Iran’s missile campaign against US and Gulf targets is becoming more accurate, according to analysts cited in the article. The piece links the improvement to Chinese satellite imagery, Russian tactics and advances in Iran’s ballistic missile programme.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it struck and destroyed early-warning and tactical radar systems at Kuwait's Ali al-Salem airbase and on Bubiyan Island as part of "Operation Nasr-2." Kuwaiti authorities have not yet confirmed these alleged strikes.
US forces conducted strikes on Iran for a seventh consecutive night, targeting surveillance sites, logistics, and weapons infrastructure. Iran's state news agency reported retaliatory attacks on US allies and bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, while Jordan intercepted missiles. Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz remains reduced.
UK Justice Secretary David Lammy is raising concerns with the US government over the case of Capt Jacob Wulfson, a US pilot who strangled academic Sarah Steele in Cambridge but faced a court martial on a US airbase instead of an English trial. The incident highlights an obscure agreement regarding US military jurisdiction in the UK.
British specialist search and rescue teams, including 68 personnel, sniffer dogs, and drones, have been deployed to Venezuela following two massive earthquakes. The UK government also announced £2m in humanitarian funding as the death toll nears 1,000 and tens of thousands are displaced.
Thousands of Hong Kong residents attended a PLA airbase open day at Shek Kong, near the border, to see helicopter demonstrations and military equipment, as part of celebrations for the city's 29th handover anniversary.
British specialist search and rescue teams, including 68 personnel, sniffer dogs, and drones, have been deployed to Venezuela following two massive earthquakes that have killed nearly 1,000 people. The UK government also announced £2m in humanitarian funding as tens of thousands are displaced.
Russia is constructing at least 17 large protective shelters for its strategic bombers at Engels Air Base, a key hub for its Long-Range Aviation branch. This move, prompted by drone attacks on airbases, signifies a shift from past practices of keeping bombers visible for arms-control transparency.
US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland were cancelled Friday as Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers, prompting Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon that killed at least 18. The violence jeopardizes a recent MOU aimed at Iran's nuclear program and oil traffic.
US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland were abruptly canceled Friday as Hezbollah and Israel engaged in their most violent clashes since a ceasefire. The escalation in Lebanon, with airstrikes and rocket fire resulting in casualties, overshadowed the planned negotiations aimed at addressing Iran's nuclear program and oil traffic.
US-Iran talks in Switzerland to implement a 14-point agreement to end their war have been cancelled. The cancellation came abruptly, with US envoy JD Vance not traveling. The move follows reports linking the delay to Israel's ongoing military campaign in Lebanon.
An attack on Niger's capital airport and military airbase on Thursday killed 11 security forces and 2 civilians. Government forces repelled the assault, killing 22 assailants and arresting 20. Normal airport operations have resumed.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a review of US military presence in Europe, linking future troop numbers and NATO dues to allies' defense spending. He criticized "free riding" and "shameful" inaction on using airbases for strikes against Iran, threatening force reductions in low-spending nations.
An Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft crashed at the Jorhat airbase in Assam. The AN-32 has been a key transport aircraft for the IAF since 1984, known for its capability in tropical and mountainous conditions. This incident adds to a history of 18 major incidents involving the aircraft type since 1986.
Iran targeted US facilities in the Middle East, including Harir airbase in Iraq and US Fifth Fleet assets in Bahrain, using drones and shelling ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Attacks aimed at disabling radar and communications systems followed renewed US airstrikes.
The US launched "self-defence strikes" against Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, retaliating for the downing of an American Apache helicopter. The strikes targeted Iranian air-defence systems and radar sites, testing a fragile US-Iran ceasefire.
Iran's IRGC launched retaliatory strikes on Israel's Nevatim and Tel Nof Airbases, citing Israel's actions, and vowed readiness for further operations.
Former US health officials and experts are urging the Trump administration to abandon plans for an Ebola quarantine and treatment center in Kenya for Americans, citing ethical and clinical concerns. The union for CDC workers also criticized the move as a departure from past practices. Critics argue the US has adequate facilities at home and that international collaboration is key.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied reports from Iran's ISNA news agency, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, of successful Iranian missile and drone strikes on the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a US airbase in the region. CENTCOM stated that all Iranian attacks on American forces failed and that US forces are vigilant.
Iran's IRGC targeted a US airbase in response to US strikes on Iranian naval vessels, marking the second clash this week amid disputed ceasefire compliance.
A Chinese analyst warns that the US deployment of the Typhon missile system to southern Japan could threaten China's coastal cities and block vital maritime passages. The missile launcher is expected to be positioned at Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima prefecture.
A 101-year-old Japanese former kamikaze pilot, Masashi Masuda, visited the former Changhua Airfield in Taiwan, a site he hadn't seen since WWII. The visit was facilitated by Taiwanese academic Wang Chang-kai and Japanese consultant Junichi Imade, who tracked down Masuda after extensive research.
Operation Sindoor saw India strike Pakistani airbases and intercept projectiles, compelling Pakistan to seek peace within 88 hours. The nuclear-armed neighbors maintain near-parity arsenals, with Pakistan possessing ~170 warheads and India ~172.
Over a year after India's counterterror operations, Pakistan claims to have hit two non-existent airbases, Rajouri and Mamun, during 'Operation Bunyan Ul Marsoos'. India's air defense had previously intercepted all Pakistani threats.
