China Expands Its Arctic Foothold With New ‘Polar Silk Road’ Through Russia
China is moving to establish a permanent commercial foothold in the Arctic by opening a new shipping corridor that could threaten U.S.
China is moving to establish a permanent commercial foothold in the Arctic by opening a new shipping corridor that could threaten U.S.
Russia may retaliate against UK-EU ships in the Pacific or anywhere else in the world, Putin says.
President Trump on Monday told reporters that talks with Iran are “going on right now” and expected to “go quickly” after Iran earlier claimed they were not participating in negotiations. “They’re not denying it now,” Trump said.
President Trump is scheduled to sign executive orders in the Oval Office with the press this afternoon, as negotiations with Iran are set to kick off today.
UPDATE: US Central Command released footage from tonight’s retaliatory strikes against Iran, which lasted about two hours.
The United States is increasing its force in strikes against Iran, deploying B-1 bombers for the first time since fighting resumed earlier this month.
CENTCOM launched strikes against Iran for the 13th consecutive night on Thursday.
On July 22, 2026, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack on two Saudi oil tankers, the Encelia and Layla, transiting the Red Sea.
The US military on Wednesday evening launched its 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran.
The US military on Tuesday unleashed the 11th consecutive night of strikes against Iran.
UPDATE: US Central Command announced that the tenth consecutive night of strikes against Iran was ordered by President Trump and began at 4 pm ET.
The US military on Saturday evening launched retaliatory strikes against Iran after US service members were killed in action in Jordan.
US Central Command announced on Friday that in strikes against Iran last night, a decades-old Iranian surveillance tower used to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz has been destroyed. The tower’s destruction “degrades IRGC’s ability to coordinate attacks on innocent civilian crew members” and “protects freedom of navigation in regional waters for all vessels, except for ships attempting to violate the ongoing U.S.
US forces hit Iran early this morning for the fifth consecutive day since the memorandum of understanding and ceasefire collapsed last week. The strikes began at 6 am ET and are meant to “further degrade military capabilities Iranian forces have used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said.
UPDATE: US Central Command released new video footage from strikes against Iran.
US Central Command on Monday evening released unclassified footage of the latest wave of strikes against Iran.
US Central Command announced that US forces are attacking Iran for a third night in a row on Monday. This is the fifth round of strikes since last Tuesday.
CENTCOM on Monday released unclassified footage of the first time the US military has used sea drones to strike an Iranian submarine.
UPDATE: The Pentagon released footage after announcing the latest strikes against Iran.
President Trump is delivering on his promise of peace through strength, ordering decisive U.S.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran is “over” following a new round of military strikes and escalating tensions between the two countries.
Tehran’s ‘mosquito fleet’ is under fire.
Piracy is again a ‘substantial’ threat to commercial shipping.
China and Iran maintain a security relationship that, while stopping short of a formal defense alliance, has expanded from conventional weapons sales into dual-use technology transfers, joint military exercises, and satellite navigation access.
The Middle East conflict spiraled into a direct threat against the global economy this week after Iran launched attacks targeting major international infrastructure and commercial shipping lanes, while warning the world to brace for $200-per-barrel oil if the war continues.
President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi bard, testified in March that the intel community continues to assess that Iran has not resumed trying to build a nuclear weapon since the program was suspended by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2003.
In a bold escalation, Yemen’s Houthis launched a significant attack on the USS Harry S. Truman, threatening U.S. warships in the region. President Trump’s military response marks a pivotal moment in ongoing tensions.
In an exclusive interview on “Sunday Morning Futures,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addresses the U.S. airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthis, shedding light on the implications for national security and regional stability.
Biden’s Secretary of Transportation, ‘Mayor Pete’ Buttigieg, is out on paternity leave. So Biden chooses a US Maritime Administrator with zero experience on commercial ships to address the largest shipping crisis in the country’s history.