Hamas indicates ceasefire deal is close, if Israel ‘stops adding new conditions’

December 17,2024

Hamas said on Tuesday that it believes ceasefire talks have been productive enough for a ceasefire to be agreed, but only if Israel does not impose further conditions. 

Palestinians inspect the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip 16 December 2024 (Mohammed Salem/Reuters)

The Hypocrisy of Bombing Iran

December 17,2024

Ted Snider

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly expressed concern that Iran could develop a nuclear bomb on his watch. In considering his options to prevent that, The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump is considering the possibility of airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

“7 countries in 5 years”: Regime change in Iran coming soon?

December 17,2024

Gavin O’Reilly

In the early hours of last Sunday morning, a seismic geopolitical shift occurred when the 24-year Presidency of Syria by Bashar al-Assad came to an end in dramatic fashion.