The night the bombs fell on Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, the world saw the United States—under Donald Trump’s orders—cross a line that international law and nuclear diplomacy had drawn decades ago. The official rationale was the same old refrain: Iran’s nuclear program posed an imminent threat.
Summary NATO allies are intensifying pressure on Spain to agree to a new, higher defense spending target—5% of GDP—a key demand championed by U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of an alliance summit next week. While most NATO members are moving toward endorsing this goal, Spain remains a
Summary Danish shipping giant Maersk has announced a temporary suspension of its vessel calls at Israel’s Haifa port, citing heightened risks due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. The company stated that this decision followed a careful analysis of threat risk reports, particularly concerning the safety of
Senior Pentagon officials are now warning that destroying Iran’s deeply buried Fordow uranium enrichment facility may exceed the capabilities of conventional weapons. While the GBU‑57 “bunker‑buster” is the most powerful non-nuclear munition in the U.S. arsenal, assessments show it might only collapse tunnel ceilings or delay
Summary According to Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran was not manufacturing a nuclear bomb at the time when Israel began its attacks. In an interview with the Argentine newspaper La Nación, Grossi clarified that while Iran has enriched uranium to 60%—a level close
Summary Japanese vaccine data reportedly show distinct spikes in excess deaths occurring 90 to 120 days after each COVID-19 vaccine dose, with a pattern indicating that individuals receiving more doses tend to die sooner than those with fewer doses. The unvaccinated population is said to exhibit no such mortality spikes,
Summary Seymour Hersh reports that U.S. and Israeli officials are preparing for heavy American bombing in Iran, potentially starting as early as this weekend. A U.S. official told him the situation would remain “under control” if Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei were to “depart,” though how that would
Colonel Douglas Macgregor, a retired U.S. Army officer and former Pentagon adviser, is not mincing words: the United States is already at war with Iran. In two recent interviews, he laid bare what he sees as a catastrophic military and political miscalculation by the Trump administration—one driven not
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing mounting pressure to resign after a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen triggered a political crisis and fractured her ruling coalition. The Bhumjaithai Party, her largest coalition partner, withdrew in protest over the call, which revealed Paetongtarn urging Hun
Canada
Canada’s Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) identified India as a perpetrator of foreign interference in a report published just after the prime ministers of Canada and India pledged to restore high-level diplomatic ties at the G7 summit.