The US said it had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels, although President Donald Trump said in social media posts there were no reports that Iran had planted explosives in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran unleashed early Wednesday defiant new strikes around the region including drones targeting a Saudi oilfield, as the International Energy Agency reportedly proposed its largest-ever oil reserve ...

Months before the Iran war, the US reportedly ignored an offer for anti-drone defense help from battle-tested experts in Ukraine ...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s ‘buffer zone’ strategy in tatters after Kyiv reclaims swathes of territory - Ukrainian ...

Russia President Vladimir Putin knows how to find opportunity in crisis, and the metastasizing Iran war is the latest case in point.

War with Iran drives oil prices higher, boosting Russian energy revenues and shifting global attention from Ukraine as Moscow gains economic leverage.

The country has prioritized self-sufficiency in producing a crucial battlefield weapon, though weaning itself fully off cheaper Chinese components is difficult.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump “is not making anything up” as he offers varying justifications for launching the war.

Florida gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback is a hero of the Republican Party’s growing sect of young white nationalists. He’s also a laughingstock among his own staffers, according to a series of ...

Assistance from Ukraine could bolster regional defenses and while opening diplomatic avenues as Russian attacks continue at home.

Operation Epic Fury gives Ukraine a chance to prove its friendship to the United States — and it’s coming through with high-tech drone defenses to fight Iran’s killer weapons.