Trump Appointees Kash Patel and Massad Boulos Are Not Neocons
Trump's picks for FBI director and Middle East adviser buck his trend of appointing superhawks.
Lebanon
Democratic Hubris Blows Up in Michigan
Democrats assumed they could campaign as neoconservatives while keeping Middle Eastern votes. They were wrong.
A Year of War in the Middle East Cost Americans Nearly $23 Billion
U.S. taxpayers are underwriting wars in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq.
U.S.-Funded Armies Fight Each Other In Lebanon
American taxpayers underwrite both the Israeli and Lebanese armies. Now they’re shooting at each other.
Did the Abraham Accords Pave the Way for Total War?
Many conservatives saw the Abraham Accords as a way to get U.S. forces out of the Middle East. Now the architect of the agreement is pushing for a regime change campaign in Lebanon—and maybe Iran.
Hezbollah's Leader Killed
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War Is a Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone
Washington risks Americans’ lives in wars of choice, then uses their deaths to justify more war.
Lebanon's Deadliest Day Since October
Plus: Lisbon's pro-natalism, COVID sex parties, raw milk, and more...
The Cutting Edge
Plus: The Federal Reserve cut interest rates, Congress still isn't cutting spending, and more....
Blowing Up
Plus: J.D. Vance's shifting views on mass deportations, federal bureaucrats steal Disney World tickets from homeless kids, and more...
Should Airliners Be Forced To Fly Through War Zones?
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D–N.Y.) claims that airlines are engaging in discrimination and enabling price gouging by canceling flights to the Middle East without government permission.
Israelis and Palestinians Found Common Ground at the DNC. Is That Enough?
Both Israeli hostage families and Palestinian Americans want the war to end with a prisoner exchange. But that isn’t moving Democratic policy.
Why Is the U.S. Military Buying Tinder Ads in Lebanon?
Uncle Sam is resorting to some unusual methods to support the Israeli war effort.
Will Biden Sleepwalk Into a War With Iran?
Israeli leaders have been betting on a U.S.-Iranian war for a while. After this week, it might be at their doorstep.
Will Biden Drag Americans Into a War in Lebanon?
As Israeli-Lebanese violence heats up, the Biden administration is quietly promising to get the United States involved.
The War on Terror Zombie Army Has Assembled
All of the unfinished U.S. conflicts in the Middle East are coming together into one big crisis for Biden.
UNICEF: Syria One of the Most Dangerous Places For Children — Syria News Roundup
Estimates that 5.5 million have been affected by the ongoing civil war
Trial of Hezbollah Members Accused of Assassinating Former Lebanon PM Rafik Hariri Opens
Defendants not present
Trial of Men Accused of Killing Former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri Begins at The Hague
The four men are being tried in absentia
Al Qaeda's Chief in Lebanon Dies While in Custody
Army general told the Associated Press Majid al-Majid died of kidney failure
Hezbollah Moving Long-Range Missile From Syria to Lebanon
According to Ronen Bergman, an Israeli national security analyst
Bombing in Hezbollah-Controlled Beirut Neighborhood Kills At Least Four
Sectarian violence on the rise in the city and the region
Former Lebanese Finance Minister, a Critic of Syria, Killed in Car Bombing in Beirut
Five others killed, 70 wounded
Blast Hits Beirut, Kills Former Minister
Conflict in neighboring Syria has worsen sectarian tensions in Lebanon
Tripoli, Lebanon Put Under Military Control
Attempt to halt violence between supporters and opponents of Syria's Assad
Hezbollah Leader Calls For Calm After Iran Embassy Attack in Beirut
Shiite group is allied with Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry Accuses Israel of Carrying Out Attack on Beirut Embassy
Despite the fact an Al Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for the attack
At Least 23 Killed By Blasts at Iranian Embassy in Beirut
Al Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility
Hezbollah Leader Vows To Keep Fighters in Syria To Support Assad
"As long as there are reasons for us to stay in Syria, we will stay there"
Lebanon Closer to War in Wake of Sunni Cleric's Assassination
Spill over from Syrian civil war intensifying tensions
Pro-Hezbollah Cleric Killed in Lebanon
Saadeddine Ghiyyeh was shot by gunmen on a motorbike
Israel Vows To Prevent Hezbollah From Getting Weapons After Syria Raid
Keeping an eye on spillover from war in Syria
Weapons Inspectors, Tasked With Overseeing Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons, Arrive in Beirut
From the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Lebanon Yet To Decide On Whether Polish Woman On Quest To Have Sex with 100,000 Men Should Get Visa
Despite the fact no visa application has been submitted
