Headlines- In response to a U.S. Navy destroyer being targeted, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five oil tankers belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday.
- After an alleged U.S. strike on an Iranian oil ship, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a warning that all oil tankers in Bahraini and Kuwaiti waters should evacuate.
- Iran claimed to have taken control of an American underwater drone, which the United States claimed had malfunctioned.
- The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on 36 entities it claims assist Iran's aviation industry, which it claims enables the Iranian government to "move weapons, personnel, and illicit cargo," as well as companies that it claims served as Iran's intermediaries.
- In response to plans by the UK, France, and Canada to prevent imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Israel said on Tuesday that it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem.
Tag: Native Americans
After 46 years of Imprisonment,it’s Time...
Marking the 6 February Global Day of Solidarity with Native American activist Leonard Peltier, Amnesty International reiterates its call on President Biden to immediately grant Mr. Peltier clemency.
Largest Dam Removal in American History:Klamath...
In a significant triumph for environmentalists and Native American communities, the largest dam removal in American history has gotten final federal approval. Salmon and other species have been declining, and this reduction has been attributed to the four old hydroelectric dams that line the border between California and Oregon in the United States
Reconsidering a Statue’s Place
Ventura, California rethinks a statue of a Roman Catholic Spanish priest, Junipero Serra, who founded the city but left Native Americans devastated
The REDress Project Highlights Missing, Murdered...
Forty red dresses hang outside of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington. They’re present 24 hours a day, in all weather, to draw attention to the plight of missing and murdered indigenous women who experience violence at a much higher rate than non-indigenous women