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Key Points and Summary – Israel is reportedly preparing for fresh military strikes against Iran, believing Tehran will inevitably try to rebuild its shattered...
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The Treaty
Whatever gets signed in Switzerland on Friday, the war's most consequential outcome may be a conclusion forming in Tehran that no agreement can undo:...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Everyone's celebrating the Iran ceasefire. One analyst says they're ignoring point four — the clause demanding Israel stop bombing Lebanon. The catch: the US...
The Treaty
Less than a day after President Trump declared the Iran war over and the deal "complete," Iranian state-affiliated media published what it says are...
The Treaty
The deal fixes the crisis the Iran war created — Hormuz, the blockade — and barely touches the three problems Washington started with: nuclear,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
British commandos fast-roped from a helicopter onto a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the English Channel — the UK's first such seizure, with Royal...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Hours before the Iran deal was set to sign, Israel struck Beirut — and an Iranian general says it "will not go unanswered." Israel's...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
America's F-35 — at a lifetime cost some put above $2 trillion, the priciest weapon ever built — was fully combat-ready just 25 percent...
Ukraine War
A cathedral that has stood since 1051 — that survived the Nazis in 1941 — burned this morning after one of Russia's largest barrages...
Ukraine War
Ukraine's top general wants foreigners to fill up to half its assault and infantry units — screened and delivered by private recruiting firms, paid...
Ukraine War
Russia is offering men $80,000 to fight in Ukraine and $140,000 in debt relief — and recruitment still fell 20 percent this year. For...
The Treaty
Trump calls it a completed deal. Iran calls it a ceasefire opening 60 days of talks. They're describing the same document — and both...
The Treaty
Buried at the end of Trump's announcement that the Iran war ends Sunday was a line that had nothing to do with the signing...
The Treaty
The plan was so secret the Pentagon's top general flew the Atlantic rather than discuss it on an encrypted line: send U.S. troops into...
Dollars and Sense
If Iran's version is real, the leaked terms don't look good for Washington: Hormuz free for just 60 days before "service fees" — a...
Dollars and Sense
A deal in Geneva would end the war — not the lesson. For three months the world watched a fifth of its oil hang...
Dollars and Sense
Everyone counts Russia's dead. One analyst's uncomfortable audit runs the other ledger: Ukraine's losses far exceed the official 55,000, with many men reportedly dodging...
North Korea Talk
North Korea stalled, negotiated, and built the bomb anyway — and its 2022 doctrine orders everything launched if its leaders are ever struck. Kim...
North Korea Talk
The recent North Korea–China summit highlights Beijing’s increasing concern over Moscow’s growing influence in Pyongyang. Since the Ukraine war began, Russia and North Korea...
North Korea Talk
Manila, Philippines – On the occasion of his visit to Pyongyang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has received one of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on Merkava Tank – Israel’s Merkava (“Chariot”) main battle tank is a strong contender for the world’s best, designed with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on F/A-XX Fighter: The Trump administration has effectively paused the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program, choosing instead to prioritize...