Shahed Drones

Iran’s Cheap Drones Challenge Gulf Air Defence Strategy, Expensive Interceptors Risk Rapid Ammunition Depletion During Prolonged Conflict

The Arabian Peninsula’s air-defence architecture is confronting a problem that cannot be solved by simply adding more sophisticated missiles: the widening economic gap between inexpensive Iranian drones and the multimillion-dollar interceptors used to destroy them. The challenge has become increasingly...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Operation Economic Outcast: Will US Secondary Sanctions Force China and Other Major Iran Trade Partners to Sever Economic Ties With Tehran?

The United States is escalating its economic campaign against Iran, threatening countries, banks, shipping companies and other entities that continue to maintain commercial ties with Tehran as Washington seeks to cut off the Iranian regime’s remaining financial lifelines. The campaign,...
J-16

China Deploys J-16 Fighters Over 6,000 Kilometres to Egypt, Signalling Expanding Expeditionary Airpower Reach Beyond Middle East

China has deployed its heavyweight J-16 multirole fighters more than 6,000 kilometres to Egypt for the Eagles of Civilization 2026 joint air exercise, marking a significant expansion in the scale and sophistication of Beijing’s overseas military aviation activity. The deployment,...
Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base

Iranian Missile and Drone Attacks Expose U.S. Gulf Base Vulnerabilities, Forcing Washington to Rethink Its Middle East Military Strategy

Iranian missile and drone attacks have exposed deep vulnerabilities in the United States military’s long-established network of bases across the Persian Gulf, raising the possibility that Washington could permanently reduce its regional footprint and shift significant forces farther west. The...
Türkiye FNSS U-MAV Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle

Türkiye’s FNSS Reveals U-MAV Unmanned Amphibious Vehicle to Perform Dangerous First-Wave Missions, Crewed Assault Vehicles

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer FNSS has unveiled a new heavy unmanned amphibious combat platform designed to operate at the front of amphibious assault formations and undertake some of the most dangerous missions before troops and crewed vehicles reach a defended...
Iran late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Valiasr Square in central Tehran

Iran Says It Is Ready to End War With US From Position of Strength as Washington Escalates Economic Pressure

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that it was time to bring the months-long war with the United States to an end, arguing that Tehran was entering negotiations from a position of strength despite the continuing military and economic confrontation...
New York Stock

Global Stock Markets Rise as Tech Stocks Rebound, Jumps Despite US-Iran Tensions and Falling Oil Prices

Global financial markets ended mostly higher on Thursday as investors returned to technology stocks, shrugging off renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran. While geopolitical tensions remained elevated, easing oil prices and renewed optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI)-related...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) strikes on Iranian military targets

US, Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes as Hormuz Conflict Deepens, Raising Fears for Global Shipping

The United States and Iran exchanged a new wave of military strikes on Thursday (July 9), marking the second consecutive day of direct attacks as tensions over the strategic Strait of Hormuz intensified. The latest escalation has heightened concerns about...
Strait of Hormuz

Iran Warns Oil Tankers to Follow Strait of Hormuz Routes or Face Forceful Military Response

Iran’s joint military command has issued a stern warning to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that all oil tankers must follow navigation routes approved by Tehran or risk facing a “forceful response” from its armed forces. The...
Iran

US-Iran Talks Begin in Qatar as Hormuz Security and Frozen Iranian Funds Dominate Indirect Negotiations

Iranian officials are set to meet Qatari mediators in Doha on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of a recently reached memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States, marking a significant step in efforts to de-escalate tensions and halt the...
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