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Updated April 20, 2026 - 12:00 AM EDT

Trump: US Attacked, Seized Iranian Cargo Ship

		*Trump Threatens To 'Blow Up' the 'Whole Country' of Iran*
		*Tehran Recloses Strait of Hormuz Due to US Blockade*

Israel Creates Gaza-Style 'Yellow Line' in Lebanon

		Photo Shows Israeli Soldier Smashing Jesus Statue in Lebanon
		Israel May Be Planning New Military Base in Occupied Syria

Israel Kills Two Water Truck Drivers in Gaza

		Smotrich Calls for Netanyahu To Order 'Full Conquest of Gaza'
		Satellite Images Reveal Israel Expanding Gaza Military Sites

US Bombs Somalia for 56th Time This Year

Pentagon Asks Automakers About Making Weapons

Viewpoints

	The Most Unpopular War in American History? by Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr.
	The War Powers Resolution Is Not What You've Been Told by David Swanson
	Why the Ceasefire in Lebanon Won't Stop Israel's Expansionist Ambitions by Dimi Reider

	Trump's Greatest First Year Never by David Stockman
	AIPAC and the 'Pro-Israel Lobby' Are Wasting Money on Democrats by Kevin Martin
	Israelis Don't Pay for Weapons We 'Sell' to Them – US Taxpayers Do by Stephen Semler
More Viewpoints

The Economic Destruction of Trump's War Goes Far Beyond High Gas Prices
by Connor O'Keeffe

Frontline

	Israel Escalates Attacks on Medics in Lebanon With Deadly 'Quadruple Tap'
	Hamas Rebuffs Disarmament Plan as Israeli Violations Stall Ceasefire Process

The War at Home

	New Test Range Opens in Georgia for the Startup-War Era
	Anthropic's Relationship With the Trump Administration Seems To Be Thawing
	Air Force Seeks $3.2 Billion Plus-Up To Improve Aircraft Readiness
	Trump-Backed Plan Could Fast-Track Psychedelic Therapies – Here's What To Know
	Tucker Carlson's Son Leaves JD Vance's Office as Trump Attacks Continue
	These 100 Former US Lawmakers Have Become Foreign Lobbyists
	Gabbard Raised Issues With Spy Law Trump Is Pushing To Renew
	US Sailors Share Photos of Grim Meals Aboard Warships
	US Importers Can Begin Seeking Refunds for Nullified Tariffs on Monday
	Trump Admin Hands Mega-Deal to Company Backed by Jared Kushner's War-Profiteer Brother

Canada

	Canada's Premier Says Ties With US Have Turned Into 'Weaknesses' That Must Be Corrected
	Canada Stands in 'Full Solidarity' With Persian Gulf Partners, PM Says

Latin America

	Argentina's President Visits Israel To Open Embassy in Jerusalem
	US Imposes Sanctions Over Alleged Recruitment of Colombian Mercenaries in Sudan War
	Mexico, Spain, and Brazil Call for Cuba's Sovereignty To Be Protected

Spain

	Spanish, Brazilian Leaders Rally for Peace Amid 'Weakened' Global Order
	Spain Urges EU To End Association Agreement With Israel

Europe

	US To Delay Weapons Deliveries to Some European Countries Due to Iran War, Sources Say
	France Denies Entry to Palestinian Human Rights Defender
	Pope Leo XIV Says 'Not in My Interest at All' To Debate Trump but Will Keep Preaching Peace

Asia Pacific

	Myanmar Pardons Over 4,000 Prisoners, Including Deposed President
	Record Number of Rohingya Refugees Died at Sea Last Year, UNHCR Says
	North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea Off Its East Coast
	Report: China Could Take Control of Iran's Enriched Uranium
	Australia and Japan Sign Contracts for $7 Billion Warships Deal

Turkey

	Turkey 'Optimistic' Middle East Ceasefire Will Be Extended
	US Envoy Barrack Plays Down Idea Turkey Could Be 'Next Iran' for Israel
	Barrack Dismisses Israel-Turkey Hostility as 'Just Rhetoric' Amid Escalating War of Words
	Turkey Says Israel Using Security as a Pretext To Acquire 'More Land'

Middle East

	UAE Asks US for a Wartime Financial Lifeline
	Kurdish Political Groups Cautiously Back Iraq Military Conscription Bill Amid Political Divisions
	Houthi Official Says Bab Al-Mandeb May Be Closed

Iran

	No One Entitled To Deprive Iran of Inherent Nuclear Rights: Pezeshkian
	Iranian Official Says US 'Maximalist' Demands Stall Face-To-Face Talks
	Iran War: 10 Frequently Used Words and Their Meanings
	Iran Says Fighting Could Restart 'Any Moment', Israel on High Alert
	Families in Iran Struggle With School Closures Even as the Airstrikes Have Stopped
	Families of Minab School Victims Urge Pope Leo To Be 'Voice of Their Children'
	Why Are Anti-War Protests in the West Muted on Iran?
	Mike Waltz Says Trump's Iran Infrastructure Threats Are 'Perfectly Acceptable'
	Strikes Kill Three Iranian Kurds in Northern Iraq: Opposition Group
	Unknown Traders Bet $760 Million on Oil Prices Dropping Minutes Before Hormuz Reopened
	Iran's Communication Tactics Erode US Credibility Across Muslim World: Report

Israel/Palestine

	Israeli Opposition Furious Over Lebanon Ceasefire, Label It 'Betrayal'
	Israeli Army Kills Two Palestinians, Wounds Four in Gaza Amid Ceasefire Violations
	Settlers Set Fire to Palestinian Buildings, Cars in West Bank; No Injuries or Arrests
	The Palestinian Woman on the Cover of L'Espresso: Settlers Were Ready To Kill Us
	Protesters Worldwide Mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day, Call for Repeal of Execution Law
	'I Thought I Might Die': a Palestinian Mother's Account of Israeli Detention
	'I Am Going Crazy': Families of Missing Gaza Children Endure Agonizing Uncertainty
	Thousands Rally Against Israeli Government in Tel Aviv
	Former US Vice President Harris Accuses Netanyahu of Dragging Trump Into Iran War
	Palestine Football Association President Denied Entry to Canada for FIFA Event: Report
	Poll: 62 Percent of Israelis Think War on Iran Will Restart

Lebanon

	Hezbollah Chief Vows Resistance Will Respond to Israeli Violations 'As They Occur'
	Lebanon President Says Country Is No Longer a Pawn Amid Israel Ceasefire
	Macron Expresses Concern That Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire 'Already Undermined'
	Photos: Displaced Lebanese Families Return Home Despite Israeli Attacks
	Israel Army Says Soldier Killed in South Lebanon
	Lebanon President Says Working on 'Permanent Agreements' After Israel Truce
	Controversy as US Envoy Praises Top Lebanese Banker for Being 'A Committed Zionist'
	Tens of Thousands Return to South Lebanon After Ceasefire, Defying Israeli Warnings
	Israel Hires Settlers To Raze South Lebanon Homes, Bonuses Offered
	French Soldier Serving With UNIFIL Killed in Lebanon Attack
	Hezbollah Denies Involvement in Deadly Attack on UN Peacekeepers

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