Paris Talks Shape Lebanon’s Security Future After UNIFIL
European and Arab military leaders meet in Paris to plan support for Lebanon as UNIFIL prepares to end operations and withdraw from southern Lebanon. What happens to security in southern Lebanon when the United Nations peacekeeping mission begins its withdrawal? That question is at the center of talks in Paris, where European and Arab military leaders are examining how to strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces and prevent a security vacuum as UNIFIL prepares to end its operations at the close of 2026. Paris Talks Focus on Lebanon’s Military Futu…
DefenseNews: Iran preparing imminent ballistic missile attack on Israel, US warns
JERUSALEM — Iran is preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel, according to a senior U.S. administration official, who warned Tuesday of “severe consequences” should it take place. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the intelligence, said the U.S. is actively supporting Israeli defensive preparations. This comes after the Israeli military on Tuesday warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after announcing what it said were limited ground operations a…
Israel’s New KC-46 Tanker Signals Major Shift in Middle East Airpower Balance
Israel expands long-range strike reach with strategic tanker capability. Israel’s first KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft has completed its maiden flight, marking a major leap in Israeli Air Force operational reach and strategic strike capability. The platform significantly strengthens Israel’s long-range deterrence posture against Iran while enhancing regional power projection, endurance, and multi-domain operational flexibility across the Middle East. Israel’s successful maiden flight of its first KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft mark…
Christianity in Iraq is Bleeding
After four months of exile there are no signs of hope that the situation here in Iraq will be resolved peacefully. Unable to think or make decisions, everything is vague and we feel as if we have been living a nightmare. Christianity in Iraq is bleeding; so many families have left, and many are leaving to Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey , preparing themselves for second immigration and an uncertain future. We do not know how long these families will be able to tolerate the burden and survive financially. The conditions remain the same for …
Two Hezbollah members killed in airstrik
Al Arabiya News Channel reports that one of the fatalities was a senior military figure in the Lebanese Shi'ite organization. Two members of Hezbollah were killed in Sunday's air strikes near Damascus which Syria has blamed on Israel , Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The Al Arabiya sources said one of the fatalities was a senior military figure in the Lebanese Shi'ite organization. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied the reported strikes, but Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz told Israel Radio on Mon…
Syrian war death toll crosses 200,000
Syria n Observatory for Human Rights documents killing of 202,354 people including 63,074 civilians of which 10,377 are children. Syria ’s civil war has killed more than 200,000 people in less than four years, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, adding that most were fighters from the two sides. “We have documented the killing of 202,354 people since March 2011,” Syria n Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman said, adding that more than 130,000 of them were combatants. “Of the total, 63,074 of the killed were…
Navy warships helped take down Iran’s attack on Israel, Pentagon says
Pentagon : Two Navy destroyers launched around a dozen interceptors to help defend Israel against a massive attack by Iran on Tuesday, the Pentagon said. Pentagon spokesman Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder declined to say what kind of ordnance was used by the warships Cole and Bulkeley, or whether their intercept were successful, but he said the operations took place while both ships were in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Iran’s direct and widespread missile attack on Israel Tuesday was the second of the year, and once again threatened to spark a…
Latest Iran Defense News: Revolutionary Guards Tighten Wartime Control of National Defense Strategy
DefenseNews: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are consolidating wartime command, reshaping Tehran’s military strategy amid escalating regional conflict. The latest Iran defense news reveals a decisive shift inside Tehran’s military hierarchy as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) assumes expanded control over wartime decision-making during one of the most volatile periods in the country’s modern history. Amid intensifying regional conflict, sustained Western airstrikes, and the political shock of leadership upheaval following the reported …
Iran in Turmoil: Supreme Leader Khamenei Dead, Interim Leadership Takes Power in a Nation on Edge
DefenseNews : Iran has been thrust into chaos overnight as the sudden death of Supreme Leader Khamenei leaves a volatile power vacuum at the heart of the Islamic Republic. In a moment that has rattled the geopolitical landscape and sent shockwaves across capitals from Tehran to Washington, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the unchallenged architect of the Islamic Republic for nearly four decades has been killed in a bold wartime strike. The announcement of his death has unleashed a fierce churn in Tehran’s power corridors, plung…
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