After a Year in Detention, Israel Finally Releases Captured Syrians

Israel raids southwest Syria several times a day at this point, with the operations growing in scale. Detentions are still comparatively rare, and oftentimes detained civilians are released within hou...

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One Killed, 11 Wounded in Southern Lebanon as Israel Attacks Prayer Hall

As the Rome talks stall between Israel and Lebanon, the IDF looks to be scaling up their operations within occupied southern Lebanon, leading to new civilian casualties as well as an incident in which...

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John Mearsheimer on Antiwar.com’s Fight To Challenge the Iran War Propaganda

The U.S. government continues to demonstrate its knack for pursuing remarkably foolish foreign policies that have terrible consequences. Many thought that President Trump was going to rectify this pro...

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Razed Villages, New Construction Point to Israeli Designs on Prolonged Lebanon Occupation

As the seventh round of US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks gets underway, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has a new overview of the extent of the Israeli military occupation of southern Lebanon, and details s...

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The Militarized Insanity of This American Moment

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. There’s so much militarized crazy in America today that it’s entirely overwhelming. Here’s a “top ten” list: 1. The illegal and unconstitutio...

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Ron Paul asks: After Trump, Who Will Trust the US Anymore?

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump's disastrous war on Iran has harmed and will continue to harm the US and US interests overseas. But the reputational damage of duplicity in negotiat...

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John Mearsheimer: Trump Must Admit Defeat in Iran

From John Mearsheimer's new YouTube channel: In today’s video I’ll explain why I believe a US victory is not possible and why the longer Trump waits to cut a deal with Iran, the worse the outcome for ...

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Israel ‘Destroying Crucial Evidence of Genocide’ in Gaza: Monitor

A new report published Monday details how Israeli soldiers and civilian contractors are systematically removing potential proof of genocide from the Gaza Strip, an apparent violation of an order issue...

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Ron Paul: Iran War Sinking Republicans Ahead of Midterms

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Just 90 days before the US midterm elections, the rising unpopularity of the Iran war threatens to sink Republican hopes of holding the House and Senate. While Cong...

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Israel Launches More Southwest Syria Incursions, Establishes More Checkpoints

The escalated infiltrations into southwest Syria from Israeli military forces continued apace on Monday, with forces advancing into both the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates and establishing multiple t...

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Ahead of Seventh Round of Lebanon Talks, Israel Demands Hezbollah Cede Strategic Ridge

The seventh round of US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks are about to begin in Rome, and despite how little has actually been accomplished Lebanese officials are reportedly optimistic that Tuesday’s talk...

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Israel Steps Up Southwest Syria Operations, Establishes New Checkpoints

Israeli forces entered the Quneitra Governorate again on Sunday and established and set up a new military checkpoint along the road near al-Rafid, in the southern part of that governorate, in southwes...

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Israel Claims Three Hezbollah Killed in Attack as Lebanon Destruction Continues

Israel continued its offensives in southern Lebanon over the weekend, including operations around Beaufort Castle, which they presently occupy. The IDF reported that those operations involved an attac...

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John Mearsheimer On Propaganda

Reprinted from John's Substack: On 30 July 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s popular podcast. Amazingly, we hardly talked about Iran, despite the fact it looked at the time like President Trump was about ...

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Ron Paul on Trump’s CENTCOM Chief saying: ‘Give Me Two (More) Weeks To Win the Iran War!’

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Five months of on and off US bombing of Iran has left the US in a worse position than when the war began. Iran now controls the Strait of Hormuz. Most if not all US...

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Amnesty Warns India Risks Complicity in Gaza Genocide by Selling Arms to Israel

Continued weapons exports to Israel could make India, members of its far-right government, and the country’s arms firms complicit in the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, an investigation publ...

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Two More Israeli Soldiers Kill Themselves Amid Crisis Driven by Horrors of Genocide

Two more Israeli soldiers killed themselves over the past two days, bringing renewed scrutiny to what experts say is a worsening mental health emergency inside the Israel Defense Forces during 33 mont...

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Israel Accuses Hezbollah of ‘Ceasefire Violation’ Despite Continued IDF Occupation and Attacks

An explosive drone believed to belong to Hezbollah attacked an unmanned, armored Israeli bulldozer overnight, and while there were no casualties in the incident, Israeli officials are denouncing the i...

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John Mearsheimer on The Disaster That Keeps on Giving

Reprinted from John's Substack: On 28 July 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with Judge Napolitano about the multi-dimensional war in Iran. We talked about the weak hand Prime Minister Netanyah...

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John Kiriakou Has a Podcast!

John Kiriakou is an American Hero. Kiriakou joined the CIA in 1990 and became a Middle East analyst focusing on Iraq. Later, he became a counter-terrorism operating officer working in Greece, and afte...

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Scott Horton: Crazy New Gambit To Make Ukraine and Iran One Big World War

On Tuesday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky came to Washington promising to show the U.S. president “evidence” that Russia was helping Iran target U.S. military bases and other assets in the Mi...

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Drone Strikes Pound Southern Lebanon Apartment Building as Israeli Demolitions Continue

Israeli drones carried out multiple strikes against an apartment complex in the city of Nabatieh al-Fawqa today, doing substantial damage and setting fire to the building. Exact number of casualties h...

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‘Lindsey Liked War’: Trump Laughs Off Graham’s Giddiness Over Iran Onslaught

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday recalled Lindsey Graham’s warmongering ways ahead of the late Republican senator’s funeral, while once again threatening to commit more atrocities in Iran if an ag...

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Ron Paul on the New Report: Trump’s Deadly Boat Attacks Did Nothing To Halt Drug Trade

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: According to a leaked report by the Drug Enforcement Administration, President Trump's "shoot first, ask questions later" missile attacks on small boats in the Cari...

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Ron Paul: As Bibi Comes Back to DC, Trump’s Out of Options for Iran

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump is set to welcome Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu for yet another Washington visit while US strikes on Iran are seemingly on hold. Press reports suggest...

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More Than 600 Casualties in the Iran War

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. An article at the New York Times yesterday cites the creative accounting of the Trump administration on U.S. casualties in the Iran War. That...

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Israeli Troops Fire on Southwest Syrian Village, Leaflets Warn Villagers Against Blocking Roads

One day after Israeli drones dropped leaflets over villages in the Yarmouk Basin admonishing Syrians against trying to block roads used by the invading Israeli military, troops attacked the residentia...

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