Archived Antiwar.com News from March 23, 2023

News

Updated March 23, 2023 - 9:24 PM EDT

Hersh: CIA Planted Nord Stream Cover-Up Story

		*US Offers Slovakia Helicopters for Sending MiG-29s to Ukraine*
		*US to Temporarily Fly Drones Further From Crimea*

China Slams US Criticism of Ukraine Peace Efforts

Ukraine Says ICC Arrest Warrant Means No Negotiations With Putin

Senate Votes Down Repeal of 2001 AUMF

Israeli Strikes Syria's Aleppo Airport 2nd Time This Month

Arizona State Senate Passes Defend the Guard Act

US, South Korea To Hold 'Largest-Ever' Live-Fire Drills

Iraq Invasion, AUKUS Blasted in Rousing Sydney Rally

Viewpoints

	I Am the 'Kremlin Intermediary' Who Tried to Help Tucker Carlson Interview Putin by Anya Parampil
	The Military-Intelligentsia Complex: How Higher Education Enables US Militarism by T.J. Coles

	Why the Hell Is the US Occupying Syria? by Jon Reynolds
	The Invasion of Iraq Wasn't a 'Mistake.' It Was a Crime. by Ben Burgis
More Viewpoints

Iraq War May Be Over, But the War Party Carries On
by James Bovard

Frontline

	Israeli Army Conducted Online Psy-Op on Israeli Public During Gaza War
	Saudi, Iranian Foreign Ministers to Meet to Pave Way to Reopen Embassies
	US Space Force Seeking $1.2 Billion Budget for Long-Range Kill Chain Project

Backlash Over New Israel Govt

	US in Rare Rebuke of Israel Ambassador Over Settlement Law
	Jordanian Parliament Votes to Expel Israeli Ambassador
	UAE Orders Envoy to Israel Not to Meet With Govt Officials: Report
	Officials Fear Smotrich's Statements Could Harm Israeli Ties With Jordan and Egypt
	US-Israel Relations in Crisis Mode as Tensions Boil Over
	As More Reservists Refuse to Serve, IDF Said Seeing Drop in Troops Reporting for Duty

Palestine/Israel

	Israel Begins Demolition of Palestinian Man's Family Home
	Two Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Landmine Explosion on Lebanese Border
	Rachel Corrie's Parents: Justice for Palestinians Is the Only Way Forward
	Gaza Fisherman Tests Waters in Legal Fight Over Israeli Blockade
	Israeli Minister Disavows Her Remark That She Didn't Like Dubai
	Radicals Attack Jerusalem's Church of Gethsemane During Sunday's Worship
	Israel, Poland Resolve Years-Long Disputes, Reinstate Ambassadors
	Israeli Forces Raid Major Cities in West Bank, Arrest 26 Palestinians
	Israeli Activists Urge EU to Sanction Official Who Approved 7,000 Illegal Settlement Units

Iraq

	Iraqi, Turkish Defense Ministers Discuss Cooperation and Security
	Iraq War Pushed the Country Towards More Crises Than It Can Handle, Experts Say
	Iraqi PM Seeks to Regulate Water Usage Following Turkey Visit

Middle East

	Pro-Kurdish HDP Will Not Field Presidential Candidate in Turkish Elections
	US Judge Orders Iran Central Bank to Pay $1.68 Billion to Families Over 1983 Beirut Bombing
	Lebanese Take to Streets as Anger Over Economic Meltdown Grows

Russia

	Russia to Modernize Moscow's Air Defense Systems
	Russia Boosts Defenses Near Japan Amid US Row Over Asia Pacific
	Russia Criticizes West's Reaction to Xi Jinping's Visit as 'Deeply Hostile'

Ukraine

	Netherlands to Deliver Minehunter Vessels to Ukraine
	IMF Staff Reaches Agreement With Ukraine for $15.6 Billion Loan
	Prince William Makes Surprise Visit to Soldiers Near Poland's Border With Ukraine

Europe

	UK Inflation Jumps to 10.4%, Surprising Analysts
	France Oil Refineries Hit by Strikes

Afghanistan

	US Review of Afghanistan Withdrawal to Be Released in April
	Taliban Raid in Kabul Kills Three ISIS Members
	UK Launches Inquiry Into Killings by Brits in Afghanistan

Africa

	Algerian President Says Morocco Ties Reach 'Point of No Return'
	Suspected Jihadists Kill 11 in Eastern Burkina Faso
	Ethiopia Removes 'Terrorist' Tag From Tigray Regional Party
	Niger Army Says 20 Jihadists Killed at Nigeria Border

The War at Home

	Lockheed Wins $99 Million US Navy Tomahawk Weapons Control System Contract
	Small Device Containing Explosive Disappears From Marine Helicopter Near Okinawa
	Private Equity Gobbling Up Defense Firms at a Frightening Pace
	US, Canada Conduct Arctic Joint Tactical Insertion With Hercules Aircraft