How Mossad's Saddam Plot Failed, And Left Elite Israeli Soldiers In Coffins In the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, Israel viewed Iraq's Saddam Hussein as a dangerous and unpredictable threat.

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But nonproliferation experts have contended for years that while Saddam may have had nuclear weapons ambitions, the French-built research reactor would not have been the route to go. Iraq would ...

(THE CONVERSATION) After 12 days of trading deadly airstrikes, Israel and Iran confirmed on June 24, 2025, that a ceasefire is in effect, one day after President Donald Trump proclaimed the countries ...

As President Donald Trump floats “regime change” in Tehran, previous U.S. attempts to remake the Middle East by force in ...

Captain America is one of the most important heroes in the history of comics. Superman was the first superhero, but Captain ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was set to declare victory over Islamic State in Mosul on Monday as only a few dozen militants put up resistance in the city that was the capital of their ...

In short: Everyone went all the way, bursting through psychological and military barriers we never imagined would be breached ...

"Israel is being assisted this way or that way by some Iranians," ex-Israeli National Security chief Giora Eiland told Newsweek.

As Israeli military strikes rocked cities across Iran, Reza Pahlavi — the son of the country’s former shah — embarked upon a ...