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Cutting US aid to Israel would be a strategic disaster for America - opinion

American assistance has never been unconditional. It has given American diplomats real sway when Israeli decisions in Judea and Samaria or Gaza could ripple across the region.

F-16 Barak from the "Valley" squadron, armed with JDAM bombs on a five minutes alert, at Ramat David Airbase. February 02 2010.
A student taking an exam

Years of slipping test results: What’s dragging down US students?

An Emirati F-16E fighter jet; illustrative.

Trump admin. urging UAE to seize Iran's Lavan Island, take greater role in war - report

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after record deployment. May 16, 2026.

Pete Hegseth welcomes USS Gerald R. Ford home after record deployment


Iran did not hit a US Navy ship near Strait of Hormuz, US official tells 'Post'

The denial comes after Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-aligned Fars News Agency claimed that two missiles had hit a United States Navy frigate, forcing it to turn back.

The ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month.

Michigan University professor praises anti-Israel student activists in commencement speech

Peterson allegedly deviated from his remarks, and according to UMich President Domenico Grasso did not represent the institutional position of neutrality.

Students protest in support of Palestine during the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024; file photo.

Israel’s new refuelers could give it greater freedom to strike Iran without US support

The first of the KC-46 aircraft undertook a maiden test flight within the US, and is expected to be delivered to the Jewish state in around a month.

Israel's new KC-46 refueling aircraft, named "Gideon," on its maiden flight, May 4, 2026.

NATO's Rutte: Europeans are ensuring agreements with US on military bases are implemented

Rutte also said "more and more" European nations were pre-positioning assets such as minehunters and minesweepers close to the Gulf to be ready for a "next phase".

 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

At least 12 hospitalized after shooting at Oklahoma's Arcadia Lake

Police added there are no suspects in custody at this time, urging the public to reach out with any information.

Tulsa police cars block the entrance of the Natalie Medical Building at Saint Francis Hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 1, 2022.

As NATO strains deepen, Finland faces a new security dilemma - opinion

Finland joined NATO with the expectation that breaking with its traditional long-standing policy line would grant it a US and European security umbrella. But this framework has not yet been tested.

Finland's President Alexander Stubb attends a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured) in Brussels, Belgium November 17, 2025.

What is EPIC City, the controversial planned Muslim residential community in Texas?

EPIC city is a planned large-scale development project that will not have its own government. It has been marketed as an exclusively Muslim community that will serve as the epicenter of US Islam.

People arrive at a mosque to attend Friday prayers, in Plano, Texas, on April 11, 2025.

Trump calls Iran's plan 'unacceptable,' says US will begin escorting ships through Strait of Hormuz

Iran accuses US of piracy, threatens carrier fleet • A-G agrees to meet with Netanyahu defense team for possible plea bargain • Israel to purchase 100 F-35s, 50 new F-15s, doubling fleet

Soldier of the IDF's Hashmonaim Brigade operating at an undisclosed location, May 1, 2026.

Fighting with US 'likely' to resume after rejection of Iranian offer to open Hormuz, official says

IDF issues evacuation warnings for southern Lebanese towns • US says Aoun-Netanyahu meeting could restore Lebanese control • Iraq says oil output can recover within a week once Hormuz crisis ends

Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026.

Trump says Iran war 'terminated,' as war powers deadline arrives

In a letter to congressional leaders on Friday, the deadline to come to Congress about the war, Trump said there has been no exchange of fire with Iran since the ceasefire.

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.