Archived Antiwar.com News from August 18, 2026

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Updated August 18, 2026 - 8:56 PM EDT

Kushner and Netanyahu Agree on Gaza Strikes

		*Israel Steps Up Strikes, Offensive Against Southern Lebanon*
		*Israeli Settlers Paralyze Palestinian Nurse in West Bank Shooting*

Trump Threatens To 'Bomb the S**t' Out of Oman

Iran Denies That It Targeted Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister

Houthis Announce Attack on Saudi Ship in Red Sea

Asian Refiners Demand Alternative Pickup Points for Saudi Crude

South Korea Hopes for US-North Korea Talks

Raytheon Gets $22.9 Billion Tomahawk Contract

Somali Army Clashes With Ousted Baidoa Leader's Forces

Viewpoints

	Support the Troops: Bring Them Home! by Ron Paul
	Trump Shouldn't Make Another Iran Mistake in Cuba by Chris McCallion & Daniel R. DePetris

	What Exactly Is 'Narcoterrorism'? by José Niño
	How the US-EU Partnership Is Fracturing by Dan Steinbock
More Viewpoints

Stop Gaslighting, USS Lincoln Families Didn't Sign Up for This
by Brandi Jones

Frontline

	Israel Allows Jewish Ritual at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Violation of Status Quo
	Iran Declares 60-Day MoU Deadline 'Irrelevant' Amid Continued US Violations
	At Least 52 Injured in Explosion at School in Western Kabul

Gaza

	Palestinian Succumbs to Wounds Sustained in Israeli Strike in Gaza's Deir Al-Balah
	Boat Sets Sail From Bristol, Aiming To Break Israel's Siege of Gaza
	'I Couldn't Watch My Children Cry From Hunger': Inside the 'Displacement Economy' Gazans Built To Survive the Genocide
	Report: Israeli Army Ordered Not To Expand 'Yellow Line' Westward in Gaza Following Netanyahu-Kushner Meeting
	Gaza Death Toll Rises to 73,399, Injuries to 174,310 Since October 2023

Israel/Palestine

	When Violence Stays Below the Threshold of Death: What a Quiet Day in the West Bank Looks Like
	Doctor Beaten With Stones, Sticks as Israeli Raids, Arrests Sweep West Bank
	Poll: Anti-Netanyahu Bloc Widens Lead, Still No Majority Without Arab Parties
	The Torture Regime: How Israeli Prisons Went From Centers of Palestinian Resistance to Machines of Palestinian Death
	Israeli Occupiers Attack West Bank Town, Establish New Illegal Settlement Outpost
	Israel Creates Fake Think Tank in Likely Attempt To Dupe AI Chatbots
	Israeli Forces Raid Hospital Premises, Assault Patients in Southern West Bank
	Israeli Settlers Besiege Homes in Qusra for Ninth Successive Day
	Trump Says He Should Stay Out of Israeli Election, but 'May Endorse' Someone

Iran

	Trump Says Likes Idea of Declaring Strait of Hormuz US Territory
	Oil Jumps Past $91 as Trump Casts Doubt on a New Deal With Iran
	Iran Signals Readiness for 'US Ground Operations' as Strategy Shifts Gear
	USS Lincoln Crisis: How It Compares to Past Aircraft Carrier Deployments
	Iran War Risks the Education of Already Vulnerable Children

Middle East

	Iraq-Syria Pipeline To 'Bypass' Hormuz Will Take Four Years, $15 Billion To Build: Report
	UAE Billionaire Questions Normalization With Israel After Ben Gvir Calls for Nightly Killings of Palestinians

The War at Home

	US Oil Reserves Plunge to 40-Year Low as War on Iran Strains Energy Supplies
	'Unending Nightmare': LA Family Details 120 Days in ICE Detention in Texas
	The Pentagon Is Getting a 'Satellite Sweeper' That Can Roam Three Orbits
	2.64 Quadrillion Calculations a Second: Meet the US Space Force's New Supercomputer
	Top US Commander Acknowledges Mental Health Issues on USS Lincoln

Latin America

Russia/Ukraine

	Repeated Russian Attacks Cause Serious Damage to Ukraine Energy Facilities
	Number of Ukrainian Drones Flying at Energodar Declines Significantly, Says Mayor
	One Civilian Killed, Ten More Wounded in Ukraine's Drone Attacks on Donetsk During Day
	Greek-Run Oil Tanker Attacked in the Black Sea After Loading Russian-Origin Cargo
	Russia Targets Danube Port After Major Attack on Moscow

Germany

Asia Pacific

	Trump Says North Korea's Kim Responded to His Request for Talks
	Large Demos Across West Papua Meet With Mixed Responses by Indonesia Police
	US Space Force, Japan Launch Sensor To Bolster Space Surveillance Above Indo-Pacific

Somalia

	Somali Pirates Board Cargo Ship as Regional States Plan Security Effort
	Puntland Absorbs Clan Forces as Senior Commander Returns to State Forces

Nigeria

	Nigeria To Produce Armored Vehicles, Anti-Drone Systems Locally
	Militias in Nigeria Kill Residents, Raze 45 Houses

Lebanon

	Civilians Paying Price as Israeli Military Raises Stakes in Lebanon: UNIFIL
	Lebanon's President Says Country Will Stick to Israel Framework, Counts on US To Implement Deal

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