Iraqi Government Withdraws PMF Bill After U.S. Pressure, Expected to Disarm
Iraq’s PMF dilemmas mirror wider regional patterns, where U.S. pressure shapes not just Iraq’s security, but the broader balance of power across West Asia.
Trump to Sign Executive Order Renaming Pentagon as ‘Department of War’
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday that will authorize the Pentagon to begin using the historic name “Department of War,” reviving terminology abandoned more than seven decades ago. According to a White House fact sheet,…
Trump Accuses Xi of ‘Conspiring Against US’ After China Holds Largest-Ever Military Parade to Celebrate WW2 Victory
United States President Donald Trump has accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of conspiring against Washington with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The accusation came as Xi hosted a major military parade in Beijing to…
Judge Rules Trump Illegally Deployed National Guard During LA Ice Protests
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles during immigration enforcement protests violated federal law. Judge Charles Breyer issued the ruling on Tuesday, declaring that the administration’s use of troops amounted…
47 Years After His Disappearance, Imam Musa Sadr’s Legacy of Unity, Dignity, and Resistance Lives On
August 31st, 2025 marked the 47th anniversary of the disappearance of revolutionary Islamic scholar Imam Musa al-Sadr. Imam Sadr was a highly revered Shia Muslim cleric of Lebanese-Iranian origin, who moved to Lebanon in the 1950s to advocate for the…
