Archived Antiwar.com News from August 06, 2026

News

Updated August 6, 2026 - 9:39 PM EDT

Iran: Deal With Oman Won't Fully Open Hormuz

Ansar Allah Attacks Saudi-Backed Forces in Central Yemen

Israeli Strike on Lebanon Prayer Hall Kills One

After a Year in Detention, Israel Finally Releases Captured Syrians

IDF Chief Visits Gaza, Vows Continued Operations

IDF Launches Large-Scale Assault in E. Jerusalem Refugee Camp

Russian Missiles Pound Kyiv, Killing 17 People

US Intelligence Assets Said To Descend on Cuba

Trump May Advance $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Sale

Puntland Forces Seize Federal Government-Aligned Camp

Viewpoints

	Before Hormuz, There Was Suez: What Trump Can Learn From Eisenhower by Trita Parsi
	Invisible Invaders: How Israeli Surveillance Penetrated American Networks by José Niño

	Iran Is a Wake Up Call for the Defense Establishment by Ioannis Vlahos
	What a US War With Cuba Would Really Look Like by Blaise Malley
More Viewpoints

Are US and Israel Benefitting From Migration Blackmail in Spain?
by Sarah Leah Whitson

Frontline

	Most Americans Feel Iran War Has 'Has Not Achieved Its Goals': Poll
	US Senators Urge Rubio To Stop Arms Sales to UAE Over Sudan War

The War at Home

	Abdul El-Sayed Defeats AIPAC-Backed Rival in Michigan Democratic Senate Primary
	From Michigan to Missouri: Democratic Primaries Deliver Mixed Bag on Israel and Gaza
	After Michigan Upset, AIPAC Looks To Back Republican Candidate Against Abdul El-Sayed
	After Specialist Contacts Congressman, Army Admits Soldiers Got 'Sub-Optimal' Food
	AIPAC-Backed Rep. Wesley Bell Defeats Former Rep. Cori Bush in a Missouri Democratic Primary Rematch
	Lockheed Fuses AI Agent and Sensors in Live Fighter Intercept Demo
	A Canceled US Army Supergun Is Back for the Hypersonic Era
	Pentagon Unveils Expanded Digital Marketplace for Counter-Drone Systems
	GAO Flags Issues With US Air Force's $21 Billion B-52 Upgrade Program
	Trump Admin Refunds $100 Billion in 'Liberation Day' Tariffs
	Scientists Are Certain a Wayward SpaceX Rocket Slammed Into the Moon as Predicted
	US in a Losing Race To Replenish Depleted Missile Arsenals
	US Man Arrested at Trump's Golf Course Charged With Multiple Felonies
	Trump's Nuclear-Powered Battleships Will Cost $275 Billion, CBO Reports

Latin America

	Flavio Bolsonaro Picks His Running Mate for Brazil Election
	US Announces More Than $100 Million in Rewards for Eight Jalisco Cartel Leaders
	India Hopes To Take Over Operation of Venezuelan Oil Fields From State-Owned Company

Russia/Ukraine

United Kingdom

	UK Charity Regulator To Investigate Donations to Illegal Israeli Settlements
	UK Charities Face Inquiry Over Israeli Settlement Funding
	Cambridge University Backtracks on Divesting From Arms Companies

Germany

Asia

	China Announces Countermeasures Against Washington, Including Controls on Drone Exports to the US
	Japan Tests Long-Range Type 12 Missile as Counterstrike Capability Against China Grows
	South Korea Proposes Dropping 'Main Enemy' Label for North Korea

Israel/Palestine

	Israel's Netanyahu Hints at Unilateral Military Action Against Iran Amid Regional De-Escalation Efforts
	Top Arab, Muslim Diplomats Launch Plan To Protect Jerusalem Religious Sites
	Israel's Army To Set Up Polling Stations in Occupied Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
	Emergency Ministerial Meeting in Amman Discusses Israeli Violations at Jerusalem Holy Sites
	Israel Destroys Three Palestinian Homes Southeast of Bethlehem
	US Not Directly Updating Israel on Talks With Iran: Report
	Return of Goods to Markets in Gaza Doesn't Mean People Can Afford Them
	Group of Israeli Women Illegally Enter Lebanon
	Israel Plans To Expand Gilo Settlement in Southwestern East Jerusalem With 2,300 Houses
	Palestinian-Israeli Movement Calls for Multinational Force in Occupied West Bank
	Ben-Gvir Defies Israeli Court Over Crocodile Moat Plan Around Prison Holding Palestinian Detainees

Lebanon

	Trump Demanded Direct Talks With Hezbollah but Was Denied
	Lebanon and Israel Still Split Over Disarming Hezbollah at Rome Talks
	More Than 800,000 Displaced Lebanese Returning Home After War: UN
	Slain Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil's Sister Seeks Justice Now

Iran

	Report: US Officials Back Plan for Iran and Oman To Split Control of Hormuz
	Iran Says It Will Support Any Decision by Palestinian Leaders in Gaza Negotiations

Middle East

	Iraq Faces Crisis as Shi'ite Armed Groups Defy Disarmament
	Hundreds of Ships Remain Stranded in Strait of Hormuz
	Saudi Aramco CEO Says World Facing Largest Oil Supply Shock in History
	Social Media Platform X Says It Is Challenging Block of Jailed Istanbul Mayor's Account
	Closure of Al-Hol Camp in Syria Raises Concerns Over Thousands Linked to ISIS, UN Security Council Told

Morocco

	How a Social Media Campaign Triggered Huge Migrant Surge on Ceuta
	Families Seek the Missing as Migrants Return From Ceuta to Morocco

Pakistan

	Pakistan, Somalia Deepen Defense Cooperation in Talks
	Pakistan's Khan in Jail for Three Years: PTI Rallies Over 'Arbitrary Detention'

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