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…Yesterday the Iranians claimed that the United States and/or Israel struck a coastal defense site, which resulted in an anti-aircraft gun being destroyed. CENTCOM denies these reports, and there's not much from the…

…There are also quite literal translation challenges; in the Russian language, it's very common for defense officials and military service members in Russia to use the word "nuclear" to describe the idea of just a…

…Overnight several attacks were conducted between Iran and Israel, with Israeli forces continuing their attacks throughout the evening. Separately, the oil refinery on Lavan Island was struck by the UAE, in retaliation for the Iranian strikes…

…US Naval operations continue off the coast of Venezuela, as Venezuelan forces increase territorial defense operations. Several low-level military exercises have been undertaken in Venezuela, and coastal gunboat patrols have increased over the past few…

as to who the good guys are and who the bad guys are I'm not saying that red forces are entirely bad and I'm not saying that blue forces are entirely good uh it…

cally cooperates you know willfully and joyfully with the US government in censoring the location of assets like Air Force One that's why if you were to have an offline soar course for tracking aircraft…

…But, after about a week or so, the Iranians had started using cluster munitions, why is this? Well, if the Iranians have oversaturated your missile defenses and you're running low on THAAD missiles, you're…

…On Monday, the Egyptian Parliament voted to authorize the deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia, to provide defensive forces for the Kingdom as Houthi attacks continue to escalate. Analyst Comment: There has been some speculation that…

…a lot of times more often than not insurgent forces throughout history have not been professional full-time guerrilla forces sure in recent years specifically taliban forces were directly and openly supported financially by pakistan and…

Many will applaud the efforts of "community defense", while also ignoring that this is technically not defense, but an offensive action that is taking place on public roads other taxpayers are paying for. Many others will…

…fire broke out analyst comments for this wire analysis of the North Korean missile launched by Japanese defense officials suggests that the missile was launched at an unusually high takeoff angle reaching an altitude of 4…

…However, a nation does not move nearly a quarter of her Air Force (and a third of her Navy) overnight if things are going well. The cessation of talks (even on positive terms) reflects the reality…

…Diplomatic tensions have arisen as a result of Israeli forces killing an American citizen in the West Bank via sniper fire. The White House has voiced concern regarding the attack, which has focused attention on the…

…The lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has recommended the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant, as well as Hamas commander in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. The ICC…

…John Rote has been arrested following his defense of a woman being mugged on the NYC subway system. Rote fired two warning shots at the mugger (which did not result in the mugger leaving), stalling for…

…Both Israeli and Hezbollah forces have continued trading missile strikes in Lebanon. Hezbollah has increasingly attempted to target Haifa, as Israeli forces continue their invasion of southern Lebanon. -HomeFront- South Carolina: This morning 43 Rhesus monkeys…

//The Wire//2300Z July 8, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: MIDDLE EAST CEASEFIRE COLLAPSES AS MAJOR STRIKES REPORTED OVERNIGHT BETWEEN USA AND IRAN. SOMALI CLAN CONFLICT BREWING IN MINNEAPOLIS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -I

…successful targeting of a commercial vessel by houthi forces so far during the Red Sea crisis Sunday night the merchant vessel rubar was struck with multiple projectiles forcing the crew to abandon ship originally The Vessel…

…As a result of both major defense initiatives, tensions have risen as both Belarus and Russia react to wartime preparations on their borders. Against the backdrop of these major exercises, other developments took place over the…

…Anyway, the US has now decided to allow target engagement authorities or TIAS, TEAS, at lower and lower levels of command to conduct self-defense strikes, which would normally be considered offensive strikes under all prior…