The Air Force has reversed its initial assessment and says a lab test determined the residue was nonhazardous corrosion and not white phosphorus.
The U.S. military confirms there was no white phosphorus leak at its air base in South Korea
South Korea’s opposition political party has called on U.S. Forces Korea to explain the handling of white phosphorus residue discovered inside a munitions crate.
Emergency crews established a 1,000-foot safety perimeter at Osan Air Base after a white phosphorus leak; authorities ordered nearby residents to evacuate.
South Korean authorities briefly ordered evacuations on Tuesday due to what they said was a white phosphorus leak at a U.S. military base near Seoul
Israel’s northward expansion is the new test of American patience. The post Lebanon, the New Gaza appeared first on The American Conservative .
On April 17, President Donald Trump, using what Reuters termed “an unusually harsh tone,” told Israel and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they would be prohibited from attacking Lebanon. “Enough is enough!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Within two days of Trump’s declared prohibition, the Israelis issued fresh forced displacement orders in southern Lebanon, accompanied by home demolitions and airstrikes that killed civilians. It was not the first time the Israelis had ignored ostensible directives from Washington. Vice President J.D. Vance had said in October that the Trump administration would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Yet Israel is continuing its inroads into the West Bank anyway. But unlike…Open
White phosphorus is not banned under international law, but can "create cruel injuries" and indiscriminate harm in civilian areas.
Videos collected by The Times shows how the Israeli military has deployed a munition that can be extremely harmful over populated areas in Lebanon.
State of the Union: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 31 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. The post Ceasefire Day 50: Trump Signals Flexibility on Iran’s Nuclear Material appeared first on The American Conservative .
A ceasefire to the Iran War entered its 50th day on Wednesday as President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with his cabinet to discuss an emerging deal to end the conflict. Iran’s Tasnin News Agency reported Sunday that the first phase of the memorandum of understanding being considered to end the war would include the U.S. lifting its blockade of Hormuz and waiving sanctions on Iranian oil during the negotiation period, allowing Tehran to sell oil without restrictions. The deal also reportedly includes “an understanding in which the end of the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, is emphasized.” In exchange, Iran would allow vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz at “pre-war levels,” but according to Tasnim, Iran would…Open
State of the Union: A human rights group verified Israeli white phosphorus attacks in southern Lebanon. The post Iran War Enters 27th Day: Iran Rejects Ceasefire, Suspects Island Invasion appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Iran War entered its 27th day on Thursday as President Donald Trump expressed his frustrations on Truth Social over Iran’s rejection of a ceasefire, warning Iranian negotiators to “get serious soon, before it is too late.” A source told Iran’s Tasnim News Agency on Thursday morning that Iran has responded to the 15-point plan put forward by the Trump administration. The source said that Iran sees Trump’s diplomatic moves as a “third deception” project, intended to project a peaceful image, calm oil markets, and buy time for a ground invasion. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Ghalibaf on Wednesday said that Iran has intelligence indicating that the U.S. and one other “country in the region” are…Open