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Israeli intelligence aids U.S. rescue of downed airman in Iran
Israeli intelligence agencies provided critical location data and operational guidance to U.S. forces during a rescue mission for a stranded airman in Iran on April 5, 2026. The coordination enabled a safe extraction and prompted Israel to temporarily pause regional attacks to avoid interference. The operation highlights rare direct cooperation between the two nations in a high‑risk environment.
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Iran has drafted a high‑risk, no‑limits war strategy that anticipates a multi‑front conflict across the Middle East. The plan, reportedly approved by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, ensures the Iranian military can continue operations even if its top commanders are eliminated. It emphasizes rapid escalation, expanded proxy coordination, and autonomous command structures to sustain prolonged hostilities. Analysts warn the doctrine could trigger broader regional confrontations and complicate U.S. and allied responses.
This is the question every admiral in the Pentagon was asking early this week that the media hasn’t covered. There is outrage in anti-Trump circles after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship because it looked like an unfair fight. While weak...
George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures provides his first assessment of the recent attack on Iran, describing the immediate strategic context and the organization’s internal response. He explains that Geopolitical Futures has moved to a “Red Alert” posture, mirroring past crisis...
Trend Micro uncovered a coordinated campaign distributing the BoryttGrab information stealer through more than 100 GitHub repositories. The malware harvests browser credentials, cryptocurrency‑wallet data, Telegram files, Discord tokens, and system information, then exfiltrates it via a C&C server. Some variants...
The blog post claims that within a week the Trump administration is moving toward a ground invasion of Iran, citing rumors of U.S. special forces embedded with Kurdish fighters and coordinated air strikes with Israel. It asserts that Russia is...
Just Security released a weekly digest (Feb. 28‑Mar. 6, 2026) that aggregates new legal scholarship on a range of security issues. The collection spotlights intensive analysis of the U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict, including pre‑emptive strike doctrine and international reactions, while also covering the Russia‑Ukraine war,...
Neighbouring countries will no longer be targeted, unless attacks originate from there, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says. What does this mean? — This could be the first sign of de-escalation in the one-week-old war. — Time will tell if Pezeshkian was actually speaking...
The Pentagon approved a $53.1 million contract modification for Lockheed Martin to upgrade the Long‑Range Anti‑Ship Missile (LRASM) production line, adding tooling and test equipment to boost output. The amendment lifts the overall contract value to $462.9 million and extends work through November 2028....
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a firm‑fixed‑price contract worth $610 million to M.A. Mortenson Co. to construct a Domestic New World Screwworm Sterile Insect Production Facility at Moore Airbase in Edinburg, Texas. The plant will mass‑produce sterilized screwworm...
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a drone struck a tanker that breached Tehran's newly imposed Strait of Hormuz passage ban. The IRGC claimed the attack was a defensive response to the vessel's unauthorized navigation. The incident comes as Iran's...
The U.S. Army tested Elbit America’s SlingWorks launched effects system during the CDF CFWE 26 exercise at Yuma Proving Ground. The demonstration, conducted with soldiers from the 1st Armored Division, showed the platform’s ability to share targeting data across existing Army networks...
As a global forecaster, I’ve been closely watching the escalation dynamics around the Iran–Israel war. Subscribers to my research have already been tracking this trajectory, but for those following events more broadly, here are my key predictions for how this conflict...
We now have reporting both that there was another Iranian Navy ship in the area, and also that the U.S. government took measures appropriate under Intl law to ensure rescue authorities were notified of the sinking of IRIS Dena, and...
Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering announced the start of serial production for the Barys 6×6 armored vehicle, a domestically built variant of South Africa’s Mbombe 6 MRAP platform. The vehicle seats two crew members and up to eight troops, offering mine, IED and ballistic...
Starmer repeatedly says Britain isn’t helping the US Navy Meanwhile his defense minister argues the UK doesn’t need to defend it’s territory because US Navy destroyers are doing it for them Why are 🇺🇸 ships protecting UK territory instead of focusing on...
Ukraine’s General Staff posted footage of a strike on Shahed storage and launch location in Donetsk airport with ATACMS and SCALP missiles. https://t.co/r3Dg02y4Ci https://t.co/pt5k00tXIW
A U.S. and Israeli strike on March 7 destroyed the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force's rare Boeing 747 cargo aircraft at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport. The aircraft, a modified 747‑100 used for long‑range logistics and previously spotted delivering military supplies...
MASSIVE: Polymarket traders expect US forces to enter Iran before the end of the year. https://t.co/2rC7Fs38kh
Iran’s low‑cost, $20,000 drones are emerging as a more disruptive strategic weapon than its nuclear program, targeting the Gulf’s diversified economic assets. The drone campaign threatens energy, logistics, tourism, real‑estate and financial sectors, raising the risk of capital flight and...
Israeli forces attempted a landing operation near the Lebanon‑Syria border, sparking ground clashes with Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley town of Nabi Chit. Israeli air raids killed at least 16 civilians and wounded 35, marking the deepest incursion since November 2024....
Recent reports suggest Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to locate U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East, a move seen as retaliation for American support to Ukraine’s operations against Russian assets. Although no public evidence has been released,...
Japan’s Defense Ministry is studying a major upgrade of Iwo Jima, including runway extension, port enhancements and a floating pier, to host JSDF fighter jets permanently. The move seeks to close a Pacific‑side surveillance gap and provide a redundant air hub...
Since early 2024, multiple sources have indicated that Pakistan is negotiating to become the first export customer for China’s Shenyang J‑35 stealth fighter, with reports of a 40‑aircraft order accompanied by HQ‑19 missiles and KJ‑500 AEW&C systems. Although Pakistani officials...
Crazy the Strait of Hormuz isn’t closed really due to the mass employment of mines, anti ship missiles and swarming boat attacks but …. insurance.
Makes sense now that the ballistic missile threat and drone threat has greatly subsided for Israel. Better access from Arabian Sea.
An independent Levada Center poll shows Russian public support for continuing the war in Ukraine has fallen to just 24%, the lowest level since the conflict began. Meanwhile, 67% now favor peace negotiations, up six points from the previous month,...
"The future of war? US-Israel blitz on Iran unveils next-gen allied combat." @FoxNews I had a great conversation with @EfratLachter about the U.S.-Israel cooperation and performance in the war. https://t.co/vwCdVtwpLx
I was there today. What's not said is DoJ's attorney was very low energy, hard to hear and seemed just going through his paces; Hegseth’s attorney Tim Parlatore sat with him .. Federal judge appears skeptical of Pentagon’s restrictions on press...
The U.S. State Department approved a $151.8 million foreign military sale to Israel, delivering 12,000 BLU‑110A/B 1,000‑pound bomb bodies, and bypassed the usual congressional review by invoking an emergency authority. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared an emergency to expedite the...
The blog post warns that the United States and Israel are intensifying military strikes against Iran, targeting hospitals and schools and causing civilian casualties. It frames the conflict as a regime‑change effort driven by U.S. financial and political interests, echoing...
Big if it happens: The Lebanese Minister of Justice will request the prosecution of the Secretary-General of Hezbollah.
The United Kingdom has publicly disclosed its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities operating inside Ukraine, where British‑run workshops refurbish battle‑damaged armoured vehicles and artillery. Defence Minister Luke Pollard visited the sites and led the seventh, record‑size UK trade mission,...
russia providing iran with targeting assistance against the us military. us reducing sanctions on russian oil export. quite the both/and for putin.
Senator Chris Coons told CNN that military pressure alone cannot bring lasting change to Iran. He criticized the Trump administration for cutting USAID and other democracy‑support programs that helped Iranian journalists, activists, and youth connect online. Coons argued that restoring...
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In February 2026 the NATO Blood Panel met in Brussels and issued a correspondence urging both military and civilian blood services to improve surge capacity for future conflicts and crises. The authors note that whole blood, especially low‑titer O, is...
The CSIS paper traces the United States’ century‑long pattern of mobilizing massive state resources—stockpiles, price controls, financing, and foreign procurement—to secure critical minerals during wartime, then dismantling those mechanisms in peacetime. Post‑Cold War drawdowns hollowed out domestic mining, processing, and...
Merops has performed well in Ukraine and the system has been continuously improved in response to feedback from Ukrainian drone units and adaptations in Russia’s employment of Shahed / Geran OWA UAS. It is a good example of how the...
Like @SecWar said, now that the U.S. and Israel have air superiority if not supremacy, a much greater larger amount of attacks using large diameter JDAMs can occur.
The Army’s FUZE Innovation Engine, launched in September, applies a venture‑capital‑style funding model to accelerate defense prototypes and move successful technologies from lab to field in months rather than years. By combining rapid financing with forward‑deployed acquisition officers, FUZE creates...
US offers a $20B maritime war-risk reinsurance backstop to coax tankers back into the Gulf No one wants it It doesn’t provide shipowners the incentive they need to sail into a war zone. #Hormuz #oilmarkets #shipping #geopolitics
Journalists have been uploading imagery and text for decades by satellite. I myself did it in Helmand in 2010, and the equipment I was using wasn't new then.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the first 100 days of the U.S. “Epic Fury” operation against Iran cost $3.7 billion, highlighting unbudgeted munitions spending. The Pentagon is expanding framework agreements to secure F‑35 parts and other critical munitions,...
Four years ago these days in Kyiv. That was a university lecturer's desk, and the rifle was his, too. https://t.co/Oko8QzEDNW
I think one reason that many of us are skeptical that the regime in Tehran will fall with airpower alone is that the US also tried this in Iraq in 1991, as Operation Desert Storm transitioned into the no-fly zones...
Taiwan is fast‑tracking a government‑led space‑defense program to counter growing Chinese threats. The Taiwan Accelerator Plus (TAcc+) initiative, managed by ITRI and funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has supported 42 startups developing satellites, rocket engines and geospatial tools...
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In this episode of Then and Now, Julian Zelizer and Jonathan Alter compare the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq with the 2026 military operation against Iran, highlighting how both conflicts were launched on false pretenses and political misinformation. They note...
The Trump administration is weighing the use of the 1950 Defense Production Act to override a California state court order and restart an offshore oil pipeline serving Sable Offshore. A Justice Department opinion argues the law can preempt state consent...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Iran’s missile strikes on Saudi Arabia. Starmer confirmed the UK is dispatching additional fighter jets, helicopters and a destroyer to the region and...
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht‑Ravanchi warned that any EU nation joining U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran would become a "legitimate target" for Tehran. While France, Greece and Italy have dispatched warships to the region, most EU officials are...
