US Drone Attacks Iraqi Militia Truck in Syria | Iraqi officials say truck destroyed, but no casualties
Iran Deputy FM: Nuclear Talks Restart August 9 Under New President
Iran Deputy FM: Nuclear Talks Restart August 9 Under New President | US says Iran trying to deflect blame for impasse
Azerbaijan: NATO’s Strategic Gateway to the Caucasus, Caspian
The defense minister of Azerbaijan, Zakir Hasanov, recently met with the new Italian ambassador to his nation, Claudio Taffuri, and among other topics the two discussed what the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry described as “the latest tension on the Azerbaijani-Armenian...
US Denies Iran’s Claim of Prisoner Swap Deal
US Denies Iran’s Claim of Prisoner Swap Deal | Iran accuses US of holding the talks hostage
Large-Scale War Games: US in First-Ever Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile Firing in Australia
The ninth iteration of the biennial Talisman Sabre military exercise conducted by the U.S. and Australia got underway last month and will continue to August. Talisman Sabre 21 consists of 17,000 troops from the U.S., its NATO allies Britain and Canada, host nation...
Pentagon Gains Two New Air Bases in Hungary
U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and officials from the Hungarian Defense Force met at the Kecskemét Air Base in Hungary on July 16 to sign an agreement allowing the U.S. assess to and use of two air bases in the country. The bases are the one the agreement was signed at...
Cubans ‘Disapointed’ President Biden Isn’t Easing Sanctions
As a candidate, President Biden vowed to return to the Obama-era policy on Cuba, work towards normalization with Havana, and ease sanctions reimposed by the Trump administration. But over six months into his presidency, Biden has taken no steps to do so, despite...
NATO Deploys F-35 Combat Aircraft to Baltic Sea for First Time
Buried in a routine report on Italy’s contribution to NATO’s Air Policing for the past 59 years is mention of Italian F-35s currently deployed to the Ämari Air Base in Estonia. That base as well as the Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania and now the Malbork Air Base in...
US Sanctions More Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong
Continuing its hardline China policies, the Biden administration on Friday sanctioned Chinese officials over Hong Kong and issued an advisory warning for US companies that do business in the city. The sanctions targeted seven Chinese officials from China's Hong Kong...
Preparing for War in the Atlantic, NATO Opens New Command in Virginia
Gen. Milley said the command could fight a future battle of the Atlantic