The White House is threatening NATO allies Germany and France for refusing to release diesel fuel from their emergency inventories. “US officials said France and Germany could be cut off from future US diesel exports. Reuters first reported the US threat to its...
A US official said Washington plans to send a third aircraft carrier and an additional Marine division to the Middle East. Last month, The Atlantic reported the USS Theodore Roosevelt was preparing to deploy to the Middle East, with the Department of War preparing...
UPDATE: UK police said on Thursday that a 27-year-old British-Iranian man was arrested in connection to the incident at RAF Fairford. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel warned the UK that Iran was plotting an attack inside the country, appearing to...
A single phrase can change the whole global chessboard: nuclear first use. We start by reacting to speculation about a US nuclear strike in Iran and lay out why even “unlikely” decisions matter when escalation could pull in Russia, China, and every other...
President Donald Trump downplayed the nuclear risk from North Korea in comments comparing the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs. The President was asked by a reporter on Tuesday, “You have said that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Why not…...
North Korea denied that it had planted landmines south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), leading to an explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers. The US-led United Nations Command (UNC) determined that an Armistice Agreement violation occurred, while...
Russia sent a document to NATO warning the alliance that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in response to an attempt to isolate the Russian exclave Kaliningrad. Reuters reported viewing the document on Wednesday. “Russia will be ready to use the entire...
President Donald Trump said an Axios report claiming that he offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear concessions is false. Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported that US officials told him the President had offered to lift sanctions and unfreeze...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Abu Dhabi on Sunday to meet with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Saudi officials, and other representatives from Arab states to discuss Ansar Allah in Yemen. Earlier this month, Ansar Allah launched...
The Department of War announced a nearly $21 billion, five-year contract to produce Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). While AIM-120 missiles are designed for warplanes in air-to-air combat, they can also be used as ground-launched missile...
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has dragged on for years, but one detail should stop you in your tracks: the New York Times reports Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reached out to Donald Trump three times asking for US military help against Ansar Allah and each...
Five men arrested by British police near the US-run RAF Fairford on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses have been released on bail. On Sunday, five British men were arrested near the air base on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses. Authorities...
