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TOP STORIES
Congressional Report Details How China Bypasses US AI Chip Restrictions
A new investigation by the House Select Committee on...
US MQ-4C Triton Drone Conducts Extended Surveillance Near Cuba Amid Rising Policy Tensions
A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton high-altitude surveillance drone carried...
India Expands Arabian Sea Military Exercise After Pakistan’s SMASH Missile Test, Raising Regional Tensions
The Indian Navy has declared a large exclusion zone...
US Launches High-Risk Mine-Clearing Operation in Strait of Hormuz Using Drones and Underwater Robots
The United States has begun a complex and high-risk...
Turkey to Host Regional Security Talks With Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in Major Diplomatic Push
Turkey is preparing to host high-level talks later this...
DIPLOMACY
Yemen’s Houthis Enter War, Pakistan Steps Up Talks to Calm Middle East Crisis
The Middle East conflict has entered a more volatile...
Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan Lead Mediation Push in Iran War as Hormuz Crisis Drives Urgent Diplomacy
As the Iran war enters a dangerous phase centered...
Trump Pauses Iran Power Plant Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Talks Ease Global Energy Fears
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a temporary suspension...
Trump Meets Japan PM Amid Iran War, Signals $200B Pentagon Boost and Strait of Hormuz Focus
US President Donald Trump met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...
Iran FM Abbas Araghchi Accuses UAE of Hosting HIMARS Attacks on Kharg Island
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused neighboring Gulf...
Nuclear Doctrine
DISPUTES
Iran Lawmaker Warns Ukraine Could Become ‘Legitimate Target’ Over Support Against Iranian Drones
Tensions between Iran and Ukraine have escalated after a...
Trump Administration Labels Afghanistan State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention
The United States has officially designated Afghanistan as a...
US Strikes Iranian Vessels Near Bandar Abbas as Strait of Hormuz Insurance Crisis Deepens
Reports indicate that U.S. naval forces struck three Iranian...
Taliban’s Own Words: Mullah Yaqoob Interview Reveals Durand Line and TTP Reality
An interview by Afghan Taliban Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob...
Hormuz Under Pressure: U.S.-Escorted Tanker Passes While IRGC Drone Hits Another
The situation in the Strait of Hormuz, one of...
Defense Budget
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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...
DEFENCE
Ukraine’s Robots Force Russian Troops to Surrender in Historic First as Ground Bots Enter Direct Combat
Ukraine says it has achieved a historic first in...
New Russian Air Defense System Using R-77-1 Missiles Seen Near Ukraine Border
A launcher from a newly configured Russian air defense...
U.S. Navy Seeks 405 Patriot MSE Missiles in 2027 Budget to Counter China’s Ballistic Threats
The U.S. Navy has proposed a major expansion of...
China’s 40-Day Airspace Restriction Near Yellow and East China Seas Raises Military Readiness Concerns
China has quietly imposed one of the longest unexplained...
AI Weapons, Surveillance and Command Systems Spread Across Middle East Militaries
Artificial intelligence is becoming a central pillar of military...
Military Exercise
Ukraine War
Iran War Fallout Reshapes Ukraine Talks as U.S. Leverage Over Russia Comes Under Pressure
The fallout from the Iran conflict is increasingly reshaping...
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...
TOP STORIES
Congressional Report Details How China Bypasses US AI Chip Restrictions
A new investigation by the House Select Committee on...
US MQ-4C Triton Drone Conducts Extended Surveillance Near Cuba Amid Rising Policy Tensions
A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton high-altitude surveillance drone carried...
India Expands Arabian Sea Military Exercise After Pakistan’s SMASH Missile Test, Raising Regional Tensions
The Indian Navy has declared a large exclusion zone...
US Launches High-Risk Mine-Clearing Operation in Strait of Hormuz Using Drones and Underwater Robots
The United States has begun a complex and high-risk...
Turkey to Host Regional Security Talks With Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in Major Diplomatic Push
Turkey is preparing to host high-level talks later this...
DIPLOMACY
Yemen’s Houthis Enter War, Pakistan Steps Up Talks to Calm Middle East Crisis
The Middle East conflict has entered a more volatile...
Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan Lead Mediation Push in Iran War as Hormuz Crisis Drives Urgent Diplomacy
As the Iran war enters a dangerous phase centered...
Trump Pauses Iran Power Plant Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Talks Ease Global Energy Fears
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a temporary suspension...
Trump Meets Japan PM Amid Iran War, Signals $200B Pentagon Boost and Strait of Hormuz Focus
US President Donald Trump met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...
Iran FM Abbas Araghchi Accuses UAE of Hosting HIMARS Attacks on Kharg Island
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused neighboring Gulf...
Nuclear Doctrine
DISPUTES
Iran Lawmaker Warns Ukraine Could Become ‘Legitimate Target’ Over Support Against Iranian Drones
Tensions between Iran and Ukraine have escalated after a...
Trump Administration Labels Afghanistan State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention
The United States has officially designated Afghanistan as a...
US Strikes Iranian Vessels Near Bandar Abbas as Strait of Hormuz Insurance Crisis Deepens
Reports indicate that U.S. naval forces struck three Iranian...
Taliban’s Own Words: Mullah Yaqoob Interview Reveals Durand Line and TTP Reality
An interview by Afghan Taliban Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob...
Hormuz Under Pressure: U.S.-Escorted Tanker Passes While IRGC Drone Hits Another
The situation in the Strait of Hormuz, one of...
Defense Budget
Featured
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...
DEFENCE
Ukraine’s Robots Force Russian Troops to Surrender in Historic First as Ground Bots Enter Direct Combat
Ukraine says it has achieved a historic first in...
New Russian Air Defense System Using R-77-1 Missiles Seen Near Ukraine Border
A launcher from a newly configured Russian air defense...
U.S. Navy Seeks 405 Patriot MSE Missiles in 2027 Budget to Counter China’s Ballistic Threats
The U.S. Navy has proposed a major expansion of...
China’s 40-Day Airspace Restriction Near Yellow and East China Seas Raises Military Readiness Concerns
China has quietly imposed one of the longest unexplained...
AI Weapons, Surveillance and Command Systems Spread Across Middle East Militaries
Artificial intelligence is becoming a central pillar of military...
Military Exercise
Ukraine War
Iran War Fallout Reshapes Ukraine Talks as U.S. Leverage Over Russia Comes Under Pressure
The fallout from the Iran conflict is increasingly reshaping...
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...
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