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Ukraine’s donor-funded answer to Iranian drones is drawing attention far beyond the battlefield
Ukraine’s war with Russia has forced the country to develop practical answers to one of the most persistent threats in modern warfare: the Iranian-designed Shahed attack drone. What began as an urgent wartime necessity is now emerging as a significant…
Trump leaves ground option open as strikes on Iranian fuel sites deepen conflict
US President Donald Trump has again declined to rule out the use of American ground forces in Iran, saying such a step would be considered only for what he described as a “very good reason”. His remarks came as the…
Hegseth shrugs off reports of Russian intelligence aid to Iran as Trump refuses comment
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has sought to minimise the political impact of reports that Russia is supplying Iran with intelligence that could help it target American forces in the Middle East, insisting that President Donald Trump is fully aware…
US and Israeli strikes intensify pressure on Iran as Tehran comes under sustained bombardment
The military campaign against Iran deepened markedly overnight into Friday, with the United States and Israel striking a wider range of military and state targets, including sites in and around Tehran, while Washington said Iranian missile and drone attacks had…
Britain’s Strategic Paralysis — and the Dangerous Illusion of Security
If the unfolding crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean proves anything, it is that Britain’s international standing now rests not on the steel of its armed forces but on the timidity of its political leadership. The spectacle of a government paralysed…
Ukraine claims disabling strike on Kalibr-capable frigate in Novorossiysk
Ukraine has struck the Russian Black Sea Fleet frigate Admiral Essen in the port of Novorossiysk, according to Ukrainian security sources and open-source analysts who reviewed post-strike satellite imagery. The ship is assessed to have sustained damage severe enough to…
US claims first combat use of Precision Strike Missile in widening Iran campaign
The United States says it has used its new Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, in combat for the first time during the expanding military campaign against Iran, in what officials describe as one of the most intensive US air and…
US Submarine Sinks Iranian Frigate Dena in Indian Ocean
A U.S. Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean on 4 March 2026, in an incident that U.S. officials said marked a rare return of submarine-launched torpedo warfare against a surface combatant. The…
Ukraine’s Novorossiysk strike raises new questions over Russia’s Black Sea defences
Ukraine’s large-scale strike on Novorossiysk on the night of 1–2 March appears to have inflicted damage well beyond the immediate disruption to Russian oil exports. While the attack is already known to have halted loadings at the Sheskharis oil terminal,…
Russia alleges Ukrainian assault on sanctioned gas vessel near Malta
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an attack on a Russian-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker in the Mediterranean, an allegation that, if confirmed, would mark a notable expansion of the maritime dimension of the war beyond the Black Sea.…