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Defense10 Jun
US strikes southern Iran as Tehran invokes self-defence, raising risk of wider war
Defense10 Jun
US strikes 20 targets inside Iran as CENTCOM warns situation 'still active'
Defense10 Jun
Trump claims US rescued 100m barrels of oil from Hormuz — the numbers don't yet add up
Defense10 Jun
Air defences activate over western Tehran as Trump signals 'price' for stalled nuclear deal
Defense10 Jun
Moscow reopens the Syria file as the West's attention drifts
Defense10 Jun
Pakistani Air Force Mi-17 crash kills 21 as fleet-age questions resurface
Defense10 Jun
Iran's Kheibar Shekan strike on Muwaffaq Salti: what is confirmed, what is contested, and what comes next
Defense09 Jun
Xi courts Pyongyang in two-day visit, testing the limits of the Beijing–Moscow axis
Defense09 Jun
US strikes Iranian port at Jask as Apache shootdown tips diplomacy into open combat
Defense09 Jun
Pentagon revives list naming BYD, Alibaba and Baidu as Chinese military partners — and the timing matters
Defense09 Jun
Cross-border fire near Margaliot revives question of how Israel and Hezbollah police the frontier
Defense09 Jun
Israeli drone barrage hits southern Lebanese village of Ansariya
Defense09 Jun
Israel's army admits cumulative casualties run into the hundreds, but is still hiding the day-to-day tally
Defense09 Jun
IRGC marks 100 days since the war began with a message to its poets and eulogists
Defense09 Jun
Trump's two-week 'total victory' claim sits on top of a ceasefire that has barely held since April
Defense09 Jun
Helicopter down in Hormuz, peace talk in Trump's mouth: a Middle East day of contradictions
Defense09 Jun
Apache down near Hormuz: incident tests fragile US-Iran detente hours after Trump touts deal
Defense08 Jun
Xi lands in Pyongyang: a strategic alignment with military undertones
Defense08 Jun
Trump tells FT Netanyahu has 'no choice' on Iran deal
Defense08 Jun
Netanyahu vows force if Iran strikes again, even as ceasefire holds and operations against Hezbollah drag on
Defense08 Jun
Israeli strike kills four in Tyre as southern Lebanon campaign grinds on
Defense08 Jun
Israel widens strike footprint to Hamadan as India tells citizens to leave Iran
Defense08 Jun
Israel's Channel 12 admits the war with Iran has become a quagmire — and Washington is signalling it wants out
Defense08 Jun
Israel Hayom reports US role in Israeli strikes on Iran; Pentagon quiet as CENTCOM denial cracks
Defense08 Jun
Iran launches large-scale drone attack on US bases in Iraqi Kurdistan
Defense08 Jun
Iran's army chief warns of harsher response as ceasefire 'violations' mount
Defense08 Jun
Iran's airspace goes dark as missile strikes on Israel and regional allies draw praise from armed factions
Defense08 Jun
French Rafale shoots down drone over eastern Latvia, Latvian army says
Defense07 Jun
Trump to NBC: US and Iran 'close to signing' as blockade continues
Defense07 Jun
Tehran issues layered warning over alleged ceasefire violations, claims northern strikes
Defense07 Jun
Israeli strike hits Khan Yunis police headquarters; Red Crescent reports five dead, Israeli confirmation pending
Defense07 Jun
Iran launches missiles and armed drones at Israel, citing Lebanon strikes as trigger
Defense07 Jun
Iran orders civilian airspace closure as jet activity reported over Tehran and Erbil
Defense07 Jun
Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel; Jerusalem promises 'powerful' response
Defense07 Jun
Four IDF reservists wounded in Hezbollah FPV drone strike in southern Lebanon
Defense07 Jun
Hezbollah claims 25 operations in 24 hours as artillery exchange rattles Western Bekaa
Defense06 Jun
Israeli strike hits Islamic Health Authority facility in south Lebanon's Zebdine
Defense06 Jun
Trump claims Iran military 'totally destroyed' while envoys prepare nuclear talks
Defense06 Jun
Russia targets the Kharkiv-Sumy road; Ukraine takes drone control over part of the Crimea corridor
Defense06 Jun
IRGC claims US bases struck after alleged attack on Sirik and Qeshm — independent sourcing absent
Defense06 Jun
Hezbollah claims 25 daily operations in south Lebanon as Israel acknowledges killing a Lebanese general
Defense05 Jun
Khan Younis tent strike kills Palestinian girl; first accounts from Iranian state media
Defense05 Jun
Japan opens fuel-cost wallet as Middle East flare-up punctures market calm
Defense05 Jun
Hezbollah's 5 June ledger: thirty claimed strikes, no independent read
Defense05 Jun
Hezbollah claims 11 cross-border operations in a single day, the highest tally since the 2024 ceasefire
Defense05 Jun
Hezbollah's Ababil footage puts a new FPV threat on Israel's southern front
Defense04 Jun
Rubio calls Russia's war a 'strategic disaster' as Ukrainian strikes hit St. Petersburg and Crimea
Defense04 Jun
Netanyahu puts the Iran war-decision in Trump's hands — and the public record shows why
Defense04 Jun
Israeli strikes on Tyre and a rising casualty count: the Lebanon ceasefire enters its stress test
Defense04 Jun
House votes 215-208 to strip Trump of Iran war authority
Defense04 Jun
House votes 215-208 to curb Trump's Iran war authority as IAEA disputes 'final negotiations' framing
Defense03 Jun
Zelensky signals direct-talks readiness as Rutte confirms continued PAC missile supply
Defense03 Jun
Ukrainian long-range drone hits Melitopol as Iranian state media claims school targeted
Defense03 Jun
US 'self-defense' strikes over Bahrain: what the language tells us
Defense03 Jun
Kuwait expels Iranian diplomats after strikes destroy hangar at Ali al-Salem
Defense03 Jun
Sixth Israeli drone strike of the morning hits vehicle on Lebanon's Khaldeh highway
Defense03 Jun
Hezbollah's Beaufort claims: an information-layer reading
Defense03 Jun
Gulf strikes, a $35M California mansion, and a fraying ceasefire
Defense03 Jun
Hezbollah claims 17 southern Lebanon operations in 24 hours, including a SAM shot at Israeli air mission
Defense03 Jun
Drones over Beirut, strike on the Khalde highway, and a 'truce' on day three
Defense02 Jun
The West's defense industrial dilemma: how allied logistics networks are becoming political battlegrounds
Defense02 Jun
US Pilot Survives Two Shootdowns as Trump Demands Written Nuclear Concessions from Iran
Defense02 Jun
Ukraine's Counteroffensive Tightens Grip as Russian Front Lines Fracture, ISW Reports
Defense02 Jun
Trump confirms Ankara summit attendance, giving Erdogan's diplomacy a rare win
Defense02 Jun
Seoul-Tokyo Logistics Pact and the Market Cap Reordering Reshaping Asia's Strategic Map
Defense02 Jun
Israeli Airstrike Hits Residential Building in Sidon, Six Killed, Three Rescued
Defense02 Jun
Congress pressures Israel on Lebanon as Trump signals restraint — and markets bet against withdrawal
Defense01 Jun
Turkey's Strategic Calculus: How Ankara Positioned Itself as Europe's NATO Cornerstone
Defense01 Jun
Ukraine Converts Cemetery to Air Defense Position as Front-Line Adaptations Intensify
Defense01 Jun
Oil rises as Israel deepens Lebanon operations; IDF soldier killed in south
Defense01 Jun
Netanyahu Orders Strikes on Beirut as Iran Halts Nuclear Talks
Defense01 Jun
Kuwait intercepts Iranian missiles and drones as regional air defenses activate
Defense01 Jun
Japan Goes Direct to Tehran: Why Tokyo Is Cutting Its Own Channel Through Hormuz
Defense01 Jun
Israeli Ground Offensive Deepens in Southern Lebanon as Oil Markets React
Defense01 Jun
Iran Suspends Indirect Nuclear Talks With US, Citing Israeli Military Operations
Defense01 Jun
Iranian Foreign Minister Conducts Diplomatic Outreach to Pakistan, Qatar, and Belgium in Single-Day Blitz
Defense01 Jun
Hezbollah Claims Drone Interception as Israel-Lebanon Exchange Intensifies
Defense01 Jun
Hezbollah Drone Strike Kills Israeli Soldier, Wounds Three on Northern Border
Defense01 Jun
China Coast Guard Patrolling East of Taiwan as Japan-Philippines Alliance Deepens
Defense01 Jun