Hegemony or balance of power? What the wars of ancient China teach us
A new book on the Spring and Autumn period and its experiments in conflict and diplomacy helps explain today’s global order
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Moscow and Pyongyang have quite obviously deepened their relations in unprecedented ways over the past years since the Ukraine war began, and this has been most on display with the transfer of thousands of North Korean troops in support of Russian forces, and DPRK soldiers even losing their lives while fighting Ukra…
· Tyler Durden
Iran's Guards say tankers exploded from Hormuz mines as US strikes continue
TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that two oil tankers exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Tehran continued to trade drone and missile strikes.
· Agence France-Presse
Iranian official calls US strike on Hormuzgan 'blatant war crime'
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has termed the US strike on Hormuzgan province, in which eight civilians were killed, as a “blatant war crime”.
· Middleeasteye
IRGC says Hormuz fully sealed off as it has become 'highly perilous'
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy "unequivocally announces" that the Strait of Hormuz has become "highly perilous" and is now fully sealed off due to the "crimes of the US military", state broadcaster IRIB reported.
· Middleeasteye
N.K. leader holds photo sessions with women's union members, construction unit soldiers
SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had photo sessions with participants in a women's association meeting and members of a construction and engineering military unit, the Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.
· CHANG JAE SUN
War between US and Iran expands as bridges and water plant hit, more ships attacked
Dubai/Cairo: The US struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure.
· Jana Choukeir, Enas Alashray
$100 Billion & Climbing: Iran War Price Tag Believed Far Higher Than WH Estimates
While the Pentagon publicly clings to a $30 billion price tag for its war against Iran, internal Defense Department assessments (unsurprisingly) paint a far more staggering picture: the true cost is rapidly closing in on the $80 billion to $100 billion range, according to NBC News.
· Tyler Durden
Your home may not be a 'castle' when it comes to intruders and the law
By Genevieve Blandin de Chalain
· Genevieve Blandin De Chalain
IDF detains Israeli civilians who crossed into Syria, others who attempted to breach border
The IDF detained several Israeli civilians on Friday for illegally crossing into Syrian territory, the military said, following a search operation.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Saudi Arabia says danger passed in Al-Kharj, Yanbu after 'potential danger' warnings
The Saudi civil defence issued two early warnings for Al-Kharj city and Yanbu early Saturday to be alert to "potential danger," but it later said the danger had passed in both areas, without providing details on the danger that triggered the warnings, according to Reuters.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli strike on funeral kills eight, wounds 22 in Gaza
Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital said eight people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a gathering of civilians in the Al-Balata market area of Nuseirat refugee camp.
· Middleeasteye
IRGC says US drone downed over Bushehr as projectiles hit Yazd
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it intercepted and shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the southern port city of Bushehr using a newly developed air defence system.
· Middleeasteye
US launches seventh straight night of strikes on Iran
The United States Army has launched a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, as a military adviser to the Iranian supreme leader warns of a full-scale offensive if US attacks continue.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Five blasts heard in Yazd, in center of Iran, report says
Five explosions were heard in the early hours of Saturday in Yazd, in central Iran, the state news agency IRNA reported, after the US military announced a seventh night of strikes against the country.
· Middleeasteye
Roger Waters calls out West for banning RT
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has lambasted Western governments for pushing for war with Russia and banning RT in order to freely disseminate the warmongering “propaganda of the ruling class.”
· RT
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Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters slammed Western governments for pushing for war with Russia and banning RT so the warmongering “propaganda of the ruling class” can be freely disseminated.
· RT
Iran hits US Middle East allies in retaliation for expanded US strikes
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· Sbsaustralia
China’s missile test from a submarine is no guarantee of regional stability
Beijing’s ICBM test from a nuclear-powered submarine is a win from a defence perspective but comes with greater responsibilities
· C. Uday Bhaskar
China’s missile test from a submarine is no guarantee of regional stability
Beijing’s ICBM test from a nuclear-powered submarine is a win from a defence perspective but comes with greater responsibilities
· C. Uday Bhaskar
Iran fires ballistic missiles, drones at Kuwait, several wounded, Kuwaiti military says
Iran fired several ballistic missiles and drones towards Kuwait on Friday, Kuwait's military stated in an X/Twitter post citing Kuwaiti Defense Ministry Spokesperson Maj.-Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
India's army cost cuts leave 'fire braveheart' recruits in limbo
Punjab villager Charanjit Singh stands by a statue of his Agniveer son Ajay Singh, who died aged 24 in Jammu and Kashmir in 2024. The soldier's death received national media attention and was debated in India's parliament. (Photo by Nipun Prabhakar)
· SOUMYAJIT SAHA
WATCH moment bomb explodes in Monaco assassination attempt on Ukrainian millionaire
Newly released footage shows the moment a bomb exploded in an assassination attempt on exiled Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco last month.
· RT
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Newly released footage shows the moment a bomb exploded in an assassination attempt on exiled Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco last month.
· RT
US launches seventh night of Iran strikes as Hormuz conflict escalates
Central Command says attacks were designed to ‘continue degrading Iranian military capabilities’
· William Christou
New Jersey's ban on assault weapons ruled unconstitutional by appeals court
An AR-15 style rifle is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center on March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
· Josh Kelety
NJ’s ban on assault weapons unconstitutional, US appeals court rules
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· Reuters
One anti-war critic fined, another held as Russia clamps down on opponents
Nadezhdin briefly needed medical treatment when he appeared in court on Friday
· Bbcnews
The global war to delegitimize Israel: The war for which Israel built no shelters - opinion
Israel has built one of the most sophisticated national security systems in human history.
· JEFFREY KAHN
Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Seven People, Health Officials Say
An Israeli strike killed at least seven people and injured a number of others in central Gaza on Friday, according to hospital officials, the latest in a surge in attacks in the territory.
· Adam Rasgon
Prospects for Palestinian statehood 'disappearing', former world leaders say
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· Matthew Doran
Many Ukrainian soldiers outraged over removal of defence minister, troops tell BBC
Crowds took to the streets of Kyiv on Thursday following the removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov
· Bbcnews
Israeli general praises illegal outposts driving Palestinian ethnic cleansing
The Israeli military commander responsible for the occupied West Bank has praised illegal settler outposts as security assets, laying bare the state support behind a network instrumental in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land.
· Middleeasteye
Iraq and Syria sign agreement to restore oil pipeline that would provide alternative to Strait of Hormuz
Iraq and Syria signed an agreement on Friday to rebuild an oil pipeline that would provide an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
· Spencer Kimball
Trump has declared war on elections in the name of protecting them | Austin Sarat
The president’s Orwellian speech on Thursday was just the latest instance of his denialism. It is up to us to resist
· Austin Sarat
Oil tankers face 'worst case scenario' in Hormuz as Iran steps up attacks on ships, maritime risk CEO says
The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz has returned to a "worse-case scenario" for oil tankers as Iran has repeatedly attacked ships over the past week, the CEO of a maritime risk services firm said.
· Spencer Kimball
Will Keir Starmer's Gaza blind spot taint his Middle East legacy? | The National
The failure to criticise Israel’s actions in Gaza while condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked accusations of double-standards and “cherry-picking” international law that will dog departing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Middle East legacy, experts have said.
· Thomas Harding
Israel strikes funeral of bombing victim in Gaza | The National
An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian in Gaza before a second bombing killed eight more people at the funeral hours later, health officials said on Friday.
· The National
Military prosecutors charge terrorist in 2007 murder of Israeli man
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· Jewish News Syndicate
Kuwait seeking expanded defence agreement with Pakistan: Report
Kuwait is negotiating an expanded defence agreement with Pakistan in exchange for energy cooperation and investment with the South Asian country, according to a Reuters report.
· Middleeasteye
IRGC Navy says ‘zero hour’ approaching for operation against US naval units
The IRGC Navy Command said on Friday that the movements and military equipment of US forces are “under the surveillance” of Iran’s naval units.
· Middleeasteye
DNA from the skull of unknown Revolutionary War soldier reveals more than just his name
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· Associated Press
US-Iran war highlights vulnerability of Mideast undersea cables
Around 500 undersea cables carry 99% of international data traffic. (NEC)
· Staff Writer
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 14, including mourners attending funeral
Multiple Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 14 Palestinians, more than half of them in a drone strike on a funeral procession.
· Daniel Khalili-Tari
Tax Authority will immediately stop war damage claims until Bnei Brak mayor condemns mob attacks
Tax Authority Director Shay Aharonovich sent a scathing letter to Bnei Brak Mayor Hanoch Zeibert on Thursday, ordering the suspension of war damage claims in the city after Tax Authority employees were attacked earlier that day.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Fuel prices to surge next week amid worsening US-Iran conflict
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· Ed Paolo Salting
Israeli general praises illegal outposts driving Palestinian ethnic cleansing
The Israeli military commander responsible for the occupied West Bank has praised illegal settler outposts as security assets, laying bare the state support behind a network instrumental in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land.
· Middleeasteye
IRGC Targets US Command Center In Syria In Unprecedented Attack
Iran's large-scale 'retaliation' on US bases and Gulf states overnight included a rare first if confirmed. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it conducted a missile or drone attack on an American special operations command center at al-Tanf in Syria on Friday.
· Tyler Durden
The war must go on: NATO plans for no endgame
By Kirill Kalinin, Senior Counsellor and spokesperson of the Russian Embassy in South Africa
· RT