By Aaron Sobczak on Oct 14, 2024 04:07 pm The escalation of conflict in the Middle East will now apparently involve U.S. troops. President Biden has directed the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Israel, along with around 100 American soldiers needed to operate it. This is the first time that U.S. troops will have been sent to Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault. Read in browser »
By Jennifer Kavanagh on Oct 14, 2024 12:05 am Though Washington once opposed Israel’s invasion into Lebanon, reports have emerged that some inside President Joe Biden’s administration now see an opportunity as the Israel Defense Forces score tactical gains against Hezbollah.
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Oct 10, 2024 03:19 pm UPDATE 10/13: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel regretted the “harm done” to UNIFIL peacekeepers this week in Southern Lebanon but if the United Nations doesn't want further injuries to its forces then it needs to “remove them from the danger zone.” Read in browser »
By Sam Bull on Oct 10, 2024 12:05 am The United Kingdom agreed last week to return the Chagos Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to the African nation of Mauritius after buying the islands and forcibly removing its native inhabitants in the late 1960s to make way for a U.S. military base. Read in browser »
By Daniel Larison on Oct 09, 2024 11:03 am The Israeli government has been keeping the Biden administration in the dark about the details of its planned reprisal against Iran. Read in browser »
By Ted Snider on Oct 09, 2024 12:05 am It is said that Henry Kissinger asserted that little can be won at the negotiating table that isn’t earned on the battlefield. Read in browser »
The escalation of conflict in the Middle East will now apparently involve U.S. troops. President Biden has directed the 
Though Washington once opposed Israel’s invasion into Lebanon, reports have emerged that some inside President Joe Biden’s administration now see an opportunity as the Israel Defense Forces score tactical gains against Hezbollah.
UPDATE 10/13: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 
The United Kingdom agreed 
The Israeli government has been keeping the Biden administration in the dark about the details of its planned reprisal against Iran.
It is said that Henry Kissinger asserted that little can be won at the negotiating table that isn’t earned on the battlefield.