The United States Department of Defense has reportedly informed lawmakers that it requires approximately $80 billion in additional funding to address a range of military and security-related expenses, including potential operations linked to escalating tensions with Iran and other emerging national security challenges. The request highlights growing concerns within the U.S. defense establishment about the...
Tensions between Iran and the United States intensified sharply after Iranian authorities claimed that their forces had destroyed as many as 30 American MQ-9 Reaper drones during the ongoing regional conflict. The reported losses, if confirmed, would represent one of the most significant setbacks to the US drone fleet in recent years and could have...
In a major counterterrorism development, US President Donald Trump announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the global second-in-command of the Islamic State terror group, has been killed in a joint military operation conducted by American and Nigerian forces in Africa. The operation marks one of the most significant blows to ISIS leadership in recent years...
A fresh U.S. military operation targeting suspected narcotics trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific Ocean has resulted in the deaths of two men and left one survivor, intensifying international scrutiny over Washington’s expanding anti-drug campaign in Latin American waters. According to U.S. Southern Command, the strike targeted a vessel allegedly involved in drug-trafficking activities along...
A United States military operation targeting a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean has resulted in the deaths of three individuals, according to official statements from defence authorities. The strike forms part of an ongoing campaign aimed at disrupting maritime narcotics routes believed to be operated by organised criminal networks in international waters....