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Iran Cyber Surge Against Israel Carries Warning for Europe’s Critical Infrastructure
Israel recorded about 4,800 hostile cyber incidents in June, three times the level reported a year earlier. The surge shows why a kinetic ceasefire cannot be treated as a digital ceasefire, and why European infrastructure, professional services and smaller suppliers…
Italy’s Rebuke of Rutte Turns NATO Basing Into a Political Liability
Rome's rejection of Mark Rutte's claim about US aircraft using Italian bases for Iran operations exposes how allied basing can become politically explosive when operations move beyond Europe.
US-Iran MOU Ends War but Leaves 60-Day Test Over Nuclear Limits, Hormuz and Lebanon
Donald Trump and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian have signed an initial memorandum to end the war, but the 14-point deal leaves the hardest questions over sanctions, nuclear monitoring, Hormuz shipping and Lebanon to a short negotiating window. The United States and…
Germany’s Red Sea Deployment Turns Hormuz Planning Into Naval Test for Europe
Berlin’s decision to move the minehunter Fulda and supply ship Mosel towards the Red Sea shows that Europe’s proposed Hormuz mission is no longer only a diplomatic concept. It is becoming a test of naval capacity, legal authority and regional…
Franco-British Hormuz Mission Tests Europe’s Ability to Secure Shipping After Iran Deal
France and Britain are pushing a multinational maritime mission for the Strait of Hormuz, but the practical test will be whether Iran accepts any foreign security presence and whether insurers judge the waterway safe enough for normal traffic to resume.…
Iran May Have Rebuilt Missile Arsenal With Russian Help During US Ceasefire, Reports Say
Western allies reportedly believe Iran used the eight-week pause in fighting with the United States to reopen missile storage sites, replenish stocks and possibly add Russian-made missiles to its arsenal. Iran may have used its eight-week ceasefire with the United…
Lebanon projectile interceptions show ceasefire remains operationally fragile
Israel’s interception of two projectiles fired from Lebanon has underlined the fragility of the latest ceasefire effort on the Israel-Lebanon front, only days after the European Union approved new military support for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Israeli military said…
US urges Taiwan to prioritise drones after parliament cuts defence budget
The United States has urged Taiwan to spend more effectively on defence and prioritise unmanned systems after Taiwan’s parliament approved only part of a major supplementary defence package requested by President Lai Ching-te. Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute…
US Strikes Iranian Coastal Sites as Gulf Confrontation Threatens Shipping Routes
The United States has carried out fresh military strikes against Iranian coastal radar installations after intercepting drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest escalation of a conflict that continues to unsettle energy markets and complicate diplomatic efforts…
EU’s €100m Lebanon Army Package Places Brussels Inside Hezbollah Disarmament Dispute
The European Union has adopted a €100 million support package for the Lebanese Armed Forces, placing Brussels more directly inside one of the most sensitive security questions in the Middle East: whether the Lebanese state can assert control over weapons…