At the annual NATO summit, members of the alliance agreed to increase the minimum defense spending to 5% by 2035. The current minimum is 2% of GDP, a number that several states do not reach.
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UK Will Send Ukraine Nearly $100 Million in Missiles Paid For With Seized Russian Assets
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new military package for Ukraine that will be paid for using interest generated from frozen Russian assets. London plans to send 350 air defense missiles to Kiev worth just under $100 million. Speaking at the annual...
Poll: In Massive Shift, Republicans Support Trump’s Strikes On Iran
In a near reversal of pre-attack polling, Republicans now say they support President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites last weekend. Overall, roughly half of American voters are still opposed the US strikes, according to a new survey.
Trump Stopped Netanyahu From Breaking Ceasefire and Bombing Iran
President Donald Trump pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abide by the ceasefire with Iran. Tel Aviv was preparing to bomb Iran when the President told his Israeli counterpart to call off the strike. A US official told Axios reporter Barak Ravid...
NATO To Take ‘Quantum Leap’ in Military Spending, Pledging 5% of GDP Baseline
Each member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is expected to ink a pledge to raise military spending to 5% of GDP over the next ten years. This is more than double the current 2% goal. Responding to President Donald Trump’s demands for greater spending,...
Trump Attacks Former Russian President Over ‘N-Word’
President Donald Trump took aim at former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over his warning that a country could provide a nuclear weapon to Iran in response to the American and Israeli bombing of the Islamic Republic.
Trump’s Two-Week Timeline on Iran Was Another ‘Headfake’
An adviser to President Donald Trump said his statements in the lead-up to the attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities were a “headfake” meant to deceive Tehran. Washington and Tel Aviv deployed a similar strategy in the run-up to Israel’s own surprise attack on Iran.
Iran Targets US Base In Qatar in Response to Attack on Nuclear Sites
In retaliation for the US attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend, Tehran has launched missile salvos at an American base in Qatar. Iran says it also launched a new 3,300-pound missile at Israel.
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