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Defense31 May
Trump sends Tehran revised nuclear proposal as talks enter critical phase
Defense31 May
Lebanon Ceasefire Eroding as Hezbollah Claims Israeli Casualties, Sirens Sound in Northern Israel
Defense31 May
Israel Claims Capture of Beaufort Fortress, Crossing the Litani River into Lebanese Territory
Defense31 May
Israel's Lebanon Offensive Widens to Largest Ground Advance in Nearly Two Decades
Defense31 May
Iran Shoots Down US MQ-1 Drone Over Territorial Waters, Warns of Forceful Response to Future Violations
Defense31 May
Iran's Supreme Leader Dead After US-Israel Strike, Succession Uncertain
Defense31 May
Hezbollah Ambush, Border Infiltration Alarms: Israel Faces Multi-Front Tension on Northern Frontier
Defense30 May
US Accelerates European Troop Withdrawal: What NATO Allies Stand to Lose
Defense30 May
Twenty Ships, One Waterway: How Iran Manages the World's Most Contested Strait
Defense30 May
SpaceX's Government Gravy Train: $6 Billion in Space Force Contracts Sets Stage for IPO
Defense30 May
Russian Forces Field Handheld Drone Interceptor Dubbed 'Yolka' in Donetsk Operations
Defense30 May
Romania Pushes NATO for Accelerated Air Defense Build-Up After Drone Incursion
Defense30 May
Israeli Strikes Kill Five in Southern Lebanon as Cross-Border Exchange Intensifies
Defense30 May
Iran's Top Advisor Accuses Trump of 'Betraying Diplomacy' Over Naval Blockade
Defense30 May
Hegseth's Singapore Gambit: Two Deterrence Threads, One Diplomatic Moment
Defense30 May
Hegseth's Dual Signal: Armed Ukraine, Armored Against China
Defense29 May
Ukraine Deepens Energy Infrastructure Campaign as Remote Mining Operations Expand in Occupied Territory
Defense29 May
Trump Administration Announces Iran Framework Agreement; Russia Escalates European Pressure Simultaneously
Defense29 May
First Missile Alert in Russia's Yamal Region Signals Extended Ukrainian Strike Reach
Defense29 May
Romania Confirms Russian Drone Origin as Kyiv Offers Air Defense Support
Defense29 May
Putin Rules Out Conflict End-Dates at EAEU Summit, Extends Strikes Doctrine to All Ukrainian Territory
Defense29 May
Prediction Markets in the Crosshairs: Minnesota and Rhode Island Sue the CFTC Over Event Contracts
Defense29 May
Pentagon Ceasefire Talks End Without Agreement as Israel Rejects Lebanese Request
Defense29 May
Israel Strikes Beirut for Second Time Since Ceasefire, Raising Fragile Truce Questions
Defense29 May
Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon as Cross-Border Escalation Enters Second Day
Defense29 May
Israeli Military Issues Evacuation Warning for Ain Qana as Tensions With Hezbollah Escalate
Defense28 May
Ukraine's Gripen Gambit: Kyiv Secures Swedish Fighters With Meteor Missiles in Air-Defence Pivot
Defense28 May
Sweden and Ukraine Signal Progress on Gripen Fighter Package as Zelensky Visits Stockholm
Defense28 May
Sweden to transfer 16 Gripen jets to Ukraine as Kyiv purchases 20 new aircraft
Defense28 May
Italy's Silent Commandos Train on a Volcanic Island — and Europe Is Watching
Defense28 May
Iran Fires Warning Shots at Four Vessels in Strait of Hormuz as US Deal Talks Stall
Defense28 May
Iran Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Kuwait as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Spike
Defense28 May
Hezbollah Drone Campaign Exposes Gaps in Israeli Air Defense as Border Tensions Mount
Defense28 May
Escalation at the Strait: How Bandar Abbas Became the New Front in the US-Iran Confrontation
Defense28 May
The Concession Question: Ukraine's Allies Begin to Reframe the Terms of Any Peace Deal
Defense28 May
Ceasefire Under Strain as Iran Signals Hormuz Rule Change, Draft MoU Surfaces
Defense28 May
Australia sues 3M for up to $2bn over 'forever chemicals' at defense sites
Defense27 May
Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Address Ukraine Air Defense Shortage
Defense27 May
SpaceX's Starlink Wins American Airlines Fleet Contract as IPO Ambitions Take Shape
Defense27 May
Spacewalk Sign, Sanctions and Airspace Incursions: Three Fronts of Russian Pressure Testing
Defense27 May
Putin's Astana Arrival Signals Deeper Russia–Central Asia Realignment as Kazakhstan Balances Moscow and the West
Defense27 May
Hezbollah Targets Iron Dome Battery in Escalating Drone Campaign Along Lebanon Border
Defense27 May
Hezbollah Announces Dual Operations Against Israeli Forces in Southern Lebanon
Defense26 May
Khamenei Calls for 'New Islamic Civilization' in Hajj Message as Tehran Sharps Regional Vision
Defense26 May
Israeli Forces Strike Nabatieh as Cabinet Ministers Push for Escalation Against Lebanon
Defense26 May
Israel Conducts Largest Strikes on Lebanon Since Ceasefire, Killing 31
Defense26 May
Israeli Military Expands Strikes and Ground Operations Across Southern Lebanon
Defense26 May
Iran Releases Footage of Downed US MQ9 Drone Over Persian Gulf
Defense26 May
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy Coordinates Passage of 25 Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
Defense26 May
Iran Denounces US Ceasefire Violations as Nuclear Talks Resume in Oman
Defense26 May
Hezbollah Drone Strike on Northern Israel Settlements Tests IDF Air Defense Doctrine
Defense26 May
Gulf States Build Around Hormuz as U.S. Navy Steps Back In
Defense25 May
US Strikes Kill IRGC Navy Personnel Near Strait of Hormuz
Defense25 May
Two Drones Launched from Lebanon Strike Military Base and Settlement in Western Galilee
Defense25 May
Russia Warns US of Imminent ‘Systemic Strikes' on Kyiv, Requests Embassy Evacuation
Defense25 May
Israeli Wounded Surpass 8,800 as Cross-Border Drone Strikes Escalate
Defense25 May
Iran's Hormuz Drills Revive the Narrowest Chokepoint in Global Energy
Defense25 May
Iran Football Federation Board Names Three Clubs for Asia Contests Amid Persepolis Fan Backlash
Defense25 May
IDF Faces Sustained Hezbollah Escalation Along Lebanon Border as Casualties Mount
Defense25 May
Civilian death toll in Gaza passes 72,000 as humanitarian operations near collapse
Defense24 May
Trump's 'Adios' Image: Aggressive Posture or Diplomatic Signal Ahead of Iran Deal
Defense24 May
Ted Cruz Warns Against Iran Nuclear Understanding, Drawing Bipartisan Fire
Defense24 May
Iran Nuclear Talks Stall Again as Trump Cites 'Doctors' Message on Tehran's Unwillingness
Defense24 May
Diplomatic framing meets military reality: what the Iran ceasefire extension actually means
Defense24 May
Baloch Liberation Army Claims Train Attack in Quetta, Dozens Dead
Defense23 May
Trump Faces Sunday Deadline on Iran Nuclear Deal or Military Strike
Defense23 May
Putin Orders Retaliation After Drone Strike Kills 10 in Luhansk
Defense23 May
Iran Confirms Draft Agreement With Pakistan Mediators, Awaits U.S. Response
Defense22 May
Trump's Kura Sushi Slip: Investment Blunder or Signal?
Defense22 May
Pakistan's Munir Flies to Tehran as Rubio Credits Islamabad With 'Admirable' Iran Mediation
Defense22 May
Japan's Shelters, Banks, and Beijing: The Quiet Rearmament Paradox
Defense22 May
Iranian Foreign Ministry Denounces 'Illegal Military Aggression' as US-Israel Strikes Escalate Regional Tensions
Defense21 May
US-Israel Strike Campaign Against Iran Falls Short of Objectives, Intelligence Assessment Shows
Defense21 May
Russia Confirms Tactical Nuclear Weapons Deployed to Belarus in Joint Exercise
Defense20 May
Taiwan's Lai Pushes Back Against Trump's Arms Sales Leverage Suggestion as China Seals Boeing Deal
Defense20 May
NATO Weighs Hormuz Deployment as US Blockade Stalls and Market Odds Signal Prolonged Disruption
Defense20 May
Iran's IRGC Releases Drone Footage of Oil Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz as Naval Standoff Escalates
Defense20 May
IRGC Warns of Cross-Regional War as Russia and China Push for Middle East Negotiations
Defense20 May
China's Boeing Order Tests the Limits of the U.S. Trade Truce
Defense19 May
Trump says US was within an hour of striking Iran — and could still act within days
Defense19 May
Suicide Drone Targets Vehicle in Northern Occupied Palestine, Sources Say
Defense19 May
NATO Weighs Naval Escort Operations for Strait of Hormuz Amid Iranian Closure Threats
Defense19 May
Car Bomb Targets Syrian Defense Ministry in Damascus
Defense18 May
Trump's Tehran Surrender Terms Test the Boundaries of Wartime Messaging
Defense18 May
Russia Claims 3,000-Plus Ukrainian Drones Intercepted in Seven-Day Window
Defense18 May
Pentagon Readies Strike Options on Iran as Trump Delays Decision
Defense18 May
North Korea writes off reunification and hardens its border — the two moves are one signal
Defense18 May
Iran's Pezeshkian Draws Red Lines on Nuclear Talks: 'Dialogue Does Not Mean Surrender'
Defense17 May
Boeing Jets and Empty Chairs: The Taiwan Question After Geneva
Defense17 May
Trump Awaits Revised Iran Proposal as Situation Room Meeting on Military Options Looms
Defense17 May
Netanyahu-Trump Call Signals Escalation Course on Iran as Gaza Ceasefire Talks Fracture
Defense16 May
Ukraine Border Forces Strike Russian Positions in Cross-Border Drone Operations
Defense16 May
The Turtle Tank's Last Ride: How Ukrainian FPV Swarms Are Rewriting Armored Warfare
Defense08 May
UAE Reports 230 Wounded, 13 Dead as Iran Fires 2,800+ Munitions in Ongoing Conflict
Defense08 May
Missile Alerts Hit UAE as Regional Tensions Spike Overnight
Defense08 May
Iranian Forces Hit U.S. Destroyers in Strait of Hormuz for Second Time in Days
Defense08 May
Fire in the Strait: US Destroyers Withdraw from Hormuz as Vessel Burns at Sea
Defense07 May
Washington's Gulf Dilemma: The Qatar 747 and the Symbolism of Air Force One
Defense07 May
Trump's Hormuz Ultimatum Collapses as Iran Holds and Gulf Allies Waver
Defense07 May
Gulf States Open Their Airspace: How Riyadh and Kuwait Reversed a 24-Hour Military Lockdown
Defense07 May
Gaza Strikes Kill Son of Hamas Leader as Ceasefire Talks Remain Deadlocked
Defense06 May
Hungary Returns Seized Oschadbank Funds in Rare Diplomatic Gesture Toward Kyiv
Defense06 May
The Fuel Calculus: How the Ukraine War Reshaped European Aviation's Strategic Backbone
Defense05 May
Ukrainian drones return for second wave strikes on Cheboksary defence plant
Defense05 May
UAE Intercepts Iranian Missiles and Drones in Major Air Defense Action
Defense05 May
The Strait Standoff: How a Naval Confrontation Brought the World's Most Critical Chokepoint to a Halt
Defense05 May
Strait of Hormuz Strike Kills Ten Civilian Sailors as Rubio Sets Narrow Threshold for US Response
Defense05 May
India Signs Mutual Base-Sharing Pact With Russia, Deepening a Defense Bond the West Tried to Break
Defense05 May
Hegseth's Strait of Hormuz Briefing: What the Pentagon's Ceasefire Comments Actually Mean
Defense04 May
United Airlines Plane Strikes Light Pole on Newark Approach, Iranian State Channels Report
Defense04 May
UAE Intercepts Iranian Missile and Drone Salvo in Rare daylight air defense operation
Defense04 May
UAE Activates Air Defenses Against Missile Threat, Emergency Authority Confirms
Defense04 May
Tehran Redraws the Shipping Lanes: New Rules at Hormuz Signal Escalation
Defense04 May
Russia announces May 8-9 ceasefire for Victory Day, warns Kyiv against disruption
Defense04 May
Russia announces unilateral ceasefire for Victory Day, warns of strikes on Kyiv if Ukraine disrupts celebrations
Defense04 May
IRGC Maps Marked Territory in Hormuz as US Blockade Strands Iranian Crude
Defense04 May
Iran Warns of Hormuz Closure as US Blockade Strands 1.8 Million Barrels Daily
Defense04 May
Iran Denies Fujairah Strike as Hormuz Tensions Resurface
Defense04 May
Iran Claims Missile Launch at US Vessel as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate
Defense04 May
Hormuz Ceasefire Holds, But the Waterway Remains Closed
Defense04 May
Hezbollah's Qassem Denies Ceasefire as Lebanon Crossfire Escalates
Defense03 May
Trump Rejects Iran's Proposal, Leaves Military Strikes on the Table
Defense03 May
Iran's Pharmaceutical Sector Under Sanctions Strain as Medicine Costs Rise
Defense03 May
Hezbollah's FPV Arsenal: How Footage Became the Frontline in Southern Lebanon
Defense03 May
Hezbollah Drone Footage and Israeli Fighter Jet Purchase Signal Escalating Weapons Race Along the Lebanon Border
Defense02 May
US Clears $8.6 Billion in Arms Sales to Israel and Four Gulf Partners
Defense02 May
Trump Calls US Navy Ship Seizures "Like Piracy" in Comments on Iran Blockade, Somalian Port Remarks
Defense02 May
Trump's Cuba Annexation Remark Stuns Western Hemisphere, Rattles International Order
Defense02 May
Hegseth Orders 5,000-Troop Withdrawal From Germany
Defense01 May