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An article in The Washington Post explained that the deal was planned to be implemented through the Foreign Military Financing mechanism, which provides grants and loans to help other countries buy American weapons
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Dong Jun pitches shared security governance and military cooperation while warning against coercion.
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The ICRC is strengthening infection-control measures and contingency plans at Juba Military Hospital as an Ebola outbreak in neighboring DRC raises concerns over cross-border transmission and its potential impact on care for conflict-wounded patients.
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A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday urged the US side to stop expanding its military buildup and preparing for war in outer space, and safeguard global strategic stability through concrete actions.
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The leadership change in Okinawa could deal a quiet blow to Beijing’s attempts to leverage local opposition to remilitarisation and the US-Japan military alliance, according to analysts. They added that the shift would compel Chinese academics and state media to recalibrate their messaging and approach towards the strategically vital Japanese prefecture. Genta Koja, the 42-year-old backed by Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party to become Okinawa’s new governor, defeated incumbent Denny Tamaki...
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Antony Blinken said the US had no good military solution to the current conflict "absent a full-scale invasion of Iran, which would be a disaster"
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Yemeni army claims attacks on Houthi positions in Taiz A Yemeni military spokesperson said that the government forces attacked Houthi positions and equipment in Taiz. Majid Abdullah al-Nuzailim posted a video on X claiming that it showed the government army targeting the Houthis in the coastal town of Dhubab. pic. استهدفت القوات الجوية اليمنية مقار وعتاد للميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية في منطقة ذو باب. twitter. com/ierUdXatFE — الناطق الرسمي للقوات المسلحة اليمنية (@spokespersonyem) September 15, 2026
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Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani says Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia "cannot be separated from the military escalation" on Yemen’s Red Sea coast
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Vance says US war on Iran will enter 'much different phase' in coming months US Vice President JD Vance said that Washington has completed its objectives for the first phase of the war on iran, adding that the conflict will enter a new one in the coming months. "We can’t predict the future, but I think the president is right to say that this thing will enter a much different phase in a couple of months," he told the New York Post. "There are really two phases to this thing, and the first phase is done," Vance said. "The first phase was destroy the nuclear program, destroy their conventional military, destroy their ability to project power in a way that they were able to even a couple of years ago. " He added that the second phase would ensure that Tehran is "not able to rebuild and try to maintain as much global stability in the wake of that".
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The US military said on Tuesday that it opened fire and destroyed two small Iranian boats this week that were trying to steal a drone ship in the waters off Iran, the latest back-and-forth fire in the stalemated war. Captain Tim Hawkins, US Central Command spokesman, said the Iranian boats “recently attempted to take possession of a US unmanned surface vessel” but failed after the military “forcefully responded”. Iranian state media reported on Monday that a pair of fishing boats came under...
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GOP Representative Thomas Massie has emerged as outspoken critic of war on Iran and overseas military interventions.
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US military says 103 commercial ships redirected in Iran blockade US Central Command said it has redirected 103 commercial vessels since the US enforced a naval blockade against Iran. Centcom added that it is ensuring compliance with the US blockade on Iranian maritime trade in the Strait of Hormuz.
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US prepares $2.8bn weapons sale, funded by taxpayers, to Israel: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/15/2026 - 21:30 The potential transfer of controversial 2,000-pound munition is largest single sale in recent years Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 28 July 2026 (Handout/via AFP) Off US taxpayers are set to foot the bill for a $2.8bn weapons package to Israel that includes 2,000-pound bombs, The Washington Post reported, citing a US official. The deal would be the largest single US sale of the controversial munition in recent years. The package prepared by the Trump administration includes 40,000 bombs that weigh 2,000 pounds each, including the MK-84s and BLU-117s. Another 20,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads will be sent as part of the deal, the official told The Post in an article published on Tuesday. The official, like others cited in the report, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military matters. Among the most destructive munitions in western arsenals, the MK-84 can send metal fragments hundreds of metres from the point of impact and penetrate metal and thick concrete, while creating large craters. The proposed sale has been informally presented to congressional committees, potentially putting Democrats in a difficult position as growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has placed a strain on the US-Israel relationship. When asked about concerns over humanitarian implications, a senior administration official told The Post: “All foreign arms sales are moving through the appropriate process. We do not comment on pending sales. ” The Israeli embassy did not respond to The Post’s request for comment. Journalists and political commentators slammed the deal online. Former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson criticised the sale on X, writing: “There is no precedent for what the Trump administration is doing. “Nor is there a justification. The government of Israel is not fighting World War Two, or even a war. It is engaged in periodic skirmishes with a guerrilla force in Lebanon, and it is working to exterminate an unarmed civilian population in Gaza. Neither front requires modern 2,000-pound bombs,” he said. American journalist Glenn Greenwald called the deal part of Trump’s “debt” to Israeli-born US billionaire and prominent pro-Israel donor, Miriam Adelson. “In case you're wondering when Trump's debt to Miriam Adelson and her Israeli cabal will finally be paid off, the answer is: never. The debt is eternal and limitless,” Greenwald wrote on X. “And that's all separate from Trump's own personal and political reasons for his unyielding servitude to Israel. " In case you're wondering when Trump's debt to Miriam Adelson and her Israeli cabal will finally be paid off, the answer is: never. The debt is eternal and limitless. And that's all separate from Trump's own personal and political reasons for his unyielding servitude to Israel. https://t. co/flJShcniJB — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 15, 2026 The weapons package surpasses previous sales of weapons to Israel, including a $2.04bn sale in 2025 that bypassed the normal congressional review process. Israel has used the 2,000-pound bombs with devastating consequences for civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon on hundreds of occasions. United Nations bodies, including the UN Commission of Inquiry, as well as international and Israeli human rights organisations, have concluded that Israeli authorities have committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, where over 73,000 people have been killed. US-Israel relations News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0
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“It means that the design is solid. It means that we’re ready to move forward from an industrial base as well,” Jill Albertelli, the president of Pratt & Whitney’s military engines business, told Breaking Defense.
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Denis Pushilin added that the Ukrainian military receives support from Western intelligence services
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According to the vice president, the US has already completed the first phase, which was to destroy the nuclear program and conventional military of Iran
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military has incurred about $38 billion in costs from combat operations against Iran, a new Congressional Budget Office analysis found.
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Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of U. S. military and diplomatic buildings, as well as dozens of aircraft, a Pentagon watchdog said.
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Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treason Film industry heavyweights across the globe have expressed solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of documentary NAZA, who have been threatened with having their citizenship revoked by Israel’s culture minister, who accused them of “treason against the state”. NAZA, which was produced by the Guardian, is named for an acronym euphemistically used by Israel’s intelligence service to indicate how many civilians it expects to die in an airstrike on Gaza. It includes interviews with 24 Israeli military or intelligence soldiers and officers who outlined the AI-powered targeting systems used to bombard Gaza, resulting in the mass killing of Palestinian civilians. Continue reading...
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Inspector general warns of ‘industrial base bottlenecks’ after military spent $22bn on ordnance in first four months of conflict
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A Russian frigate fired two flares towards a Danish military helicopter sent to photograph it in international waters off Denmark on Monday.
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Riyadh has several military options, say analysts, but all of them carry risks, too.
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Okinawa’s election on Sunday of a governor backed by Japan’s ruling party ended 12 years of local leadership opposed to the relocation of a US airbase and elements of Tokyo’s defence build-up plans. While experts say that Genta Koja’s victory will not give Tokyo any new military authority in the region, it could lead to closer integration of civilian infrastructure into Japan’s defence network in case of a conflict – including one over Taiwan. Koja’s election would give Tokyo “room to expand its...
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A video claiming to show Houthi rebels ambushing Saudi-backed mercenaries has racked up major views on X. But the FRANCE 24 Observers found it is actually footage of 2024 Houthi military drills. The clip was edited with football commentary and blurred flags, which originally show Israel, the UK and US, not Saudi Arabia. Other viral videos falsely linked to Houthi attacks on a Saudi Aramco refinery were also traced to unrelated fires in Texas and Russia. Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.
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Iran's security chief on Tuesday rejected talks with the United States, criticising the "mixed signals" from US President Donald Trump after he said he was open to resuming negotiations. The diplomatic deadlock comes as the US military is facing a shortfall in ammunition as a result of the war, according to a report by the Pentagon's inspector general. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
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The US military faces shortages of key munitions due to the Iran war and industrial "bottlenecks" to rebuild stockpiles, a Pentagon watchdog warned in a report published on Monday, contradicting US President Donald Trump's assurances that ammunition supplies are "virtually unlimited".
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Chinese military researchers have outlined an ambitious plan to develop a nuclear-powered main battle tank armed with an electromagnetic railgun capable of hitting targets up to 450km (280 miles) away, possibly debuting after 2045. Detailed in a peer-reviewed paper published in June in the Chinese journal Acta Armamentarii, the concept envisions a 60-tonne armoured vehicle driven by a 10-megawatt-class small modular reactor (SMR) and a 50-megajoule (MJ) railgun. The paper was written by...
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Russia’s ambassador accused Denmark of provocation after a Russian frigate fired two flares towards a Danish military helicopter, prompting Copenhagen to summon him.
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Denmark and Russia were at a war of words on Tuesday after Danish authorities accused a Russian frigate of firing flares at a Danish military helicopter. The armed forces said in a statement late on Monday that “one of the air force’s Fennec helicopters was today fired at with flares during a routine photographic operation of a Russian frigate, which was located in international waters off Gedser”, Denmark’s southernmost town. The frigate had fired “two flares towards the helicopter. One of the...
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Netanyahu 'offers Israeli services' in 'comprehensive war' against Houthis, says report Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/15/2026 - 09:31 Al-Akhbar cites US diplomatic sources on Netanyahu’s offer as Israeli media report naval readiness and Saudi requests for Israeli assistance Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham in Washington, 28 July 2026 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via AFP) Off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered "Israel’s services" to countries in the Arabian Peninsula and has expressed a willingness to participate in a “comprehensive war” against Ansar Allah, the Houthi movement in Yemen, Lebanese media have reported. The report, by Al-Akhbar editor Ibrahim al-Amin, said that Netanyahu was pressing Israel’s security establishment and military to prepare for possible action against Iran and Hezbollah. The proposed Israeli role was part of a "wider regional effort" to counter the Houthis and the threat to shipping through the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb, one of the world’s main maritime corridors, Israeli media said. The Houthi capture of Mocha and the group’s expanding position along Yemen’s western coast are a "growing Israeli concern", a separate Al-Akhbar report said. Israeli assessments feared control of the coast and Bab al-Mandeb could add pressure on shipping and strain the US-led maritime protection, the report said. Israeli intelligence agencies were closely monitoring Ansar Allah’s movements, fearing that control of Mocha could increase the group’s ability to influence tankers and ships entering the Red Sea, it added. The newspaper also cited Israeli assessments that the Houthi advance “may require intensifying Israeli naval activity in the vicinity of Bab al-Mandeb. ” What would Houthi control of Bab al-Mandeb mean for the region? Read More » The capture of Mocha has strengthened the Houthi position around the vital sea passage that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. The Institute for National Security Studies researcher, Yoel Guzansky, said simultaneous pressure on Saudi Arabia from Iran, the Houthis and militia groups in Iraq could open the way for “calm Israeli-Saudi security cooperation” involving intelligence, early warning and defence against missiles and drones, the report added. Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had sought assistance from regional countries and had made an indirect request to Israel through US Central Command. Riyadh had asked for help to stop the Houthis from blocking Bab al-Mandeb, it said. The report said Israel was unlikely to rush into an active military role because of concern that the Houthis could resume missile and drone attacks against Israel. Israeli media reported that the crisis could provide an opportunity for closer Saudi-Israeli security ties. Yemen’s battlefield On the ground, the situation has moved rapidly beyond the initial Houthi seizure of Mocha. Houthi forces had reached the strategic port after taking Hays and Al-Khawkhah districts and advancing through western Yemen. The Houthis have since announced the capture of Mayyun Island in Bab al-Mandeb, while government forces said they were carrying out air strikes against Houthi positions. UK considers military support for Saudis against Houthis, report says Read More » The renewed fighting has displaced nearly 86,000 people, the International Organization for Migration said on Sunday, after the figure rose by about 10,000 in a single day, with more than 2,000 reaching Djibouti by sea. The fighting, which has killed more than 500 fighters, has also spread into Saudi Arabia. On Sunday, the Houthis claimed that they had launched a ballistic missile and drone attack on a Saudi military base. Ansar Allah military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the attack targeted the Sharurah base in southern Saudi Arabia, including “weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people”. He said the strikes hit their targets and warned of bigger strikes deeper inside Saudi Arabia if attacks on Yemen continue. The Yemeni military said its air force had conducted three strikes against Houthi positions and barracks in the Taiz region. Al Jazeera described the Houthi advance as more than a temporary battlefield gain. Control of the Red Sea coast and nearby islands gives the group more ability to disrupt shipping, while exposing the weakness and divisions within Yemen’s internationally recognised government, it said. As the human toll of the war continues to rise, commercial traffic through Bab al-Mandeb has dropped to about 26 vessels per day from an average of about 70 before the Red Sea crisis. Yemen War News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0
