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TOP STORIES
Qatar Shoots Down Two Iranian Su-24 Bombers, Cuts Ties with Tehran After Missile and Drone Attacks
Qatar has confirmed that its armed forces shot down...
Were US Fighter Jets Shot Down by Iran? Questions Grow After CENTCOM Report and Drone Losses
New questions are emerging following a CENTCOM report acknowledging...
CENTCOM Confirms Friendly Fire Downed Three US F-15E Jets Over Kuwait During Operation Epic Fury
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that three American...
Middle East War Update – March 2, 2026: US, Israel and Iran Escalate Missile Strikes as Regional Crisis Deepens
March 2, 2026 — The conflict between the United...
Missile Defense Math: Can the U.S. Sustain Interceptor Stocks in a Prolonged War with Iran?
A recent report by The Wall Street Journal raised...
DIPLOMACY
US Regional Allies Struggle to Respond as Trump Shifts From Diplomacy to Full-Scale Strikes on Iran
The abrupt shift from diplomacy to military action against...
Iran Floats U.S. Investment Incentives as Nuclear Talks Resume, Testing Trump’s Deal-Making Instincts
Iran is signaling potential U.S. investment opportunities in its...
U.S.–Iran Nuclear Talks Set for Turkey as Trump Mixes Threats and Diplomacy
Nuclear talks between United States and Iran are expected...
Trump Stays Silent as Saudi-Emirati Power Struggle Redraws the Region
Nearly a decade after Washington openly took sides in...
Pakistan and Somalia Deepen Ties as President Witness Diplomatic Visa-Free Agreement
Islamabad, January 24, 2026 — President Asif Ali Zardari...
Nuclear Doctrine
DISPUTES
Panama Canal Becomes Flashpoint in Escalating US–China Power Struggle
China has issued unusually sharp warnings after Panama’s Supreme...
Explained: How Rupee Oil Trade and BRICS Payments Pushed the US–India Partnership Toward a Strategic Rift
For much of the past decade, Washington and New...
EU–India Free Trade Deal Exposes Structural Flaws in Turkey’s Customs Union
European Union leaders’ decision to finalize a free trade...
US Control of Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Triggers Debt Tensions With China
U.S. control over Venezuela’s oil export revenues has drawn...
Russia Proposed Venezuela-for-Ukraine Deal to Trump in 2019, Fiona Hill Reveals
Russian officials in 2019 privately signaled to the Trump...
Defense Budget
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DEFENCE
Why Did the US F-15 Crash in Kuwait? Possible Friendly-Fire Scenario Under Review
A United States McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle crashed in...
What the DOD Says About Day One of Operation Epic Fury Against Iran
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) says that Operation...
Blue Sparrow Missile Debris Found After US–Israeli Strikes on Iran: What It Means for Middle East Escalation
Images circulating after the 28 February 2026 US–Israeli strikes...
F-22 Raptor 2.0 Revealed: USAF Extends Range and Stealth for Indo-Pacific Air Dominance
The unveiling of the production-representative “Raptor 2.0” scale model...
China’s Largest Red Sword Exercise Revealed: Over 200 PLAAF Aircraft Deployed Across 1,200 Miles
Commercial satellite imagery has uncovered what defense analysts describe...
Military Exercise
Ukraine War
Why Donetsk Remains the Biggest Obstacle to Any Russia–Ukraine Peace Deal
The fate of Donetsk, a battered but strategically vital...
Ukraine Secures Limited Gains in Revised US Peace Plan as Russia Holds Firm on Territory
Ukraine has won several key concessions in the latest...
U.S. Tells Ukraine Withdrawal from Donetsk Is Key to Any Peace Deal
U.S. peace negotiators have told Ukraine that any agreement...
New Report Exposes Serious Weaknesses in Russia’s S-400 Air Defence
A new report by the Royal United Services Institute...
EU leaders reaffirm their commitment to support Ukraine, yet do not provide specific assurances
European Union leaders announced on Thursday their ongoing commitment...
TOP STORIES
Qatar Shoots Down Two Iranian Su-24 Bombers, Cuts Ties with Tehran After Missile and Drone Attacks
Qatar has confirmed that its armed forces shot down...
Were US Fighter Jets Shot Down by Iran? Questions Grow After CENTCOM Report and Drone Losses
New questions are emerging following a CENTCOM report acknowledging...
CENTCOM Confirms Friendly Fire Downed Three US F-15E Jets Over Kuwait During Operation Epic Fury
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that three American...
Middle East War Update – March 2, 2026: US, Israel and Iran Escalate Missile Strikes as Regional Crisis Deepens
March 2, 2026 — The conflict between the United...
Missile Defense Math: Can the U.S. Sustain Interceptor Stocks in a Prolonged War with Iran?
A recent report by The Wall Street Journal raised...
DIPLOMACY
US Regional Allies Struggle to Respond as Trump Shifts From Diplomacy to Full-Scale Strikes on Iran
The abrupt shift from diplomacy to military action against...
Iran Floats U.S. Investment Incentives as Nuclear Talks Resume, Testing Trump’s Deal-Making Instincts
Iran is signaling potential U.S. investment opportunities in its...
U.S.–Iran Nuclear Talks Set for Turkey as Trump Mixes Threats and Diplomacy
Nuclear talks between United States and Iran are expected...
Trump Stays Silent as Saudi-Emirati Power Struggle Redraws the Region
Nearly a decade after Washington openly took sides in...
Pakistan and Somalia Deepen Ties as President Witness Diplomatic Visa-Free Agreement
Islamabad, January 24, 2026 — President Asif Ali Zardari...
Nuclear Doctrine
DISPUTES
Panama Canal Becomes Flashpoint in Escalating US–China Power Struggle
China has issued unusually sharp warnings after Panama’s Supreme...
Explained: How Rupee Oil Trade and BRICS Payments Pushed the US–India Partnership Toward a Strategic Rift
For much of the past decade, Washington and New...
EU–India Free Trade Deal Exposes Structural Flaws in Turkey’s Customs Union
European Union leaders’ decision to finalize a free trade...
US Control of Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Triggers Debt Tensions With China
U.S. control over Venezuela’s oil export revenues has drawn...
Russia Proposed Venezuela-for-Ukraine Deal to Trump in 2019, Fiona Hill Reveals
Russian officials in 2019 privately signaled to the Trump...
Defense Budget
Featured
DEFENCE
Why Did the US F-15 Crash in Kuwait? Possible Friendly-Fire Scenario Under Review
A United States McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle crashed in...
What the DOD Says About Day One of Operation Epic Fury Against Iran
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) says that Operation...
Blue Sparrow Missile Debris Found After US–Israeli Strikes on Iran: What It Means for Middle East Escalation
Images circulating after the 28 February 2026 US–Israeli strikes...
F-22 Raptor 2.0 Revealed: USAF Extends Range and Stealth for Indo-Pacific Air Dominance
The unveiling of the production-representative “Raptor 2.0” scale model...
China’s Largest Red Sword Exercise Revealed: Over 200 PLAAF Aircraft Deployed Across 1,200 Miles
Commercial satellite imagery has uncovered what defense analysts describe...
Military Exercise
Ukraine War
Why Donetsk Remains the Biggest Obstacle to Any Russia–Ukraine Peace Deal
The fate of Donetsk, a battered but strategically vital...
Ukraine Secures Limited Gains in Revised US Peace Plan as Russia Holds Firm on Territory
Ukraine has won several key concessions in the latest...
U.S. Tells Ukraine Withdrawal from Donetsk Is Key to Any Peace Deal
U.S. peace negotiators have told Ukraine that any agreement...
New Report Exposes Serious Weaknesses in Russia’s S-400 Air Defence
A new report by the Royal United Services Institute...
EU leaders reaffirm their commitment to support Ukraine, yet do not provide specific assurances
European Union leaders announced on Thursday their ongoing commitment...
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