Defense
Trump tells CNBC he is pausing strikes on energy infrastructure for five days after talks with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would order the military to postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days following “productive” dialogue regarding “total resolution” of hostilities in the Middle East. Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. and Iran had “VERY GOOD […]
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U.K. confirms Iran fired two missiles at British-American base in Indian Ocean which failed to reach their target
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands (formerly the Oil Islands) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Africa and Indonesia. The largest island is Diego Garcia (area 44 km squared), the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United […]
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Analysis: Trump’s unshackled presidency puts him at the center of the economy
US President Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | CNP | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi embraced President Donald Trump on Thursday, and not just on policy […]
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Judge blocks restrictive Pentagon press access policy
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s restrictive Pentagon press access policy, which […]
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Trump invokes Pearl Harbor in front of Japanese prime minister to defend Iran attack secrecy
Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi (L) meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images In an apparent awkward moment at the Oval Office on Thursday stateside, U.S. President Donald Trump referenced Pearl Harbor in […]
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Hegseth says potential $200 billion Iran war spending request could shift: ‘Takes money to kill bad guys’
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the Pentagon’s reported $200 billion budget request for Iran war funding “could move.” “It takes money to kill bad guys,” […]
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Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment that Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks represent ‘significant shift’
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, during a party leaders’ debate at the upper house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Takaichi said she hadn’t intended to get into any details of a Taiwan contingency in recent remarks that have been fiercely criticized by China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan […]
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Iran conflict looms large over Takaichi’s upcoming summit with Trump, experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) hold up signed documents for a critical minerals/rare earth deal with Japan during a meeting at Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Trump is on a visit to Asia that takes in the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, followed by a […]
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Trump slams NATO allies for not joining Iran war effort, says U.S. never needed their help
President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the U.S.’ NATO allies over their reluctance to get involved in the Iran war, before asserting that the U.S. does not need any help with its ongoing military operations. The alliance of 32 European and North American nations is “making a very foolish mistake,” Trump said in the Oval […]
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UAE reopens airspace after brief shutdown as Iran attacks keep region on edge
The United Arab Emirates reopened its airspace on Tuesday after a brief shutdown, as Iran continued missile and drone attacks in a conflict with the U.S. and Israel now in its third week. The UAE’s Defense Ministry said Monday that air defenses have intercepted more than 300 ballistic missiles and 1,600 drones so far. The […]
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