one in critical condition

Breaking: SAS operators wounded in Syria, at least one in critical condition

Two Special Air Service (SAS) troopers were seriously injured during an Islamic State (ISIS) missile attack in an undisclosed location in eastern Syria. At least one Kurdish fighter was killed in the attack. The special operators were attached to Kurdish forces, providing their partners with essential joint terminal attack control (JTAC) capabilities—that is, coordinating airstrikes. […]

Hubris or rehearsal? Iran to deploy naval task force close to the US

Hubris or rehearsal? Iran to deploy naval task force close to the US

The Iranian government has announced its intention to deploy a naval task force in the Atlantic Ocean in the next few months. The decision is intended as a response to American and Western belligerence in the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf. According to the IRNA state news agency, the naval flotilla will depart for […]

Like it or not, Trump got it right on Syria

Like it or not, Trump got it right on Syria

In 2013 MSNBC host Rachel Maddow authored a book titled “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power.”  The book explores America’s steady march towards perpetual war, one that has echoes of George Orwell’s famous novel 1984 in which propagandized citizens recite that, “we are war with Eurasia, we have always been at war with Eurasia.”  […]

Turkey puts pressure on US to extend Iranian oil waiver as operations in Syria ramp up

Turkey puts pressure on US to extend Iranian oil waiver as operations in Syria ramp up

With operations in Syria ramping up, Turkey’s Trade Minister, Ruhsar Pekcan, told reporters on Thursday that she expected the United States to extend the current waiver which allows the country to buy Iran’s crude oil. In November, the US placed sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, but granted several exemptions to the Gulf state’s biggest customers, allowing […]

Mission Accomplished 2 for US SOF? No Easy Answers in Syria

Mission Accomplished 2 for US SOF? No Easy Answers in Syria

President Trump ruffled quite a few feathers both here in the United States and abroad when he tweeted out a few days ago that our troops were being pulled out of Syria. The President said, “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,” which he said during […]