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Sunday, March 29, 2026

On Friday, an Iranian missile and drones reportedly hit the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The airbase, about 96km (60 miles) southeast of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, is run by the Saudi air force but is also used by US forces. The attack damaged multiple KC-135 tankers, which refuel US aircraft in flight, and an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, Air & Space Forces Magazine, a publication that covers US air defence and national security issues, reported on Saturday. read more


Thursday, March 26, 2026

Iraq says its armed forces "will not remain silent" after an airstrike yesterday killed seven soldiers at a site said to belong to a coalition of pro-Iran militias that is part of the Iraqi military. read more


his is not a partisan affair. Experts in military strategy, regional history, and current power dynamics in the Middle East"as well as American politics and geoeconomics"are struggling to make sense of the U.S."Israel war launched on February 28 and warn that its escalatory spiral is spinning out of control. But just like when the bloom was off the rose in late 2003, when the insurgencies and sectarian violence started emerging in Iraq and it was becoming clear that the Bush administration had no plan for "what's next," the cheerleaders and shills are rushing to battle stations today to do everything to maintain some sort of rationalization for the disaster unfolding right before our eyes. read more


Sunday, March 22, 2026

Denmark dispatched soldiers and explosives to Greenland in January as part of a contingency plan to obliterate key runways if the United States attempted an invasion, the country's public broadcaster has reported. read more


Saturday, March 21, 2026

Iran denies it targeted UK's military base on Diego Garcia A senior Iranian official has told Al Jazeera that Iran is not responsible for the missile attacks on Diego Garcia and is not behind them. Diego Garcia, which is around 4,000km (2,500 miles) from Iranian territory, is one of two bases the UK has allowed the US to use for "defensive operations" in its war against Iran. read more


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US President Donald Trump told aides he is willing to end the military campaign against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and leave a complex operation to reopen it for a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing administration officials.

The report mentions that Trump's first option remains to open the Strait by negotiating an ending of the war with the Iranian regime, while a second option would be to demand that its allies, especially the Gulf States and NATO, lead the operations to reopen the Strait.

Other military options are being considered by the US President, WSJ noted, citing the officials, but they are not currently his immediate priorit

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