Category: military
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NATO Eyes Deployment to Hormuz Strait by July if Closure Persists
NATO Considers Deployment to Strait of Hormuz NATO is currently evaluating the possibility of sending a mission to the Strait of Hormuz if the waterway remains closed by July. The strategic waterway has been effectively blocked since late February, following Iran’s deployment of its navy in response to the US and Israel’s military actions against…
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Secret Trump hospital unveiled in disputed $1bn military ballroom
The Controversial ‘Military Top Secret Ballroom’ and Its Hidden Features The White House has revealed that the controversial $1 billion ‘Military Top Secret Ballroom’ planned for the presidential complex will include a secret underground hospital for Donald Trump, 79, according to a late-night court filing submitted in Washington on Thursday. This new detail has sparked…
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China Denies Xi Said Putin Would Regret Invasion
China has denied claims that President Xi Jinping told former U.S. President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin could face consequences for invading Ukraine during their recent summit. This denial comes as Putin arrives in Beijing for a two-day visit, which marks his 25th trip to the country. According to reports from the Financial…
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The State and the Resistance
The Complex Relationship Between the State and Armed Groups The debate surrounding the role of the state in Lebanon, particularly in relation to armed groups like Hezbollah, is a complex and multifaceted issue. Many critics argue that those who advocate for the state are not truly seeking its establishment but rather aim to maintain a…
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Pakistan Deploys Troops and Jets to Saudi Arabia Amid Iran Conflict
Pakistan has sent 8,000 soldiers, a flight offighter jets, and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia under a bilateral defense agreement, increasing military collaboration with Riyadh even as Islamabad acts as the primary negotiator in the Iran conflict. The operation, whose complete scope is revealed here for the first time, was verified by three…
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Moment US forces strike two Iranian oil tankers as tenuous ceasefire moves closer to collapse
Do YOU have a story? Email william.g.hallowell@.co.uk Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am – sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE New video shows the moment US forces conducted airstrikes on two ‘massive’ Iranian oil tankers on Friday after they allegedly attempted to breach President Donald Trump’s blockade. The vessels were…
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Ethiopia and Sudan from a shadow war to the brink of confrontation
The confrontation between Sudan and Ethiopia is no longer a border dispute or a dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Recent drone attacks that were followed by the direct accusations Sudan has leveled at Addis Ababa suggest that the two countries’ relationship has reached a far more critical juncture amid a transition from “shadow…
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Unification of armed forces marked strategic turning point in state-building: Tahnoon bin Zayed
ABU DHABI, 5th April, 2026 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser, said that on the 50th anniversary of the unification of the UAE Armed Forces, the nation stands with pride before a bright milestone in the history of the Union, recalling a historic…
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US says Iran ceasefire holds despite exchange of fire; UAE under attack
The United Arab Emirates said it was under attack from Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday, even as Washington said a shaky ceasefire was intact despite an exchange of fire the previous day as US forces attempted to force open the Strait of Hormuz. The US military said it had destroyed six Iranian small boats,…
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Army raid tests Hezbollah’s Beirut grip
Lebanese soldiers entered Beirut’s southern suburbs and detained suspected gunmen after celebratory fire and rocket-propelled grenades were discharged during a Hezbollah funeral, an unusual assertion of state authority inside one of the group’s most sensitive urban strongholds. The operation in Kafaat followed gunfire during a procession for Hezbollah supporters killed in Israeli strikes, with residents…