Section 224 of the 2027 NDAA would dramatically expand Israeli influence over the U.S. military by integrating weapons production, battlefield A.I., surveillance technologies, and defense supply chains—while reducing public oversight and accountability.
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The UAE, Morocco, Azerbaijan, and European governments are helping drive Israel's record-breaking weapons boom despite publicly critiquing its wars. New figures show Israeli arms exports reached $19.2 billion in 2025, as battle-tested weapons from Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran generated unprecedented profits.
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Following retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, Iran has frozen contacts with American negotiators and expanded threats against both Washington and Tel Aviv. The developments raise fresh doubts about the future of a fragile ceasefire already strained by repeated violations.
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Iranian authorities claim to have dismantled multiple spy and militant cells tied to foreign intelligence agencies, arresting more than 6,500 people since the war began. The announcement follows reports describing Mossad's largest-ever operation inside Iran and growing scrutiny of covert Western involvement
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From destroying hundreds of Israeli Merkava tanks to Iron Dome systems, Hezbollah’s $50 FPV drones are inflicting massive losses on Israel using weapons so cheap and simple that military analysts now fear they are changing warfare forever.
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As reports emerge of direct Gulf involvement in strikes on Iran, Bahrain is escalating a sweeping anti-Shia crackdown — arresting clerics, revoking citizenships, and threatening dissidents with death sentences.
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Following Nicholas Kristof’s report on sexual abuse inside Israeli prisons including the use of dogs to rape hostages as young as 13, the NYT’s Isabel Kershner, whose sons served in the Israeli military, revived unverified October 7 rape claims relying on Israeli government-linked source Cochav Elkayam-Levy, who was later accused in Israeli media of exaggeration and misinformation.
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From CubaNet to ADN Cuba, some of the most widely cited “independent” Cuban media outlets in Western Corporate media are quietly funded by USAID, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and Open Society Foundation as part of a decades-long campaign to destabilize Cuba’s society by blaming all economic issues on socialism rather than on the US blockade in a push for regime change.
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As Israel fails to advance beyond a few kilometers into Lebanon, Bint Jbeil has become the latest battleground where resistance forces are exposing the limits of Israel’s military campaign –echoing the long standing “spider web” warning about Israel's fragility in prolonged war.
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Behind claims of neutrality, the UAE has emerged as a key player in the war on Iran — providing surveillance, hosting operations, enabling strikes from its bases and aiding Israeli false flags while portraying itself as a victim on the world stage
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