Archived Antiwar.com News from August 26, 2026

News

Updated August 26, 2026 - 9:29 PM EDT

		*Trump Claims All Mines Cleared From Hormuz*
		*Report: US To Hold Off Iran Strikes Until After US Midterms*
		*Trump Brushed Aside Warnings Before Prolonged War on Iran: WSJ*

Israel Developing Offensive Space Capabilities

Israeli Lawmaker Destroys Palestinian Memorial as Soldiers Guard

Israel Wiping Out Entire Lebanon Neighborhoods

Israel Defense Minister Vows To Keep Troops in Syria

Canada Retaliates to US Tariffs Amid Trade Spat

Trump: War Games With S. Korea 'Inappropriate and Hostile'

Russia Could Attack UK Factories Making Arms for Ukraine

US Special Forces Conducting Operations Inside Ecuador

Viewpoints

	Why Iran Ruffles the Feathers of the United States by M. Reza Behnam
	Stepan Bandera Is Haunting the Ukraine War and Polish Elections by Molly O'Neal

	Marco Rubio Got It Wrong by Stephen Kinzer
	An Unpopular War Is Breaking the People Fighting It by José Niño
More Viewpoints

Ted Cruz Is an Opportunistic Chameleon
by Jack Hunter

Frontline

	Trump Threatens To Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in Trade War
	A Trillion Budget but Military Can't 'Afford' To Attack Mold on Bases?
	Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There's a Secret Blacklist of Journalists

The War at Home

	Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Considering Stepping Down, Sources Say
	Active-Duty Air Force Officer Who Called for Trump Impeachment Faces 3 Charges
	Trump Oil and Gas Stocks Gained Up to $15.5 Million, Democrats Say
	Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Aboard Navy Transport Ship Dismissed as a Worker's Comp Issue
	SpaceX Plans To Build a $100 Billion Spaceport in Louisiana
	Father of US Sailor Deployed on USS Lincoln Released After Detention by Immigration Authorities
	Washington Prepares To Return Diplomats to West Asia Embassies: Report
	Former Stars and Stripes Editor Says Firing Was 'Real Shock,' Hopes Paper 'Can Remain Independent'
	UN and Red Cross Call for Restrictions on 'Killer Robot' Weapons Systems

Americas

	Canada Unveils Retaliatory Tariffs on About $20 Billion of US Goods
	Wife of Active-Duty Army Sergeant Deported to Honduras
	Over 50 Kidnapped as Violent Gang Attack in Haiti Kills 47

Ukraine/Russia

	Ukraine Hits Another Russian Refinery as Fuel Crunch Worsens
	Putin Decree Allows Russia To Take Control of Key Sites Hit by Ukrainian Drones
	Ukraine Targets Ozon After Wildberries in Push To Hit Russia's Economy

Europe

	UK Clears Path for SCALP Missile Assembly in Ukraine
	Once Welcomed, Ukrainian Refugees Face Growing Hostility in Poland
	Two US Military Refueling Aircraft Depart Bulgaria Amid Anger From Iran Over Deployment
	Luxembourg Halts Israel Bonds Approvals, Leaving EU Future Uncertain
	Spanish Govt Says Sorry to People of Ceuta for Migrant Crisis

Asia

	India Police Clash With Protesters a Month After Gen Z Demonstrations
	3.7 Million Afghan Children Suffering From Acute Malnutrition, UNICEF Says
	China Warns US of Retaliation Over Expansion of Iran Sanctions

Africa

	Sudanese Medical Group Accuses Rebel Group of Killing 27 People
	Rwanda Accuses DR Congo of Supporting an Armed Group on Its Soil
	Individuals Deported by US Resist Landing in Liberia but Are Sent to Equatorial Guinea

Iran

	Pakistan, Iran Discuss Steps To Revive MoU, Strengthen Ties
	Iran, Oman Say Discussed Hormuz Temporary Corridor, Mine-Clearing
	US Shifting From Iran Strikes to Sanctions, Marco Rubio Says
	Trump's Latest Wave of Iran Sanctions: Which 60 Entities Are Targeted?
	Who Are Iran's Top Trading Partners US Would Need To Target To Isolate It?

Israel/Palestine

	Ben Gvir Storms UNRWA's Qalandia Institute as Israeli Soldiers Evacuate Staff
	How Israel's Netanyahu Weaponizes Religion in His War Rhetoric
	After Kushner Departs, Israel Escalates Gaza Attacks
	Another Six Palestinians Killed by Israeli Strikes Across Beleaguered Gaza Strip
	Israel Issues Demolition Notices in Refugee Camp in Occupied Jerusalem
	18 New Israeli Orders Target West Bank for Settlement Expansion
	Fatah, Dahlan Bloc Hold Reconciliation Talks Ahead of Palestinian Elections
	A Year After Israeli Strikes Killed Journalists at a Hospital, No One Has Been Held Accountable
	Netanyahu Guards Pointing Assault Rifles at Beachgoers Shows How He Sees Israeli Civilians
	Under Israel's Watch, Palestinian Gangs Are Sowing Chaos in the West Bank
	Wartime Reserve Duty Will Take Heavier Toll on Israeli Economy, Treasury Warns
	US Lawmakers Demand Release of American Student Held in Israel
	Popcorn and Cartoons: A Gaza Cinema Gives Girls a Brief Escape From War

Syria

	Damascus Decries Israeli Defense Chief's Visit to Occupied Buffer Zone
	YPG Terror Group in Syria Announces Its Dissolution

Yemen

	14 Houthi Fighters Killed in Strikes on Hodeidah, Yemen 'Govt-Aligned Forces' Say
	'We Stand With Palestine': Al-Houthi Addresses Millions in Sanaa

Middle East

	Iraqi Prime Minister Confirms Deadline for US Forces' Withdrawal
	Jordanian Police Arrest Drop Site Correspondent for 'Sedition' Over Online Post
	Israel Bombs South Lebanon, Carries Out Demolitions and Arson

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