Tag: military escalation
New Iranian Missile Strike Reported on US Base in Kuwait, Several Personnel Injured
At a time when the prospects for a U.S.–Iran ceasefire agreement remain uncertain, tensions in the Middle...
Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Building, Injures Two; NATO Article 4 Talks Considered
Romania said on Friday, May 29 that a Russian drone struck an apartment building in the eastern city...
Study Warns Taiwan Strait Conflict Could Trigger US-China Nuclear Confrontation
A new study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies warns that a military conflict between...
Drone Attack Near UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Plant Sparks Fire; No Radiation Leak Reported
According to reports on May 18 by NPR and the Associated Press, a drone attack near the Barakah nuclear...
Trump: Iran War Is Likely to End Before Beijing summit
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with PBS News on May 6 that the United States and Iran...
US Military Disables Iranian Oil Tanker Bound for Iran in Gulf of Oman
According to a statement posted on Wednesday, May 6 by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on X, the U.S...
Xi Jinping Urges Saudi Arabia to Back Iran Ceasefire as Riyadh Quietly Supports US Strikes
Xi Jinping personally called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on April 20, pressing for an immediate...
JD Vance Delays Trip to Pakistan as White House Holds Emergency Meetings
As the U.S.–Iran ceasefire approaches expiration, uncertainty over whether a new round of peace talks...
Trump Announces New Talks on Iran War as Ceasefire Nears Expiration
According to Al Jazeera, on April 19, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that American negotiators...
Beijing’s Reported Arms Transfers to Iran Draw Israeli Attention to Taiwan
Xi Jinping’s government, which has long projected an image of strategic neutrality, is now being publicly...
China Caught in Energy Squeeze as Iranian Oil Flows Face Threats
On Tuesday, April 14, the situation in the Middle East escalated sharply. U.S. Central Command commander...
How North Korea Armed Iran’s Missile Forces Over Two Decades
Iran's missile arsenal owes its existence overwhelmingly to North Korea, a regime Washington has designated...