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Updated February 17, 2021 - 9:50 PM EST
US Has 'Right to Respond' to Attack on Iraqi Base
 
  NATO Expected to Increase Military Training Presence in Iraq
Taliban To Launch Major Offensive if US Stays
 
  Taliban Open Letter Urges US to Honor Deal and Withdraw
  Weapons Biz Bankrolls Experts Pushing to Extend Afghan War
US Envoy to Yemen Pursuing Talks With Houthis
 
  Biden Admin. Formally Lifts Terror Designation of Yemen's Houthis
Iran Will Reduce IAEA Cooperation Starting Next Week
 
  Israel Will Not Engage With US on Iran if Nuclear Deal Is Revived
Biden to 'Recalibrate' Relationship With Saudi Arabia
Viewpoints
item Saudi Arabia Sets Global Standard for Tyranny, but Asks: Why Is the US Picking on Us?  by Doug Bandow
item America's Plot for World Domination  by Robert W. Merry
item Torture of Palestinian Prisoners: Time to End Israel's Impunity  by Tal Steiner
item The Unruly Vassal: Election in Kosovo Brings US-Ousted Radical Kurti Back to Power  by Nebojsa Malic
item Let's Finally Get Out of Afghanistan  by J.D. Tuccille
item Who Are the Ultimate War Profiteers?  by Christian Sorensen

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Frontline
Bernard Lown, Inventive Heart Doctor and Antiwar Activist, Dies at 99
Divides on Israel Among Dems Highlighted in Ohio Special Congressional Race
India Joins Iran-Russia Joint Navy Drill; China Also to Take Part
 
Yemen
US Urges Yemen's Houthis to Stop Military Operations
UN 'Alarmed' at Military Escalation in Yemen's Marib
As Fuel Shortage Worsens, Yemeni Bakers Return to Firewood
Saudi Arabia
Saudi-Led Coalition: Houthi Drone Interception Leaves Shrapnel Near Abha Airport
Saudi Woman Handed Death Sentence for Killing Bangladeshi Maid
Saudi Arabia Eyes Dubai's Crown With HQ Ultimatum
Saudi Arabia Issues Ultimatum to Foreign Companies to Move Regional HQs to Kingdom
Iran
Iran Military Slams Spy Chief for Saying Soldier Tied to Nuke Scientist's Death
Germany Cautions Iran Against Blocking IAEA Inspections, Source Says
Iraq
Iraq Daily Roundup: Three Killed; Americans Among Wounded
Shia Leader Assassinated in Baghdad
Iran Denies Links to Rocket Attacks in Iraq's Erbil
US, Kurds Blame Iran for Deadly Irbil Attack Despite Tehran's Denials: Sources
Turkey
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Expand Operations Against Kurdish Militants
Turkey Accuses US of Backing PKK After Turks Killed in Iraq
Turkish Opposition Presses Government for Answers Over Iraq Killings
Turkey Hopes New Engine Deal Will Power Future Indigenous Fighter Jet
Middle East
Bahrain Formed Anti-Revolution Lobby in Washington in 2011
Popular Syrian Actor Says Normalization With Israel 'Is Coming'
UAE: Secret Recordings Emerge of 'Hostage' Princess Latifa
Europe
French MPs Approve Controversial 'Anti-Separatism' Bill
Belarus: Police Raid Homes of Journalists, Activists
Japan to Provide $4.8 Million Grant to Armenia and Azerbaijan Over Karabakh Conflict
Czech Aircraft Maker Boosts Asian Presence With Vietnam Jet Trainer Deal
UK Rights Groups to Boycott Prevent Review Over Shawcross Appointment
EU's Vice-President 'Deeply Regrets' Its Attempt to Stop Vaccines Getting to N. Ireland
In Wake of Riots, Dutch Court Orders Govt to Lift Covid Curfew
Africa
France Rules Out Immediate Troop Cuts in Sahel, Chad Deploys Reinforcements
At Least 10 Killed in Fresh DR Congo Attack, ADF Blamed
US Navy Seizes Large Cache of Smuggled Weapons Off Somalia
Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict and the Battle to Control Information
Egypt to Reopen Embassy in Libyan Capital
States of Emergency Declared Across Sudan Amid Violent Protests Over Rising Food Prices
Egypt Arrests Relatives of US-Based Rights Advocate Mohamed Soltan
Protesters in Algeria Defy Covid-19 Ban to Mark Second Anniversary of Uprising
Central African Republic 'Militia Leaders' Plead Not Guilty to War Crimes at ICC Trial
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Sentences Five Militants to Death for Killing US Blogger
 
Palestine/Israel
Survey Finds 40% of Palestinians Have Coronavirus Antibodies; Death Rate Low
Israeli Cabinet Holds Urgent, Unscheduled Meeting on Syria: Reports
White House: Biden's First Call to Mideast Leader Will Be to Israel's Netanyahu
Jewish National Fund Plans to Expand West Bank Settlements
Report: Israel's West Bank Demolitions Threatens Water Access for Palestinians Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Israel Court Rules to Expel Six Palestinian Families From East Jerusalem Homes
Palestinian Cars Vandalized in Broad Daylight in Suspected Attack by Settlers
Ashrawi Will Not Run in Palestinian Elections, to Mentor New Generation
Israeli Ministers Sign Off on Pricey Purchase of F-35s, Refuelers, and Bombs
Gaza Law Barring Women From Travel Without Male Consent to Be Revised, Judge Says
Israel's Gideon Saar Suspends Lincoln Project Advisors Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal
Lebanon
In Threat to Hezbollah, Israeli Military Holds Drill Practicing Massive Attacks on Group
Lebanon Hezbollah Chief Denies Accusations Linking Group to Activist Killing
Myanmar/China
China Denies Helping Myanmar Coup After Pro-Democracy Protests Outside Embassy
China's Ambassador to Myanmar Says Situation 'Not What China Wants to See'
US 'Disturbed' by Additional Charges Against Myanmar's Suu Kyi
Myanmar Monks on the March, Call for End to Military Rule
Myanmar's Suu Kyi Faces New Charge as Crackdown Intensifies
Trial for Aung San Suu Kyi Begins in Secret
Afghanistan
European Human Rights Court Backs Germany Over Kunduz Airstrike Case
New Zealand to Pull Last Troops Out of Afghanistan
Satellite Images Show Fire Devastation on Afghan-Iran Border
Afghan Trucks Stranded in Iran After Herat Fire
Six Policemen Killed in Taliban Attack in Zabul
Four Killed, Two Wounded in Gunmen Attacks in Nangarhar
Russia Wants Transitional Government in Afghanistan
Pakistan/India
Pakistan Accuses India of Stoking Conflict in Indian Ocean
India Set to Clear Some New Investment Proposals From China in Coming Weeks: Sources
Koreas
China's Wang Urges Peace Push in Call With New South Korea Foreign Minister
Wife of North Korea's Kim Makes First Public Appearance in a Year
Philippines
Philippine President Approves Amnesty Program for Rebels
Philippine Court Junks Poll Protest by Late Dictator's Son
US Military
New Rule Shakes Up Senate Armed Services Subcommittees
Three Sailors on USS Theodore Roosevelt Test Positive for Coronavirus
Family Seeks Answers to Fatal Shooting on Alaska Training Base Used by Navy SEALs
Air Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam's Austere Airfield
 
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Columnists

Doug Bandow
2/17/2021
Saudi Arabia Sets Global Standard for Tyranny, but Asks: Why Is Washington Picking on the Kingdom?

Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.)
2/16/2021
We've Gone a Year Without a Combat Death in Afghanistan – Will Biden Break the Streak?

Ted Galen Carpenter
2/11/2021
Barack Obama's War on a Free Press

Ramzy Baroud
2/10/2021
'Freedom is Never Voluntarily Given': Palestinian Boycott of Israel Is Not Racist, It Is Anti-Racist

Sheldon Richman
2/08/2021
Imperial America, Which Never Left, Is Back

Ted Snider
2/02/2021
Biden Meets Iran: The Upcoming Diplomatic Battle

Reese Erlich
1/23/2021
Battle Lines Drawn on Ending Yemen War

David R. Henderson
12/11/2020
Chuck Yeager on War Crimes

Dave DeCamp
11/03/2020
Election Day: One Thing's for Sure, an Interventionist Will Win

Scott Horton
8/20/2020
Matt Taibbi on the Origins of the Russiagate Hoax

Lucy Steigerwald
5/15/2020
Jackson State and Forgotten History

Justin Raimondo
9/16/2019
The FBI vs. Antiwar.com
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