Iran reshapes military command for ‘offensive’ phase of war, crackdown on dissent
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US
Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree on a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source, who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to implement it.
· Middleeasteye
Ukraine has retaken 745 sq km in 'precision' operation this year, Zelensky says
Ukrainian forces have liberated 745 square km (288 square miles) of Russian-occupied land this year across a swathe of the southeastern front, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, hailing an operation he said went "exactly as planned."
· REUTERS
Japan's defense boom won't save its carmakers
A FURY drone sits inside the Arsenal-1 manufacturing facility, operated by Anduril, in Ashville, Ohio, in March. Anduril is in talks to buy one of Nissan Motor's plant in Japan. © Reuters
· Mark Greeven
Sison slams Ligutan post as ‘in bad taste’ during impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s lead defense counsel Sheila Sison on Wednesday slammed a social media post by House private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan as “in bad taste,” as it appeared to take a swipe at the defense amid the ongoing impeachment trial.
· James Daniel Danio
Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting
No country was singled out, but five countries boycotted this year’s competition over Israel’s participation
· Agence France-Presse
Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting
No country was singled out, but five countries boycotted this year’s competition over Israel’s participation
· Agence France-Presse
Defence minister says Israeli military indefinitely remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza
Israeli military “under no circumstances” will withdraw from land it occupies in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, Israel’s i24 news reported the defence minister saying.
· Middleeasteye
Iraq says September 30 withdrawal deadline for US-led coalition ‘final’
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has said that the September 30 deadline for ending the US-led international coalition’s military mission in Iraq and completing the withdrawal of its forces is “fixed and final”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905
The last total solar eclipse visible from Spain was nearly 121 years ago, and, just like this year, it drew crowds from around the world. Among the spectators for the event, on Aug. 30, 1905, were the crews of three warships sent by the U.S. military to take high-definition photographs of the sun’s corona.
· K R Callaway
Former Taliban extremist warns social division will only inspire more terror attacks
A reformed extremist has warned that terror groups including Islamic State will exploit the anger and grievance felt over war in the Middle East in an attempt to fracture Australian society and inspire more attacks like the one in Bondi.
· Perry Duffin
Iraq says no foreign military presence by 1 Oct and weapons will be under state control
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi said that the country will be free of any foreign military presence on its soil and that weapons will be solely under state control by 1 October.
· Middleeasteye
Tinio slams 2027 budget as ‘anti-poor, anti-people’
MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio on Wednesday slammed the proposed 2027 national budget as “anti-poor and anti-people,” criticizing the government for cutting social services while increasing allocations for defense, infrastructure and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Ar…
· James Daniel Danio
Pentagon review says US strikes killed 153 civilians in Yemen last year
In this photo taken from video released by Al Masirah TV channel shows a burning oil tanker after U.S. airstrikes targeted the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in Hodeida, Yemen, April 18, 2025.( Al Masirah TV via AP, File)
· Ben Finley
Most Poles want unemployed Ukrainian men deported – poll
Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.
· RT
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Most Poles would back the deportation of unemployed military-age Ukrainian men, a recent survey by the Warsaw-based IBRiS Institute for Market and Social Research has indicated.
· RT
How did the West Bank situation get even worse? - analysis
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Israeli defense establishment hit a new low regarding its inability to restrain violent Jewish extremists in the West Bank.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
How Russian attacks, European protectionism and drought are trapping Ukraine’s vital grain
Ukraine’s normally copious grain exports are stuck in the country — caught between Russian attacks in the Black Sea, drought on the Danube and distrust among Kyiv’s closest allies.
· Bartosz Brzeziński
Knicks also facing LeBron James, 76ers to open NBA Cup defense with group schedule revealed
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· Jared Schwartz
Environmental impact of Iran war could last years with land, sea and air affected | The National
Environmental contamination from the US-Israeli war with Iran could continue for years, a leading researcher has said, as concerns grow over two major oil slicks in the Arabian Gulf.
· Daniel Bardsley
Eurovision bars countries at war or in ‘sensitive geopolitical situations’ from hosting
Eurovision has changed its rules to block countries involved in armed conflict or any other “sensitive geopolitical situation” from hosting the annual song contest.
· Ellen O'Regan
US Now Expects Iran War Oil Supply Disruptions To Last Through End Of 2027
At first, the Hormuz lockdown was supposed to last a few weeks, tops. Not any more: the US now expects oil supply disruptions stemming from the US-Iran war to reach about 600,000 barrels per day through the end of next year as the conflict continues to crimp shipments via the critical Strait of Hormuz.
· Tyler Durden
US military to complete Iraq withdrawal by September, ending 23-year presence
President Donald Trump meets with Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Qassim Abdul Zahra
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Israel's defence minister said its military was "destroying all the houses" there.
· Middleeasteye
Pentagon accused of ‘whitewashing’ civilian casualties
The Pentagon was accused of whitewashing US Army crimes after publishing its annual estimate of civilian casualties in 2025.The report, submitted to Congress late Monday and obtained by US news outlets, contains numbers that are far lower than estimates by independent outlets.The Pentagon concluded that US military …
· RT
Pentagon accused of ‘whitewashing’ civilian casualties
The Pentagon was accused of whitewashing US Army crimes after publishing its annual estimate of civilian casualties in 2025.The report, submitted to Congress late Monday and obtained by US news outlets, contains numbers that are far lower than estimates by independent outlets.The Pentagon concluded that US military …
· RT
Japan examines defense sector financing by top lenders
Japan's Financial Services Agency is interviewing top banks and life insurers about their investments in the defense industry. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
· Staff Writer
US strengthens military presence in breakaway Puntland amid battle for Red Sea
In early August, the commander of US Special Operations Command Africa, Major General Claude Tudor, signed a deal with the president of Somalia’s northeastern, semi-autonomous Puntland State, Saeed Abdullahi Deni.
· Middleeasteye
Defense attorneys in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter didn't endanger others
Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on June 12, 2026. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
· Matthew Brown
Strait of Hormuz ship traffic near three-month low as U.S.-Iran deal in doubt
Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is near a three-month low as doubt grows that the U.S. and Iran will reach an agreement to fully open the key Middle East oil export corridor.
· Spencer Kimball, Deena Zaidi
Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites
A former military site near Piddington, Oxfordshire, could become a centre for asylum-seekers
· Bbcnews
New Zealand PM Luxon survives confidence vote
WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon survived a confidence vote on Wednesday after his defense minister mounted a leadership challenge, exposing deepening fractures in the ruling National Party less than three months before a tightly contested election.
· Reuters
Taiwan slams planned China-Indonesia navy drill
TAIPEI — Taiwan has condemned China’s plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia off the democratic island’s east coast this month, saying Beijing seeks to create the “false impression” that it has jurisdiction over the area.
· Agence France-Presse
PA fortifies territorial defense in WMindanao
MALACAÑANG on Monday expressed its support toward fortifying the territorial defense and disaster preparedness in the Zamboanga Peninsula as it launched the Kalasag–Zamboanga Peninsula Inter-Agency Territorial Defense Operation Exercise.
· Allen Limos
Knicks will also open NBA Cup title defense vs LeBron and the 76ers
Members of the New York Knicks accepts the best team award at the ESPY Awards in the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
· Brian Mahoney
Erdogan wants Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact to draw more countries
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Istanbul expects Egypt to join the pact ‘in the next stage’
· Agence France-Presse
Erdogan wants Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact to draw more countries
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said Istanbul expects Egypt to join the pact ‘in the next stage’
· Agence France-Presse
Eurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war
Bulgarian singer Dara won this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna
· Bbcnews
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
· Edpilkington
Iran remains defiant as it vows to fight US until demands met
War on Iran: Phase II: Day 32
· Maziar Motamedi
Trump calls Iran ‘all talk and no action,’ touts ‘Wall of Steel’ US Navy blockade as more oil flows out of Strait of Hormuz
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· Ronny Reyes
Settlers maintain siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank as army withdraws | The National
Israel's military has withdrawn troops sent on Wednesday to end a days-long siege by settlers on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
· Thomas Helm
As Strait of Hormuz transit drops, Trump again says US has ‘control’
United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on claims the United States maintains “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, even as transit through the arterial waterway fell to a one-week low amid the US-Israel war with Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Japan to support infrastructure recovery in Gulf nations hit by Iran war
Petroleum production facilities in the United Arab Emirates have been damaged by the Iran war. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
How Houthis gained enough firepower to be major military player | The National
The Houthi rebels' missile advances have created a “global threat” with a military might that far outstrips many modern armies, experts have told The National.
· Thomas Harding
Who are Tehran’s newly appointed military, IRGC chiefs? - explainer
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued decrees on Monday appointing six military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials to leadership positions, filling vacancies left by commanders killed in Israeli and US strikes during Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, JAMES GENN
IDF conducts strikes in southern Lebanon as LAF continues to operate in pilot zones - report
The IDF conducted strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to Israeli media outlets citing Lebanese reports.
· MAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Gaza BoP agreement grants Hamas military wing $160 million in cash, Liberman claims
The 15-point Gaza Board of Peace plan grants Hamas's military wing $160 million in cash, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman claimed in an X/Twitter post on Wednesday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's defense chiefs rethink Gaza, Iran, Lebanon strategy three years into war - exclusive
Standing two months away from the three-year anniversary of the start of the Israel-Hamas War, The Jerusalem Post has recently interviewed and spoken to top current and former defense officials, some of whom rarely speak to the media, to provide a broader view of where Israel stands on all of the military fronts.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Today in Sports - Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics with 23 career gold medals
1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. The defeat is Big Red’s only loss in 21 starts.
· The Associated Press