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US, Iranian forces fire at vessels in waters near Iran

DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces fired at vessels in waters around Iran on Saturday, including three Ir...

US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attack on American naval ships, Central Command says

DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankerson Saturday, U.S. Central Command said, including ...

US strikes tanker near Iran’s Kharg Island — TV

According to the broadcaster, there were no casualties

US missile struck Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island: Report

US missile struck Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island: Report A US missile struck an Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Isla...

Pentagon polygraphs dozens of US military staff over media leaks: Report

About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff were interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles, NYT says.

Russian attacks kill 7, injure 51 over past day across Ukraine as Moscow rejects ceasefire

Some of the attacks came after Ukraine reportedly ordered its troops to pause hostilities for four days as U.S. envoys p...

Leonardo CEO Mariani Sees Ukraine Unit as Acquisition Outpost

Leonardo SpA, the Italian state-controlled defense company, is aiming to deepen ties with Ukraine’s fast-growing militar...

KONGSBERG StrikeMaster Deploys to Jan Mayen for NATO Arctic Exercise

A KONGSBERG StrikeMaster launcher deployed to Jan Mayen for NATO’s Operation Atlantic City, bringing mobile anti-ship mi...

Kyiv Adapts to Constant Attack by Russian Jet-Powered Drones

As a resident of Boryspil, a satellite town of Kyiv, Kostyantyn Kuts has grown accustomed to regular night-time air raid...

Why did USS Lincoln turn up in Thailand looking so rusty?

When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,495,050 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The figure includes 1,260 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, according to the General Staff.

Iran urges regional nations to build 'homegrown' security architecture

Iran urges regional nations to build 'homegrown' security architecture Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalib...

Open season: killing the norm against leadership assassination

When the story of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump during the NATO summit in Turkey emerged in the...

Families of missing Ecuadorian fishermen allege US involvement

Families of eight Ecuadorian fishermen who vanished after reporting US surveillance at sea are demanding answers.

Middle East live: Israeli strikes on south and east Lebanon kill three people

Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon late on Friday killed at least three people and wounded 23 more despite ...

US, allies push IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council

US, allies push IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council The United States, Britain, France and Germany are seek...

Ukraine asks EU to fund first Patriot missiles buy

Brussels is weighing a rare waiver that would let Kyiv tap its €90 billion loan for U.S.-made interceptors for the first...

Russian forces establish foothold on southeastern outskirts of Dobropolye — expert

Andrey Marochko says Russian troops are advancing and clearing the settlement

Trump eyes Pentagon leadership changes as frustration over Iran war grows: Report

In light of ongoing leadership transitions within the Army, several candidates have emerged as potential successors to t...

Russia rejects truce, kills 4 in attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russia attacked the city of Kamianske in the early hours of Sept. 5, killing four people and injuring five others, regio...

Why 'D-Day' was destined to be a dud

On August 19, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesse...

Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?

Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger.

German government preparing citizens for prolonged conflict with Russia — politician

Alexander King, co-chair of Berlin’s BSW party branch, made this statement at a demonstration against the closure of the...

Iran army says US bid to weaken its Hormuz control answered 'within 15 minutes'

Iran army says US bid to weaken its Hormuz control answered 'within 15 minutes' Iran responded decisively to the US atte...

War has made Tehran more confident, say US intelligence agencies

WASHINGTON: Intelli­gence agencies in the United States believe that six months of war may have made Iran more, not less...

NYT: 50 US Joint Staff members take polygraph test over Iran war leaks

NYT: 50 US Joint Staff members take polygraph test over Iran war leaks In an extraordinary move, US government investiga...

White House reviews candidates to replace Pentagon No. 2 Steve Feinberg

Sources did not say why the White House was reviewing potential replacements and did not specify which candidates the it...

Chinese military commander overseeing Taiwan operations meets U.S. PACOM chief

PACOM chief Adm. Sam Paparo recently held his first in-person talks with Gen. Yang Zhibin, commander of the Chinese mili...

Iranian army spokesman says US, Israel 'failed' to achieve war objectives

Iranian army spokesman says US, Israel 'failed' to achieve war objectives Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Moham...

About 50 people evacuated from Kharkov Region since early 2026 — administration head

Vitaly Ganchev emphasized that the Kharkov Military-Civil Administration did not announce a mass evacuation of residents...

Trump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain soon

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday (September 4) that the United States may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountai...

Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists

Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outletA fed...

No, we are not on the eve of World War III

Every few months, someone — a general, a think tank, a cable news panel — declares that the world is edging toward a thi...

Ecuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation

Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers.

Yemen’s army claims air strikes against Houthis in Taiz

Yemen’s army claims air strikes against Houthis in Taiz Yemen’s internationally recognised government has said that its ...

Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says

Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains ...

US State Department approves sale of bombs, guidance kits, tank engines to Riyadh

The total cost estimate stands at about $5.75 billion

Russian forces drive Ukrainian army out of Novogrishino in DPR — expert

Andrey Marochko added that the settlement has turned into a grey zone

Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’

US President Donald Trump has repeated an earlier warning that the US may attack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon".

Prosecutors indict ex-navy sergeant on spy allegations