WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – MARCH 20: United States President Donald Trump (R) speaks to the press before his departs the White House en route Miami, Florida on March 20, 2026, in Washington DC. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Nearly a month into the Iran war, the United …
Diego Garcia, a British Indian Ocean Territory and the largest of the islands in the Chagos Archipelago on July 02, 2013 in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. USGS NASA | Gallo Images | Getty Images Iran unsuccessfully targeted a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean, the U.K. …
Fire and plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026. Altaf Qadri | AP Iran’s strikes are pushing Gulf states toward a breaking point, forcing a choice between restraint and retaliation. Iran’s Gulf neighbors have been repeatedly targeted and hit by …
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz attends a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Feb. 28, 2026. Heather Khalifa | Reuters Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that …
Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images Last August, Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael, a former Uber executive and attorney, took on the added role of overseeing the Defense …
A Shahed-136 drone is displayed at a rally in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images In the aftermath of the Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran, American allies in the Persian Gulf are hearing a sound that Ukrainian soldiers have long come to dread: the …
President Donald Trump says combat will continue in Iran until U.S. “objectives” are complete. Those objectives and the justification for the war have remained fluid more than 48 hours into the conflict. Trump and his proxies have not been aligned on their narrative, leading to confusion about how Trump and …
South Korean defense stocks see massive surge on Iran war South Korean defense stocks pared gains, but still saw massive spikes on Tuesday after the country’s markets returned from a public holiday, as the Iran war fueled interest in defense names globally. Heavyweight Hanwha Aerospace, which is South Korea’s largest …
Airlines suspend thousands of Middle East flights following Iran attacks Passengers are stranded in the terminal following prolonged flight cancellations after the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority closed the country’s airspace in response to attacks launched by US and Israel against Iran, at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon on …
The Department of Defense’s clash with Anthropic over the integration of artificial intelligence into military operations, and who sets the limits on usage, reached a peak this week with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth giving the AI company until 5:01 p.m. ET Friday to cede to the government’s demands. Anthropic didn’t …
