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“This is Ultimately Iran’s War to Lose”: Ex-Indian Ambassador on Tehran’s Dangerous Hormuz Strategy

OPED by Raghu Gururaj, Retired Ambassador and former Indian diplomat The Gulf crisis has crossed the boiling point. As Donald Trump bombarded key Iranian infrastructure...

America’s New Headache: How Iran’s Kheibar Shekan Missiles Are Challenging U.S. Air Defense Systems

Cheap, mobile, easily deployable, constantly adapting, and deadly accurate; that's how US military officials are describing Iran's new ballistic missile - Kheibar Shekan. While ballistic...

Houthis Claim Shooting Down Turkish “Cutting Edge” Akıncı Drone Operated By Saudi Arabia Over Northern Yemen

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have shot down a Turkish-made "cutting-edge" Bayraktar Akıncı drone operated by Saudi Arabia over the northern Al-Jawf region. Houthi military...

After Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Formalizes Defense Pact with Kuwait Amid Gulf Security Crisis and US-Iran War

Three years after signing a broad defense cooperation agreement with Pakistan, Kuwait has reportedly ratified the pact with Islamabad.  The agreement was approved through decree-law...

Israel vs Turkey: IDF Eyes U.S. $330M Aircraft to Counter Ankara’s Growing Sub Fleet in Eastern Mediterranean

Israel is reportedly examining the acquisition of the US P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft amid concerns over regional naval threats, particularly from...