By Stavroula Pabst on Jan 12, 2026 12:05 am As the February 5 expiration date for New START — the last nuclear arms control treaty remaining between the U.S. and Russia — looms, the Trump administration appears ready to let it die without an immediate replacement.
By William LeoGrande on Jan 12, 2026 12:05 am Of the 100 or more people killed in the U.S. military operation that abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, 32 were Cuban security officers, most of them part of Maduro’s personal security detail who died “in direct combat against the attackers,” according to Havana. Read in browser »
By Trita Parsi on Jan 09, 2026 04:14 pm I have not previously witnessed a communications blackout in Iran of this magnitude — not during earlier protest waves, nor during Israel’s confrontation with Iran. What little imagery is emerging, primarily through state television, is highly selective: armed protesters, burning buildings, and official claims of sabotage. Combined with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s defiant address, the picture suggests that an extremely violent crackdown is either imminent or already underway. Read in browser »
By Annelle Sheline on Jan 09, 2026 10:58 am On January 7, Saudi-backed forces established control over much of the former South Yemen, including Aden, its capital, reversing gains made by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) in early December. Read in browser »
By Brandan P. Buck on Jan 09, 2026 12:05 am “[T]herefore you may rest assured that if the Nicaraguan activities were brought to light, they would furnish one of the largest scandals in the history of the country.” Read in browser »
By Connor Echols on Jan 09, 2026 12:05 am The House Oversight Committee voted to drag investigative journalist Seth Harp before Congress after he revealed the identity of a commander of Delta Force, the U.S. military special operations group that led the mission to abduct Venezuela’s president on Saturday. Read in browser »
As the February 5 expiration date for New START — the last nuclear arms control treaty remaining between the U.S. and Russia — looms, the Trump administration appears ready to let it die without an immediate replacement.
Of the 100 or more people 
I have not previously witnessed a communications blackout in Iran of this magnitude — not during earlier protest waves, nor during Israel’s confrontation with Iran. What little imagery is emerging, primarily through state television, is highly selective: armed protesters, burning buildings, and official claims of sabotage. Combined with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s defiant address, the picture suggests that an extremely violent crackdown is either imminent or already underway.
On January 7, Saudi-backed forces 
“[T]herefore you may rest assured that if the Nicaraguan activities were brought to light, they would furnish one of the largest scandals in the history of the country.”
The House Oversight Committee voted to drag investigative journalist Seth Harp before Congress after he revealed the identity of a commander of Delta Force, the U.S. military special operations group that led the mission to abduct Venezuela’s president on Saturday.