Archived Antiwar.com News from August 04, 2026

News

Updated August 4, 2026 - 8:27 PM EDT

US To Expand Presence in Somalia's Bosaso

US Launches Airstrike in Somalia for 77th Time This Year

Trump Lashes Out at Iran Over Negotiation Claim

		*US Central Command Looks for 'New' Ways To 'Punish' Iran*
		*Saudi Tankers Reroute Around Africa To Avoid Yemeni Blockade*
		*US Begins 'Pre-Planned' Withdrawal From Iraqi Kurdistan*

'Board of Peace' Walks Back Key Part of Gaza Deal

Israel Destroys West Bank Wells Serving Palestinian Herders

Israel Demands Hezbollah Cede Strategic Ridge

Israel Launches More Incursions in Southwest Syria

Ukrainian Drone Kills Seven on Russian Beach

Viewpoints

	The Ceuta Operation: Washington Wrote the Script in March, Morocco Ran It in July by Thomas S. Karat
	War With Iran: A Double-Edged Sword for the US Economy and Agriculture by Greg Pence

	Call Off the Iran War. Just Walk Away! by Ron Paul
	Ukraine's 'Turned Tide' Doesn't Comport 'With Basic Military Reality' by Stavroula Pabst
More Viewpoints

Iran Will Recover, Trump's Damaged the US for Generations
by Brian McGlinchey

Frontline

	IRGC Says It Shot Down US MQ-9 Reaper Drone Over Strait of Hormuz
	Israel Katz 'Walks Back' On-Air Removal of West Bank Army Commander
	Pentagon Boosts Patriot, THAAD Interceptor Output Amid Stockpile Strain

The War at Home

	Antares To Fast-Track US Military Base Nuclear Microreactors With $470 Million Injection
	House Passes Requirement To Build More Than 200 Plutonium Nuclear Warhead Cores Annually by 2050
	Trump Creates Military Spouse Commission Headed by Pete Hegseth's Wife
	Northrop Secures $1.8 Billion US Air Force Deal To Continue Litening Pod Support
	California's Diesel Prices Have Jumped Since the Iran War Started, With Ripple Effects Across the Country
	Trump Hits Oil Companies for Profits Amid Iran War He Launched
	US DoJ Relying on Anonymous Israeli Intel Agent To Convict US Resident of Oct 7 Participation
	US Coast Guard Had 14 Suicides in 2024, the Highest in a Decade

Russia/Ukraine

	Russia Ready for Negotiations on Ukraine With Mature Approach From West: Russian Foreign Ministry
	Ukrainian Drone Kills One, Wounds Two People in Car Near Russia's Belgorod
	Former US Navy Boats Now Help Ukraine Patrol the Black Sea
	Zelensky: We Seek To End War by Winter Through Escalation on Military, Diplomatic Fronts

United Kingdom

	American Nuke Sub Arrives in Scotland for Visit
	BBC Censored Film on British Army Killing Child

Europe

	Trump's Iran Reversal Sends European Gas Prices Tumbling
	EU Steps Up AI Regulation as New Transparency Rules Come Into Effect
	French Wildfires Expose Buried WWII Shells

Sudan

	350 More Sudanese Return Home From Egypt Under Voluntary Repatriation Program
	Sudanese Army Drone Strike Hits Darfur Civil Court, Killing at Least 35, Rights Group Says

Africa

	How a Widening Iran War Puts Egypt's Suez Canal at Risk
	Ugandan Military Unveils Statue of Netanyahu's Older Brother

Israel/Palestine

	Israeli Jail Authorities Accused of Torturing Child Detainee Mohammed Hamid, 15
	2,256 Attacks in One Month: Israeli Army, Settlers Intensify West Bank Assaults
	Elderly Man Beaten for Removing Banner Supporting Rabin's Killer, Suffers Brain Bleed
	Leaked Documents Reportedly Show Israel's Largest Arms Manufacturer Was in Talks To Sell Advanced Drones to UAE
	Israel Defies Trump's Peace Plan as It Escalates Deadly Attacks on Gaza

Iran

	How Loyalty Between Iran and Kuwait Gave Way to Mistrust
	Uncertainty on Iranians' Minds as Trump Fluctuates on War and Talk
	Araghchi: Arbaeen Is Grand Display of Iran-Iraq National Unity
	Iran Executes Two Accused of Colluding With Israel's Mossad

Lebanon

	Lebanon Outlines Legal Path To Prosecute Israeli War Crimes
	Israeli Forces Drop Missiles, Phosphorus Bombs on Southern Lebanon

Iraq

	Iraq and Kurdistan Governments' Failures Hindering Yazidi Return to Sinjar, Commander Says
	Hama Blast Exposes Syria's Deadly Landmine Legacy
	Turkey Pushing for 'Post-War Role' in South Lebanon

Asia

	India's Imports of Russian Oil Hit All-Time High Despite US Tariff Threat
	US Treasury Secretary Vows Further Intervention To Support Japanese Yen
	Protests, Boycott Cast Shadow on Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Election
	How Israeli Presence in Forest City Exposes the Zionist-Aligned Underbelly of Malaysia
	Detained Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi Has First Foreign Visitor in Five Years
	North Korea Says US-Led Cyber Threat Warnings Are Bid To Smear Its Image

Cuba

	Cuba Suffers Another Nationwide Blackout After Power Grid Collapse
	Cubans Sleep on Seaside Boardwalk to Seek Relief From Crippling Blackouts and Summer Heat

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