According to Iranian state media, the country’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters, located in Bahrain, as well as an airbase and helicopters in an unspecified regional country using missiles and drones in response to what the IRGC described as a U.S. attack on a communications tower south of Qeshm.
India has denied the allegations under the forced labour clause and asked the US to end the investigations, saying such matters should be addressed within the framework of ongoing bilateral trade negotiations.
The Brahmos is one of the world’s fastest operational cruise missiles and can travel at nearly Mach 3,
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership covers the potential sale of U.S. defense articles through Foreign Military Sales, professional military education, cyber resilience, and counter-trafficking efforts. I
The proposed framework reportedly lays out a phased plan to de-escalate the conflict while addressing key economic and security concerns of both sides.
Analysts have questioned whether a lack of leader-level engagement has downgraded the Quad’s importance.
The visit is being viewed as an important diplomatic effort aimed at reinforcing strategic ties between the two countries
Recognising Cyprus’s critical geographical position in the Eastern Mediterranean and its current Presidency of the Council of the European Union, defence ties received a major upgrade.
Donald Trump’s threats, personal envoys and hollowed‑out U.S. embassies are reshaping Washington’s presence in the world. Allies from Europe to Asia are rewriting the rules of engagement – ignoring the president’s rhetoric and forging new diplomatic channels to manage a U.S. foreign policy driven increasingly by personalities, not institutions.
Iran is enforcing a multi-tiered system for clearing vessels through the Strait of Hormuz as nations try to replenish dwindling energy supplies throttled by the war. The U.S. has warned against complying with Iran’s controls. Some shippers and governments are taking the risk.