A high-ranking Russian general has issued a stark warning that Israel could ‘cease to exist as a state’ if the escalating West Asia conflict continues to widen, while US-Iran tensions remain high over diplomatic engagement and naval blockades. 

By Tyler Durden

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Congressional Democrats will introduce a war powers resolution prohibiting military action against Oman, after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country for holding talks with Iran. 

By MTCONTEXT

Negotiations between the US and Iran have reached an impasse. Trump keeps insisting that a deal is coming, which has kept oil markets sanguine. Unfortunately, a diplomatic off-ramp is becoming less likely.

United States President Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new US territory.

The post, bearing no caption, comes days after the US leader vowed he would “soon” declare the vital waterway a US territory, as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal to end their nearly six-month conflict.

The Trump administration is examining whether to pull troops out of the Gulf as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, with the Pentagon weighing the risks facing large US bases in the region that have come under Iranian drone and missile attack.

Apty Alaudinov says Israel’s objective is to drag both the US and the entire NATO bloc into the struggle

MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. The conflict in the Middle East could result in the disappearance of Israel, Lieutenant General Apty Alaudinov, deputy chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ Main Military-Political Department and commander of the Akhmat special forces unit, told TASS.

The strike came a day after Kushner met with Netanyahu and agreed Israel could continue bombing Gaza despite the Hamas disarmament deal

By Dave De Camp, antiwar.com