April 17th, 20260WASHINGTON, D.C. — A closely watched vote in the U.S. Senate this week to block military aid to Israel has failed — but the outcome is being widely viewed as a turning point that exposes deepening divisions in American political support for Israel.
The resolutions, introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, sought to halt the transfer of...
April 17th, 20261A rare and escalating confrontation between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV has exposed deep global divisions over the ongoing war on Iran, placing political power and moral authority on a direct collision course.
At the center of the dispute is a fundamental disagreement over war, diplomacy and the role of religion in global...
April 4th, 20260DETROIT — One month after maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was restricted due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the ripple effects of the global shipping crisis continue to weigh heavily on Americans’ daily lives — including residents of Michigan, who are facing sharp increases in fuel prices and soaring fertilizer...
April 4th, 20260DETROIT — The United States witnessed its largest wave of protests against Donald Trump since his return to the White House on the final Saturday of March, as more than 3,200 demonstrations took place nationwide, including roughly 100 marches across Michigan alone. More than 8 million people turned out at the "No Kings" protests across...
March 27th, 20260The war being waged by the United States and Israel against Iran has entered its fifth week, with no real prospect of a near end, amid the high thresholds set by Washington, Tel Aviv and Tehran. Meanwhile, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon continues to confront Israeli ground incursions south of the Litani River, inflicting heavy losses...
March 27th, 20260The costs associated with any war — losses of lives, treasure and security — are to be expected. And so it is with the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. It was unnecessary. It has been massive. And it has been waged without any clear objective or strategic purpose. Though only a few weeks old, and still too early to project how it will play...
March 20th, 20260WASHINGTON, D.C. — After nearly three weeks of intense military confrontation with Iran, early signs of divergence between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are beginning to surface, raising critical questions about the trajectory of the war, its broader regional consequences and the absence of a clear...
March 20th, 20260WASHINGTON — In the first major rupture within President Trump’s administration over the war on Iran, National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigned from his post Tuesday, declaring that he could no longer support the conflict and accusing Israel of misleading the United States into war.
Joe Kent becomes the first...
March 20th, 20260WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S.–Israel war against Iran has entered its fourth week without achieving any meaningful breakthrough in subduing the Islamic Republic, while no clear path toward a near-term resolution has emerged.
Instead, fears are mounting over widening regional consequences and escalating global risks, as President Trump...
March 20th, 20260U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants $200 billion for the Trump administration's illegal, ill-advised, undeclared war on Iran.
Well, maybe. "That number could move," he said, to get "properly funded for what's been done, for what we may have to do in the future, ensure that our ammunition is refilled, and not just refilled,...
March 19th, 20260When Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched their military aggression against Iran on February 28, they appeared convinced that the war would be swift. Netanyahu reportedly assured Washington that the campaign would deliver a decisive strategic victory — one capable of reordering the Middle East and restoring Israel’s battered...
March 13th, 20260The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution condemning Iranian missile and drone attacks on several Gulf states as the rapidly escalating war between Iran, Israel and the United States spreads across the Middle East, raising fears of a broader regional confrontation and a global economic shock.
The resolution —...
March 6th, 20260The war on Iran has not merely opened a new military front in the Middle East. It has shattered long-standing myths that have shaped U.S. policy and regional politics for decades. What has unfolded in the past days is not simply a battlefield confrontation; it is a historical rupture.
Several narratives that once appeared unassailable...
March 6th, 20260The U.S.–Israeli military assault on Iran and its dangerous repercussions across the Middle East sparked a wave of condemnation among Arab and Muslim Americans across the Detroit area. Local leaders called for an immediate halt to the wide-scale military operations to prevent the region from sliding into a broader war that could...
