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Coverage · May · 2026 · Defense · 129 articles

Israel's Lebanon Offensive Widens to Largest Ground Advance in Nearly Two Decades

Hezbollah Ambush, Border Infiltration Alarms: Israel Faces Multi-Front Tension on Northern Frontier

Iran's Supreme Leader Dead After US-Israel Strike, Succession Uncertain

Iran Shoots Down US MQ-1 Drone Over Territorial Waters, Warns of Forceful Response to Future Violations

Israel Claims Capture of Beaufort Fortress, Crossing the Litani River into Lebanese Territory

Trump sends Tehran revised nuclear proposal as talks enter critical phase

Lebanon Ceasefire Eroding as Hezbollah Claims Israeli Casualties, Sirens Sound in Northern Israel

Hegseth's Singapore Gambit: Two Deterrence Threads, One Diplomatic Moment

US Accelerates European Troop Withdrawal: What NATO Allies Stand to Lose

Hegseth's Dual Signal: Armed Ukraine, Armored Against China

Twenty Ships, One Waterway: How Iran Manages the World's Most Contested Strait

Iran's Top Advisor Accuses Trump of 'Betraying Diplomacy' Over Naval Blockade

Russian Forces Field Handheld Drone Interceptor Dubbed 'Yolka' in Donetsk Operations

SpaceX's Government Gravy Train: $6 Billion in Space Force Contracts Sets Stage for IPO

Romania Pushes NATO for Accelerated Air Defense Build-Up After Drone Incursion

Israeli Strikes Kill Five in Southern Lebanon as Cross-Border Exchange Intensifies

Pentagon Ceasefire Talks End Without Agreement as Israel Rejects Lebanese Request

Putin Rules Out Conflict End-Dates at EAEU Summit, Extends Strikes Doctrine to All Ukrainian Territory

Romania Confirms Russian Drone Origin as Kyiv Offers Air Defense Support

Trump Administration Announces Iran Framework Agreement; Russia Escalates European Pressure Simultaneously

First Missile Alert in Russia's Yamal Region Signals Extended Ukrainian Strike Reach

Ukraine Deepens Energy Infrastructure Campaign as Remote Mining Operations Expand in Occupied Territory

Prediction Markets in the Crosshairs: Minnesota and Rhode Island Sue the CFTC Over Event Contracts

Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon as Cross-Border Escalation Enters Second Day

Israeli Military Issues Evacuation Warning for Ain Qana as Tensions With Hezbollah Escalate

Israel Strikes Beirut for Second Time Since Ceasefire, Raising Fragile Truce Questions

Italy's Silent Commandos Train on a Volcanic Island — and Europe Is Watching

The Concession Question: Ukraine's Allies Begin to Reframe the Terms of Any Peace Deal

Escalation at the Strait: How Bandar Abbas Became the New Front in the US-Iran Confrontation

Ukraine's Gripen Gambit: Kyiv Secures Swedish Fighters With Meteor Missiles in Air-Defence Pivot

Sweden to transfer 16 Gripen jets to Ukraine as Kyiv purchases 20 new aircraft

Iran Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Kuwait as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Spike

Sweden and Ukraine Signal Progress on Gripen Fighter Package as Zelensky Visits Stockholm

Australia sues 3M for up to $2bn over 'forever chemicals' at defense sites

Hezbollah Drone Campaign Exposes Gaps in Israeli Air Defense as Border Tensions Mount

Ceasefire Under Strain as Iran Signals Hormuz Rule Change, Draft MoU Surfaces

Iran Fires Warning Shots at Four Vessels in Strait of Hormuz as US Deal Talks Stall

Spacewalk Sign, Sanctions and Airspace Incursions: Three Fronts of Russian Pressure Testing

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Address Ukraine Air Defense Shortage

Putin's Astana Arrival Signals Deeper Russia–Central Asia Realignment as Kazakhstan Balances Moscow and the West

Hezbollah Targets Iron Dome Battery in Escalating Drone Campaign Along Lebanon Border

Hezbollah Announces Dual Operations Against Israeli Forces in Southern Lebanon

SpaceX's Starlink Wins American Airlines Fleet Contract as IPO Ambitions Take Shape

Israeli Military Expands Strikes and Ground Operations Across Southern Lebanon

Israel Conducts Largest Strikes on Lebanon Since Ceasefire, Killing 31

Iran Releases Footage of Downed US MQ9 Drone Over Persian Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy Coordinates Passage of 25 Ships Through Strait of Hormuz

Gulf States Build Around Hormuz as U.S. Navy Steps Back In

Iran Denounces US Ceasefire Violations as Nuclear Talks Resume in Oman

Israeli Forces Strike Nabatieh as Cabinet Ministers Push for Escalation Against Lebanon

Khamenei Calls for 'New Islamic Civilization' in Hajj Message as Tehran Sharps Regional Vision

Hezbollah Drone Strike on Northern Israel Settlements Tests IDF Air Defense Doctrine

US Strikes Kill IRGC Navy Personnel Near Strait of Hormuz

Russia Warns US of Imminent ‘Systemic Strikes' on Kyiv, Requests Embassy Evacuation

IDF Faces Sustained Hezbollah Escalation Along Lebanon Border as Casualties Mount

Iran Football Federation Board Names Three Clubs for Asia Contests Amid Persepolis Fan Backlash

Two Drones Launched from Lebanon Strike Military Base and Settlement in Western Galilee

Civilian death toll in Gaza passes 72,000 as humanitarian operations near collapse

Israeli Wounded Surpass 8,800 as Cross-Border Drone Strikes Escalate

Iran's Hormuz Drills Revive the Narrowest Chokepoint in Global Energy

Iran Nuclear Talks Stall Again as Trump Cites 'Doctors' Message on Tehran's Unwillingness

Trump's 'Adios' Image: Aggressive Posture or Diplomatic Signal Ahead of Iran Deal

Baloch Liberation Army Claims Train Attack in Quetta, Dozens Dead

Ted Cruz Warns Against Iran Nuclear Understanding, Drawing Bipartisan Fire

Diplomatic framing meets military reality: what the Iran ceasefire extension actually means

Trump Faces Sunday Deadline on Iran Nuclear Deal or Military Strike

Iran Confirms Draft Agreement With Pakistan Mediators, Awaits U.S. Response

Putin Orders Retaliation After Drone Strike Kills 10 in Luhansk

Trump's Kura Sushi Slip: Investment Blunder or Signal?

Pakistan's Munir Flies to Tehran as Rubio Credits Islamabad With 'Admirable' Iran Mediation

Iranian Foreign Ministry Denounces 'Illegal Military Aggression' as US-Israel Strikes Escalate Regional Tensions

Japan's Shelters, Banks, and Beijing: The Quiet Rearmament Paradox

US-Israel Strike Campaign Against Iran Falls Short of Objectives, Intelligence Assessment Shows

Russia Confirms Tactical Nuclear Weapons Deployed to Belarus in Joint Exercise

Iran's IRGC Releases Drone Footage of Oil Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz as Naval Standoff Escalates

IRGC Warns of Cross-Regional War as Russia and China Push for Middle East Negotiations

China's Boeing Order Tests the Limits of the U.S. Trade Truce

Taiwan's Lai Pushes Back Against Trump's Arms Sales Leverage Suggestion as China Seals Boeing Deal

NATO Weighs Hormuz Deployment as US Blockade Stalls and Market Odds Signal Prolonged Disruption