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Vol. I · No. 154
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
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2026 — DEFENSE — 258 articles

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  1. 03 Jun
    Gulf strikes, a $35M California mansion, and a fraying ceasefire
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 6 min
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  2. 03 Jun
    Hezbollah's Beaufort claims: an information-layer reading
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  3. 03 Jun
    Zelensky signals direct-talks readiness as Rutte confirms continued PAC missile supply
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 7 min
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  4. 03 Jun
    Kuwait expels Iranian diplomats after strikes destroy hangar at Ali al-Salem
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 7 min
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  5. 03 Jun
    Drones over Beirut, strike on the Khalde highway, and a 'truce' on day three
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  6. 03 Jun
    Ukrainian long-range drone hits Melitopol as Iranian state media claims school targeted
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 7 min
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  7. 03 Jun
    Sixth Israeli drone strike of the morning hits vehicle on Lebanon's Khaldeh highway
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 7 min
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  8. 03 Jun
    US 'self-defense' strikes over Bahrain: what the language tells us
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 7 min
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  9. 02 Jun
    US Pilot Survives Two Shootdowns as Trump Demands Written Nuclear Concessions from Iran
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · MENA · 5 min
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  10. 02 Jun
    Seoul-Tokyo Logistics Pact and the Market Cap Reordering Reshaping Asia's Strategic Map
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 min
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  11. 02 Jun
    The West's defense industrial dilemma: how allied logistics networks are becoming political battlegrounds
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 8 min
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  12. 02 Jun
    Trump confirms Ankara summit attendance, giving Erdogan's diplomacy a rare win
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  13. 02 Jun
    Israeli Airstrike Hits Residential Building in Sidon, Six Killed, Three Rescued
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  14. 02 Jun
    Ukraine's Counteroffensive Tightens Grip as Russian Front Lines Fracture, ISW Reports
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · eastern europe · 4 min
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  15. 02 Jun
    Congress pressures Israel on Lebanon as Trump signals restraint — and markets bet against withdrawal
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  16. 01 Jun
    Ukraine Converts Cemetery to Air Defense Position as Front-Line Adaptations Intensify
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 3 min
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  17. 01 Jun
    Netanyahu Orders Strikes on Beirut as Iran Halts Nuclear Talks
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 4 min
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  18. 01 Jun
    Israeli Ground Offensive Deepens in Southern Lebanon as Oil Markets React
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  19. 01 Jun
    Iran Suspends Indirect Nuclear Talks With US, Citing Israeli Military Operations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  20. 01 Jun
    Iranian Foreign Minister Conducts Diplomatic Outreach to Pakistan, Qatar, and Belgium in Single-Day Blitz
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 4 min
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  21. 01 Jun
    Japan Goes Direct to Tehran: Why Tokyo Is Cutting Its Own Channel Through Hormuz
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east-asia · 5 min
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  22. 01 Jun
    Turkey's Strategic Calculus: How Ankara Positioned Itself as Europe's NATO Cornerstone
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 7 min
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  23. 01 Jun
    Beijing flexes naval muscle as Taiwan press dispute and Japan-Philippines defense talks reshape Indo-Pacific balance
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 min
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  24. 01 Jun
    Hezbollah Drone Strike Kills Israeli Soldier, Wounds Three on Northern Border
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 7 min
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  25. 01 Jun
    Oil rises as Israel deepens Lebanon operations; IDF soldier killed in south
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  26. 01 Jun
    China Coast Guard Patrolling East of Taiwan as Japan-Philippines Alliance Deepens
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · east-asia · 5 min
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  27. 01 Jun
    Kuwait intercepts Iranian missiles and drones as regional air defenses activate
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  28. 01 Jun
    Hezbollah Claims Drone Interception as Israel-Lebanon Exchange Intensifies
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  29. 31 May
    Israel's Lebanon Offensive Widens to Largest Ground Advance in Nearly Two Decades
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  30. 31 May
    Hezbollah Ambush, Border Infiltration Alarms: Israel Faces Multi-Front Tension on Northern Frontier
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  31. 31 May
    Iran's Supreme Leader Dead After US-Israel Strike, Succession Uncertain
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  32. 31 May
    Iran Shoots Down US MQ-1 Drone Over Territorial Waters, Warns of Forceful Response to Future Violations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  33. 31 May
    Israel Claims Capture of Beaufort Fortress, Crossing the Litani River into Lebanese Territory
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  34. 31 May
    Trump sends Tehran revised nuclear proposal as talks enter critical phase
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  35. 31 May
    Lebanon Ceasefire Eroding as Hezbollah Claims Israeli Casualties, Sirens Sound in Northern Israel
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  36. 30 May
    Hegseth's Singapore Gambit: Two Deterrence Threads, One Diplomatic Moment
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · indo-pacific · 5 min
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  37. 30 May
    US Accelerates European Troop Withdrawal: What NATO Allies Stand to Lose
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 6 min
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  38. 30 May
    Hegseth's Dual Signal: Armed Ukraine, Armored Against China
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 6 min
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  39. 30 May
    Twenty Ships, One Waterway: How Iran Manages the World's Most Contested Strait
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 7 min
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  40. 30 May
    Iran's Top Advisor Accuses Trump of 'Betraying Diplomacy' Over Naval Blockade
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 7 min
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  41. 30 May
    Russian Forces Field Handheld Drone Interceptor Dubbed 'Yolka' in Donetsk Operations
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  42. 30 May
    Hegseth's Shangri-La gambit: when 'stable equilibrium' means anything but stable
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 min
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  43. 30 May
    SpaceX's Government Gravy Train: $6 Billion in Space Force Contracts Sets Stage for IPO
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · north-america · 5 min
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  44. 30 May
    Romania Pushes NATO for Accelerated Air Defense Build-Up After Drone Incursion
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  45. 30 May
    Israeli Strikes Kill Five in Southern Lebanon as Cross-Border Exchange Intensifies
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  46. 29 May
    Pentagon Ceasefire Talks End Without Agreement as Israel Rejects Lebanese Request
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  47. 29 May
    Putin Rules Out Conflict End-Dates at EAEU Summit, Extends Strikes Doctrine to All Ukrainian Territory
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · eastern_europe · 5 min
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  48. 29 May
    Romania Confirms Russian Drone Origin as Kyiv Offers Air Defense Support
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  49. 29 May
    Trump Administration Announces Iran Framework Agreement; Russia Escalates European Pressure Simultaneously
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · global · 5 min
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  50. 29 May
    First Missile Alert in Russia's Yamal Region Signals Extended Ukrainian Strike Reach
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 2 min
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  51. 29 May
    Ukraine Deepens Energy Infrastructure Campaign as Remote Mining Operations Expand in Occupied Territory
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · eastern_europe · 5 min
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  52. 29 May
    Prediction Markets in the Crosshairs: Minnesota and Rhode Island Sue the CFTC Over Event Contracts
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 6 min
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  53. 29 May
    Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon as Cross-Border Escalation Enters Second Day
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 5 min
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  54. 29 May
    Israeli Military Issues Evacuation Warning for Ain Qana as Tensions With Hezbollah Escalate
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  55. 29 May
    Israel Strikes Beirut for Second Time Since Ceasefire, Raising Fragile Truce Questions
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 8 min
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  56. 28 May
    Italy's Silent Commandos Train on a Volcanic Island — and Europe Is Watching
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  57. 28 May
    The Concession Question: Ukraine's Allies Begin to Reframe the Terms of Any Peace Deal
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  58. 28 May
    Escalation at the Strait: How Bandar Abbas Became the New Front in the US-Iran Confrontation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  59. 28 May
    Ukraine's Gripen Gambit: Kyiv Secures Swedish Fighters With Meteor Missiles in Air-Defence Pivot
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  60. 28 May
    Sweden to transfer 16 Gripen jets to Ukraine as Kyiv purchases 20 new aircraft
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  61. 28 May
    Iran Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Kuwait as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Spike
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 4 min
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  62. 28 May
    Sweden and Ukraine Signal Progress on Gripen Fighter Package as Zelensky Visits Stockholm
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  63. 28 May
    Australia sues 3M for up to $2bn over 'forever chemicals' at defense sites
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · oceania · 5 min
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  64. 28 May
    Hezbollah Drone Campaign Exposes Gaps in Israeli Air Defense as Border Tensions Mount
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  65. 28 May
    Ceasefire Under Strain as Iran Signals Hormuz Rule Change, Draft MoU Surfaces
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  66. 28 May
    Iran Fires Warning Shots at Four Vessels in Strait of Hormuz as US Deal Talks Stall
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  67. 27 May
    US Strikes Iran Near Strait of Hormuz Hours After Draft MoU Framework Emerged
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  68. 27 May
    Spacewalk Sign, Sanctions and Airspace Incursions: Three Fronts of Russian Pressure Testing
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  69. 27 May
    Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Address Ukraine Air Defense Shortage
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  70. 27 May
    Putin's Astana Arrival Signals Deeper Russia–Central Asia Realignment as Kazakhstan Balances Moscow and the West
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  71. 27 May
    Hezbollah Targets Iron Dome Battery in Escalating Drone Campaign Along Lebanon Border
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  72. 27 May
    Hezbollah Announces Dual Operations Against Israeli Forces in Southern Lebanon
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  73. 27 May
    SpaceX's Starlink Wins American Airlines Fleet Contract as IPO Ambitions Take Shape
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · NA · 5 min
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  74. 26 May
    Israeli Military Expands Strikes and Ground Operations Across Southern Lebanon
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  75. 26 May
    Israel Conducts Largest Strikes on Lebanon Since Ceasefire, Killing 31
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 3 min
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  76. 26 May
    Iran Releases Footage of Downed US MQ9 Drone Over Persian Gulf
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 4 min
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  77. 26 May
    Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy Coordinates Passage of 25 Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  78. 26 May
    Gulf States Build Around Hormuz as U.S. Navy Steps Back In
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  79. 26 May
    Iran Denounces US Ceasefire Violations as Nuclear Talks Resume in Oman
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  80. 26 May
    Israeli Forces Strike Nabatieh as Cabinet Ministers Push for Escalation Against Lebanon
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  81. 26 May
    Khamenei Calls for 'New Islamic Civilization' in Hajj Message as Tehran Sharps Regional Vision
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  82. 26 May
    Hezbollah Drone Strike on Northern Israel Settlements Tests IDF Air Defense Doctrine
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 3 min
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  83. 25 May
    US Strikes Iranian Targets Near Strait of Hormuz in Self-Defense Action
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  84. 25 May
    US Strikes Kill IRGC Navy Personnel Near Strait of Hormuz
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  85. 25 May
    Russia Warns US of Imminent ‘Systemic Strikes' on Kyiv, Requests Embassy Evacuation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  86. 25 May
    IDF Faces Sustained Hezbollah Escalation Along Lebanon Border as Casualties Mount
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  87. 25 May
    Iran Football Federation Board Names Three Clubs for Asia Contests Amid Persepolis Fan Backlash
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  88. 25 May
    Two Drones Launched from Lebanon Strike Military Base and Settlement in Western Galilee
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  89. 25 May
    Civilian death toll in Gaza passes 72,000 as humanitarian operations near collapse
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  90. 25 May
    Israeli Wounded Surpass 8,800 as Cross-Border Drone Strikes Escalate
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · MENA · 3 min
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  91. 25 May
    Iran's Hormuz Drills Revive the Narrowest Chokepoint in Global Energy
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  92. 24 May
    Iran Nuclear Talks Stall Again as Trump Cites 'Doctors' Message on Tehran's Unwillingness
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  93. 24 May
    Trump's 'Adios' Image: Aggressive Posture or Diplomatic Signal Ahead of Iran Deal
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  94. 24 May
    Baloch Liberation Army Claims Train Attack in Quetta, Dozens Dead
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · south-asia · 6 min
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  95. 24 May
    Ted Cruz Warns Against Iran Nuclear Understanding, Drawing Bipartisan Fire
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · north_america · 6 min
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  96. 24 May
    Diplomatic framing meets military reality: what the Iran ceasefire extension actually means
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 4 min
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  97. 23 May
    Trump Faces Sunday Deadline on Iran Nuclear Deal or Military Strike
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 5 min
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  98. 23 May
    Iran Confirms Draft Agreement With Pakistan Mediators, Awaits U.S. Response
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 4 min
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  99. 23 May
    Putin Orders Retaliation After Drone Strike Kills 10 in Luhansk
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe | mena · 6 min
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  100. 22 May
    Trump's Kura Sushi Slip: Investment Blunder or Signal?
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · americas · 4 min
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  101. 22 May
    Pakistan's Munir Flies to Tehran as Rubio Credits Islamabad With 'Admirable' Iran Mediation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · South Asia / Middle East · 6 min
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  102. 22 May
    Iranian Foreign Ministry Denounces 'Illegal Military Aggression' as US-Israel Strikes Escalate Regional Tensions
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  103. 22 May
    Japan's Shelters, Banks, and Beijing: The Quiet Rearmament Paradox
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 7 min
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  104. 21 May
    US-Israel Strike Campaign Against Iran Falls Short of Objectives, Intelligence Assessment Shows
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  105. 21 May
    Russia Confirms Tactical Nuclear Weapons Deployed to Belarus in Joint Exercise
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · eastern_europe · 5 min
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  106. 20 May
    Iran's IRGC Releases Drone Footage of Oil Tanker Near Strait of Hormuz as Naval Standoff Escalates
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  107. 20 May
    IRGC Warns of Cross-Regional War as Russia and China Push for Middle East Negotiations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  108. 20 May
    China's Boeing Order Tests the Limits of the U.S. Trade Truce
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 5 min
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  109. 20 May
    Taiwan's Lai Pushes Back Against Trump's Arms Sales Leverage Suggestion as China Seals Boeing Deal
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · east-asia · 6 min
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  110. 20 May
    NATO Weighs Hormuz Deployment as US Blockade Stalls and Market Odds Signal Prolonged Disruption
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe|middle-east · 7 min
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  111. 19 May
    Trump says US was within an hour of striking Iran — and could still act within days
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  112. 19 May
    NATO Weighs Naval Escort Operations for Strait of Hormuz Amid Iranian Closure Threats
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  113. 19 May
    Car Bomb Targets Syrian Defense Ministry in Damascus
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  114. 19 May
    Suicide Drone Targets Vehicle in Northern Occupied Palestine, Sources Say
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  115. 18 May
    Iran's Pezeshkian Draws Red Lines on Nuclear Talks: 'Dialogue Does Not Mean Surrender'
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  116. 18 May
    Trump's Tehran Surrender Terms Test the Boundaries of Wartime Messaging
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  117. 18 May
    North Korea writes off reunification and hardens its border — the two moves are one signal
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · east-asia · 4 min
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  118. 18 May
    Pentagon Readies Strike Options on Iran as Trump Delays Decision
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  119. 18 May
    Russia Claims 3,000-Plus Ukrainian Drones Intercepted in Seven-Day Window
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  120. 17 May
    Trump Awaits Revised Iran Proposal as Situation Room Meeting on Military Options Looms
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  121. 17 May
    Netanyahu-Trump Call Signals Escalation Course on Iran as Gaza Ceasefire Talks Fracture
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  122. 17 May
    Boeing Jets and Empty Chairs: The Taiwan Question After Geneva
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 min
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  123. 16 May
    The Turtle Tank's Last Ride: How Ukrainian FPV Swarms Are Rewriting Armored Warfare
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · eastern_europe · 6 min
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  124. 16 May
    Ukraine Border Forces Strike Russian Positions in Cross-Border Drone Operations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · eastern_europe · 4 min
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  125. 10 May
    US sanctions Chinese entities tied to Iran's weapons sector as Iran seizes Chinese tanker in escalation cycle
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  126. 08 May
    UAE Reports 230 Wounded, 13 Dead as Iran Fires 2,800+ Munitions in Ongoing Conflict
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  127. 08 May
    Iranian Forces Hit U.S. Destroyers in Strait of Hormuz for Second Time in Days
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  128. 08 May
    Missile Alerts Hit UAE as Regional Tensions Spike Overnight
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  129. 08 May
    Fire in the Strait: US Destroyers Withdraw from Hormuz as Vessel Burns at Sea
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · MIDDLE_EAST · 5 min
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  130. 07 May
    Gulf States Open Their Airspace: How Riyadh and Kuwait Reversed a 24-Hour Military Lockdown
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  131. 07 May
    Trump's Hormuz Ultimatum Collapses as Iran Holds and Gulf Allies Waver
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 4 min
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  132. 07 May
    Gaza Strikes Kill Son of Hamas Leader as Ceasefire Talks Remain Deadlocked
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 4 min
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  133. 07 May
    Washington's Gulf Dilemma: The Qatar 747 and the Symbolism of Air Force One
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 6 min
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  134. 06 May
    The Fuel Calculus: How the Ukraine War Reshaped European Aviation's Strategic Backbone
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  135. 06 May
    Hungary Returns Seized Oschadbank Funds in Rare Diplomatic Gesture Toward Kyiv
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  136. 05 May
    Strait of Hormuz Strike Kills Ten Civilian Sailors as Rubio Sets Narrow Threshold for US Response
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  137. 05 May
    Hegseth's Strait of Hormuz Briefing: What the Pentagon's Ceasefire Comments Actually Mean
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  138. 05 May
    UAE Intercepts Iranian Missiles and Drones in Major Air Defense Action
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 4 min
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  139. 05 May
    Ukrainian drones return for second wave strikes on Cheboksary defence plant
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  140. 05 May
    India Signs Mutual Base-Sharing Pact With Russia, Deepening a Defense Bond the West Tried to Break
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · South Asia · 7 min
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  141. 05 May
    The Strait Standoff: How a Naval Confrontation Brought the World's Most Critical Chokepoint to a Halt
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · MENA · 5 min
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  142. 04 May
    Iran Denies Fujairah Strike as Hormuz Tensions Resurface
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  143. 04 May
    Russia announces unilateral ceasefire for Victory Day, warns of strikes on Kyiv if Ukraine disrupts celebrations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  144. 04 May
    Russia announces May 8-9 ceasefire for Victory Day, warns Kyiv against disruption
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  145. 04 May
    UAE Intercepts Iranian Missile and Drone Salvo in Rare daylight air defense operation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Gulf · 6 min
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  146. 04 May
    UAE Activates Air Defenses Against Missile Threat, Emergency Authority Confirms
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 4 min
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  147. 04 May
    Iran Claims Missile Launch at US Vessel as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  148. 04 May
    IRGC Maps Marked Territory in Hormuz as US Blockade Strands Iranian Crude
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  149. 04 May
    Hezbollah's Qassem Denies Ceasefire as Lebanon Crossfire Escalates
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  150. 04 May
    Tehran Redraws the Shipping Lanes: New Rules at Hormuz Signal Escalation
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  151. 04 May
    Iran Warns of Hormuz Closure as US Blockade Strands 1.8 Million Barrels Daily
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  152. 04 May
    United Airlines Plane Strikes Light Pole on Newark Approach, Iranian State Channels Report
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 4 min
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  153. 04 May
    Hormuz Ceasefire Holds, But the Waterway Remains Closed
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · MENA · 4 min
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  154. 03 May
    Hezbollah's FPV Arsenal: How Footage Became the Frontline in Southern Lebanon
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  155. 03 May
    Iran's Pharmaceutical Sector Under Sanctions Strain as Medicine Costs Rise
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · MENA · 5 min
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  156. 03 May
    Hezbollah Drone Footage and Israeli Fighter Jet Purchase Signal Escalating Weapons Race Along the Lebanon Border
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  157. 03 May
    Trump Rejects Iran's Proposal, Leaves Military Strikes on the Table
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 4 min
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  158. 02 May
    Trump's Cuba Annexation Remark Stuns Western Hemisphere, Rattles International Order
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · americas · 3 min
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  159. 02 May
    Trump Calls US Navy Ship Seizures "Like Piracy" in Comments on Iran Blockade, Somalian Port Remarks
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  160. 02 May
    US Clears $8.6 Billion in Arms Sales to Israel and Four Gulf Partners
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  161. 02 May
    Hegseth Orders 5,000-Troop Withdrawal From Germany
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  162. 01 May
    Trump Declares Iran Operations 'Terminated' as Congressional Authorization Question Looms
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  163. 29 Apr
    Iran's Hormuz Gambit: Military Authority Bill Meets Quiet Shipping Lanes
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · MENA · 5 min
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  164. 27 Apr
    China's Gao Rejects Arms-to-Tehran Narrative, Citing Iranian Self-Defence Capability
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  165. 27 Apr
    Iran War's Opening Days Exposed Gaps in US Air Defense Architecture, Sources Say
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  166. 27 Apr
    Kim Doubles Down: North Korea Reaffirms Backing for Russia’s Ukraine Campaign
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · east-asia · 5 min
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  167. 26 Apr
    Iran Signals Willingness to Negotiate on Strait of Hormuz, but Not on Nuclear Program
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  168. 26 Apr
    Trump Claims Victory as US-Iran Hostilities Near Terminus; NATO Friction Spills Into Public View
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  169. 26 Apr
    Hezbollah casualty reports and Lebanon infrastructure strikes test fragile ceasefire framework
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  170. 26 Apr
    The Last Witness: At 102, a Dachau Survivor Still Refuses to Let History Be Forgotten
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  171. 26 Apr
    IDF Destroyed Solar Panels in Christian Village of Debel, Southern Lebanon
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 7 min
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  172. 25 Apr
    Checkpoints and Conditions: Pakistan's Costly Role in the US-Iran Standoff
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · south-asia · 6 min
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  173. 23 Apr
    Iran Rejects Arab League Statement as Gulf Cooperation Council Unites Against Tehran
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  174. 23 Apr
    Trump authorizes direct fire on Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz escalation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  175. 23 Apr
    Spanish Military's Failed Airdrop Puts Equipment Handling Under Scrutiny
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 6 min
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  176. 23 Apr
    Iran's New Hardline Calculus: Transit Fees, Bunker Leadership, and a Nuclear Talks Team With No Mandate
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  177. 23 Apr
    IDF Reports 45 Casualties in 48 Hours as Hezbollah Mounts Sustained Southern Lebanon Offensive
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  178. 23 Apr
    Hezbollah Claims Drone Downed Over Southern Lebanon as Tensions Escalate Along Ceasefire Line
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  179. 23 Apr
    US Boards Stateless Tanker in Indian Ocean as Iran Cries Blockade
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  180. 23 Apr
    Iran Releases Footage of Strait of Hormuz Container Ship Seizure as US-Iran Naval Standoff Deepens
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  181. 23 Apr
    Iran Seizes Two Vessels in Hormuz Strait as Trump Halts Military Strikes
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  182. 23 Apr
    Pentagon Briefs Congress: Clearing Iran-Laid Mines From Strait of Hormuz Could Take Six Months
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  183. 23 Apr
    Iranian Vessel Seizures in Hormuz Stretch Pentagon Clearance Timeline to Six Months
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  184. 23 Apr
    Mearsheimer's Verdict: Israel and America 'Lost the War With Iran'
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  185. 23 Apr
    Pentagon Removes Navy Secretary Phelan; Acting Replacement Named in Abrupt Reshuffle
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · AMERICAS · 4 min
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  186. 23 Apr
    Fire Aboard USS Zumwalt Halts Mississippi Shipyard Work; Navy Confirms Three Injuries
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 3 min
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  187. 22 Apr
    Phelan Resigns as US Secretary of the Navy, Undersecretary Hung Cao Elevated to Acting Role
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · americas · 5 min
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  188. 22 Apr
    Six Months to Clear: Pentagon Warns of Long Demining Road for Strait of Hormuz
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  189. 22 Apr
    US Central Command Confirms 29 Vessels Turned Back Under Iran Naval Blockade
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  190. 22 Apr
    Taiwan's Drone Industry Quietly Powers Europe's Ukraine Response
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe,asia · 7 min
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  191. 22 Apr
    Iran's Parliament Speaker Links Ceasefire Terms to Lifting Maritime Blockade
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  192. 22 Apr
    Britain's Strategic Reckoning: NATO's Fragile Architecture and the Cost of American Distance
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  193. 22 Apr
    France Demands Accountability After Two UNIFIL Peacekeepers Killed in Southern Lebanon Ambush
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  194. 22 Apr
    IDF Strike Targets Village Near Journalists in Southern Lebanon; Hezbollah Cites Ceasefire Violation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  195. 22 Apr
    Iran and Italy Hold Diplomatic Call as Hormuz Tensions Mount
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 4 min
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  196. 22 Apr
    Iran Seizes Two Vessels in Strait of Hormuz as Trump Predicts Financial Collapse
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  197. 22 Apr
    Iran's Foreign Ministry Draws a Defensive Line After Pakistani Request
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 4 min
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  198. 22 Apr
    Pentagon Scraps Mandatory Flu Vaccine for US Military in Hegseth Directive
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · americas · 6 min
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  199. 22 Apr
    Pentagon Drops Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Troops in Hegseth-Reviewed Policy Shift
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · americas · 5 min
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  200. 22 Apr
    Thirty Nations, One Waterway: London Takes Command of the Hormuz Question
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  201. 22 Apr
    Trump Targets Wall Street Journal Over Iran Editorial, Escalating War of Words With Legacy Media
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 5 min
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  202. 21 Apr
    US Army Missile Stockpiles Half-Emptied After Seven Weeks of Iran War
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  203. 21 Apr
    Iran Snubs Islamabad Talks as Ceasefire Recognition Becomes Diplomatic Flashpoint
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 3 min
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  204. 21 Apr
    JD Vance's Pakistan Trip in Doubt as Iran Refuses Further Negotiations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  205. 21 Apr
    Sirens Sound in Upper Galilee as Israeli Military Activates Defense Systems
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  206. 21 Apr
    IDF releases findings on soldier who damaged Christ statue in southern Lebanon
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  207. 21 Apr
    Trump Rejects Extending Iran Ceasefire, Signals Military Option Remains Open
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  208. 21 Apr
    Lebanon's Aoun Frames Diplomacy as Calculated Alternative to Conflict as Israel Border Talks Advance
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  209. 21 Apr
    Gerasimov's Claims vs. Ground Reality: What Russia's Military Announces and What Remains Unverified
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · eastern europe · 5 min
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  210. 21 Apr
    Iran Dismisses Nuclear Talks as US Naval Blockade Reaches 27 Turned-Away Vessels
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  211. 20 Apr
    The Price of Sustained Conflict: How Iran's War Is Squeezing Fuel Markets and Driver Wallets
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · united-states-uk-middle-east · 4 min
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  212. 20 Apr
    Trump's Iran Ceasefire Gambit: Markets Bet on Diplomacy, Reality Tells a Different Story
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  213. 20 Apr
    Trump's Iran Deal Announcement Draws Blank From Oil Markets
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  214. 20 Apr
    US Navy Vessel Seizure Triggers Iran Retaliation Threat and Oil Price Spike
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East / Gulf · 5 min
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  215. 20 Apr
    Macron Frames Strait of Hormuz Incident as Non-Targeting as Iran-U.S. Tensions Reshape Regional Calculations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe,mena · 5 min
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  216. 20 Apr
    Pakistan Shelves $1.5 Billion Sudan Weapons Deal After Saudi Arabia Withdraws Funding
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia,africa,middle-east · 5 min
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  217. 20 Apr
    US-Iran Hormuz Standoff Sends Oil and Bitcoin on a Wild Ride
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  218. 20 Apr
    U.S. Directs Contractor V2X to Pull Personnel from Iraq and Kuwait Over Militia Threat
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  219. 20 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Vessel in Strait of Hormuz as Regional Tensions Spike
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  220. 20 Apr
    Iran Rejects US Deadlines, Rules Out New Round of Nuclear Talks
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  221. 20 Apr
    U.S. Navy Seizes Iranian-Flagged Vessel in Gulf of Oman, Prompting Tehran Warning
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  222. 20 Apr
    Israeli Soldier Smashes Jesus Statue in Lebanon, Prompting International Condemnation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  223. 20 Apr
    Israel's South Lebanon Base Plan Threatens Ceasefire Talks, Sources Warn
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  224. 20 Apr
    Iran Vows Retaliation After US Seizes Cargo Ship, Jeopardising Fragile Ceasefire
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  225. 20 Apr
    India's Expanding Digital Gatekeeping Pushes Platform Governance Toward a Fractured Global Order
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 5 min
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  226. 20 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Vessel in Gulf of Oman, Prompting Tehran Warning
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  227. 19 Apr
    Iran Vows Retaliation Against U.S., UAE Seeks Financial Shield as Gulf Tensions Spike
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  228. 19 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship in Gulf of Oman, Prompting Tehran Warning
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 6 min
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  229. 19 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship in Gulf of Oman as Nuclear Talks Collapse
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  230. 19 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Vessel in Gulf of Oman, First Takeover of Blockade Era
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  231. 19 Apr
    Zelensky Warns Russia Preparing Mass Mobilization as Social Media Restrictions Tighten
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  232. 19 Apr
    US-Iran Talks Resume Under Shadow of AI-Enabled Strikes
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  233. 19 Apr
    Israeli Military Reports 37 Soldiers Wounded as Destruction Documented in Bint Jbeil
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  234. 19 Apr
    IDF Reports 37 Soldiers Wounded in Southern Lebanon; Image of Destroyed Statue Circulates
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  235. 19 Apr
    Israel IDF Expands Occupied Zone in Southern Lebanon, Five Divisions Deployed
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 7 min
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  236. 19 Apr
    Ukraine Interior Ministry Signals Major Shift Toward Civilian Armed Self-Defense Rights
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  237. 19 Apr
    Iranian Army Commander Thanks Supreme Leader Khamenei for Personal Message
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · iran · 3 min
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  238. 19 Apr
    Bulgaria Votes Again: Eighth Election in Five Years Puts Ex-President Radev in Pole Position
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  239. 19 Apr
    North Korea's Missile Gambit: Peninsula Tensions Rise Amid Accelerated Weapons Testing
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · east-asia-pacific · 6 min
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  240. 19 Apr
    Trump's Kharg Calculus: Casualty Aversion and the Limits of Maximum Pressure
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / United States · 6 min
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  241. 19 Apr
    Israeli Military Confirms Southern Lebanon Clash Casualties as Regional Tensions Mount
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  242. 19 Apr
    North Korea's Seventh Missile Test: Regional Tensions or Manufactured Threat?
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · East Asia · 5 min
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  243. 19 Apr
    North Korea's Missile Launch Tests the Limits of Western Media Framing in Northeast Asia
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · East Asia · 6 min
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  244. 18 Apr
    Kill Chain on Autopilot: Military AI Integration and the Accountability Vacuum in Autonomous Weapons Doctrine
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Global · 8 min
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  245. 18 Apr
    Geraniums and Depots: Russia's Energy Infrastructure Campaign and Ukraine's Counter-Strikes on Crimean Logistics
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe · 7 min
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  246. 18 Apr
    The F-35 Near-Miss Claim: Ghalibaf's Asymmetric Air Defense Assertion and the Intelligence It Signals
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  247. 18 Apr
    The Drone Attrition Problem: What Iran's Retained Capability Teaches About Mass, Dispersal, and the New Warfare Doctrine
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / Global · 8 min
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  248. 18 Apr
    The Drone Warfare Revolution Ukraine Is Teaching the Pentagon: Driscoll's Admission and What It Means for Future Procurement
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe · 7 min
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  249. 18 Apr
    The Paper Tiger Alliance: NATO's Burden-Sharing Crisis and the End of America's Basing Compact
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe / North America · 7 min
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  250. 18 Apr
    Paper Tigers and Real Costs: Rutte's NATO Consolidation Doctrine in the Age of Trump's Transactional Alliance Politics
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe · 7 min
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  251. 18 Apr
    Pyongyang's Timing Problem: The North Korea Missile Test and the Collapsing Arms Export Regime
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Asia-Pacific / Global · 7 min
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  252. 18 Apr
    The Carrier as Political Theater: USS Abraham Lincoln, CENTCOM's Hormuz Blockade, and the Semiotics of Naval Power
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  253. 18 Apr
    Blue Helmets in the Kill Zone: The UNIFIL Killing and Peacekeeping's Terminal Legitimacy Crisis
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / Global · 7 min
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  254. 18 Apr
    Sixty Percent and Counting: What Iran's Retained Missile Capacity Reveals About the Limits of Coercive Air Power
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  255. 18 Apr
    Iran's Hormuz Gambit: How Tehran Weaponized Trump's Blockade Against the 'Free Navigation' Myth
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / Persian Gulf · 5 min
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  256. 18 Apr
    The Strait as a Weapon: How Iran Codified A2/AD Doctrine in the Hormuz Crisis
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 8 min
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  257. 18 Apr
    Iran's Hormuz Gambit: Strategic Victory or Managed Escalation?
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 6 min
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  258. 18 Apr
    Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Passage Rights Following American Base Incursion
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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