Author: Timothy Nerozzi
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Trump and Mark Rutte share awkward moment at summit as NATO chief calls him ‘daddy’
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte cannot stop heaping praise on President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The two appeared at a press event on Tuesday for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit currently underway at the Hague in the Netherlands. During their comments, Trump referred to the recent ceasefire established between Israel and Iran following U.S.…
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Iran insists it has upper hand despite bombings and existential threat to regime
Iranian leaders want the world to believe they are willing and capable of unleashing historic levels of violence in response to ongoing Israeli airstrikes, but their actions are not living up to their rhetoric. Perhaps the most obvious lack of follow-through occurred Tuesday, when Iranian state media warned that, overnight, “a great surprise will occur,…
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Israel says Iran’s internal security HQ destroyed, latest step towards forcing regime change
The Israeli military destroyed Iran’s internal security headquarters overnight in a strike. The command center was a significant target for Israel, which is seeking to decimate Iranian military and law enforcement authorities and generate domestic unrest. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz boasted of the bombing on social media Wednesday, comparing it to “a tornado [passing]…
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Israel kills Iranian military chief just days after assassinating his predecessor
Ali Shadmani, perhaps the most senior military leader in Iran’s now-decapitated armed forces, was reportedly assassinated just days into taking his position. The Israel Defense Forces announced early Tuesday morning that it eliminated Shadmani via an “IAF strike in central Tehran, following precise intelligence.” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei installed Shadmani as leader of the…
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Russia offers to take enriched uranium from Iranian nuclear facilities
Russia is pushing itself as a candidate to hold Iran’s enriched uranium in hypothetical peace arrangements with Israel. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov offered last week to provide “services” for the “export of excess nuclear material produced by Iran” to aid a larger “negotiation process” to de-escalate the region. Peskov reiterated the offer on Monday as…
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AfD persists through German officials’ attempts to quash rising popularity
When the Christian Democratic Union won the German parliamentary elections in February, it was far from a reassuring victory. The Alternative for Germany, the nation’s most prominent right-wing political party, had ridden a wave of resentment against establishment immigration policy and anti-nationalism to secure a stunning second place finish. CDU leader Friedrich Merz — now…
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How Israel launched strikes on Iran from secret base within nation’s borders
The Israel Defense Forces and Mossad claim to have launched their devastating strike on Iran from a secret base constructed within the Islamic Republic’s own borders. Iran was devastated by a surprise attack, dubbed “Rising Lion,” in the early hours of June 13, as Israeli weapons targeted nuclear facilities, military command centers, and missile sites.…
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South Korea seeking Chinese help improving ties with North Korea
President Lee Jae-myung is taking action to ease tensions between South Korea and the People’s Republic of China, hoping to enlist the regional power’s help improving relations with the regime to their north. Lee made this goal explicit during his phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, in which he called on the…
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Netanyahu survives opposition attempt to wedge ultra-Orthodox in confidence vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu survived yet another attempt to vote his government out of power, despite the opposition’s best attempts to activate the country’s religious communities against him. The bill, which would have dissolved the Knesset and called for new elections, was defeated on Thursday with 61 out of the 120 lawmakers voting against.…
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US veterans group aids Peruvian bust of international human trafficking ring
EXCLUSIVE — Violent gang members linked to the international crime syndicate Tren de Aragua were swept up by Peruvian law enforcement during a human trafficking sting in northern Lima this past weekend. Behind the scenes, Aerial Recovery, a U.S. nonprofit organization mobilizing military veterans, was helping empower the teams and ensure the victims received necessary…

