DEFENSE

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DEFENSE

South Korea President Voices Displeasure Over U.S. Military Assets Shifting Away From The Country

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told his cabinet Tuesday that Seoul is powerless to stop the United States from redeploying military assets out of the country, after reports confirmed that Washington had begun moving Patriot missile batteries and parts of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system from the

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U.S. Destroys 16 Iranian Mine Laying Vessels

The United States military announced Tuesday it had eliminated 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as Operation Epic Fury entered its 11th day, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declaring it the most intense day of strikes against Iran since the war began on February 28. The announcement

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Israel Renews Assault Against Lebanon

Israel has intensified military operations across Lebanon as part of a broader regional conflict that has expanded in recent weeks. The renewed campaign includes a series of airstrikes, drone attacks, and limited ground operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and individuals associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Israeli officials

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Iran Elects Successor

Iran's Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei — the 56-year-old son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — as the Islamic Republic's third supreme leader on Sunday, just over a week after his father was killed in the opening strikes of the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign.

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Democrats Remain Unchanged On DHS Funding Despite Noem Ouster

The Department of Homeland Security entered its fourth week without full funding on Thursday as congressional Democrats blocked a Republican-backed bill to reopen the agency for the third consecutive time, signaling that the firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was not the concession the party needed to end the standoff.

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Analysis: China Offers Little More Than Moral Support To Iran Following Strikes

When the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on the morning of February 28, striking Iran's military and leadership infrastructure in a joint campaign that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and scores of senior officials, Beijing's response was notable less for what it said

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Spain Splits Over U.S. Strikes, Trump Threatens Trade Cutoff

The joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran opened a new front in transatlantic relations Tuesday, as President Trump threatened to sever all trade ties with Spain following Madrid's refusal to allow American forces to use jointly operated military bases on Spanish soil. The confrontation, which unfolded

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Macron Moves To Strengthen Nuclear Weapon Foothold

President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will increase the size of its nuclear arsenal and, for the first time, permit the temporary deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft to allied European nations. The announcement was delivered at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany, home to France’s ballistic missile submarine fleet.

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‘Operation Fury’ Leads To Complete Middle East Shakeup

The United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran early Saturday morning, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of the country's most senior military and intelligence officials in the opening hours of an operation the U.S. military has designated Operation Epic Fury.

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Anthropic Refuses Pentagon Demands For AI Usage, Gets Blacklisted From All Federal Agencies As A Result

The dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon ended Friday the way the Defense Department had threatened it might — with the Trump administration cutting ties entirely. President Trump ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic's AI technology, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth followed within the hour by designating

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Pentagon Delivers Ultimatum To Anthropic

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday and delivered an ultimatum: agree to let the Pentagon use its AI model without restrictions by 5:01 p.m. Friday, or face consequences that could cost the company its government contracts and potentially its ability to work

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German Chancellor Heads To China, Trade & Security Talks Commence

Friedrich Merz touched down in Beijing on Wednesday for his first visit to China as German chancellor, bringing roughly 30 of Germany's most prominent industry executives and a set of economic grievances that have been building for years. The two-day trip takes in meetings with President Xi Jinping

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