Targeting Iran
Trump Says Iran’s Nuke Sites Are “Obliterated.” The Military Isn’t So Sure.
Defense officials say his claims are “overblown” — and the intelligence community said Iran wasn’t building a bomb.
World
Self-Proclaimed “Peacemaker” Drags U.S. Into Another War
Heeding the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump dispatched U.S. warplanes to bomb Iran.
Voices
Children Are Starving in Gaza, as Soldiers Kill People Looking for Food
Doctors trying to save starving children and parents trying to feed their families spoke with The Intercept.
Congress Has One Way to Stop Trump From Going to War With Iran
A War Powers Resolution would prohibit the “United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Israel’s War on Gaza
U.S. Intel Says Iran Isn’t a Nuclear Threat. Israel Wants the U.S. to Bomb It Anyway.
The U.S. is helping Israel wage war on Iran over its nuclear program. But U.S. intelligence says Iran is not building a bomb.
Palestinian Refugees in Syria See Little Hope — Even After Assad
“Even if they rebuild all of Syria, Yarmouk will remain destroyed,” said one Palestinian refugee.
Voices
Netanyahu and Trump Are Trying to Have It All
With Israel’s attack on Iran, Netanyahu can distract from his many crises at home. Trump can appease both his faux anti-war backers and the hawks.
Voices
Did Israel Just “Blow Up” Trump’s Bid for an Iran Nuclear Deal?
On Thursday, Trump said he worried a strike might sink negotiations — or maybe it would help! What Netanyahu wants seems obvious.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Birthright Is Booming This Year. Here’s How the Israeli Propaganda Trip Works.
As Israel’s war on Gaza enters its second summer, the annual all-expenses-paid tour of Israel is more popular than ever.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Official Reveals Miserable Conditions for U.S. Immigrants at Djibouti Prison
A top ICE official said illness is common at Camp Lemonnier, with inadequate medical care and exposure to smoke from burn pits.