From the president’s barrage of posts to Israel’s retreat in Lebanon, Israel is becoming an American protectorate that is failing to translate military achievements into strategic victory. In Jerusalem, officials understand that Iran and Hezbollah have survived, and that any decisive outcome on the nuclear issue is now farther away than ever.
A Wall Street Journal report sheds light on US President Donald Trump’s conduct during the war with Iran. From shouting in the West Wing after an American aircraft was shot down, fears of casualties and to an effort to deter Tehran through provocative social media posts. American officials said Trump wanted to appear unstable in order to force the Iranians to the negotiating table.
Accounts obtained by the Daily Mail describe widows and displaced women being sexually exploited, blackmailed for aid and silenced by Hamas as rights groups warn tens of thousands may be at risk.
The reported planned departure of Buckley Carlson comes amid growing tensions between President Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson, Buckley’s father, over the war with Iran. Buckley served as deputy press secretary to Vice President JD Vance. According to the report, he is leaving to launch his own political consulting firm.
Unit 669 is one of Israel’s most elite units. Working under the Israeli Air force, it is responsible for rescuing pilots that parachuted behind enemy lines. For five years, Guy M., a combat paramedic in Unit 669, kept a diary in which he documented a world of extreme training, special operations, and life-or-death rescues. This is one chapter from his book, "Full Throttle", now available in English.
