NATO
US plans to cut strategic bombers, warships available to NATO in a crisis, 'Spiegel' reports
According to the Spiegel report, an envoy of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed senior officials from member states on the plan at NATO headquarters in Brussels late last week.
Modi-Meloni meeting puts Italy at center of India’s Europe strategy
Syria pushes to gain closer ties with Western powers as it reaches meetings with G7, NATO, and WHO
Rubio cites some progress on Iran talks but says 'we're not there yet,' after NATO meeting
Rubio tells NATO ministers Trump 'very disappointed' over Iran war stance
US President Donald Trump has criticized NATO members for not doing more to help with the US-Israel war with Iran, even threatening to withdraw from the alliance.
US will send additional 5,000 troops to Poland, says Trump
US President Donald Trump said his decision to send additional troops to Poland was due to Karol Nawrocki's recent election as president.
Russian fighter jets intercept British RAF planes over Black Sea on two separate occasions
UK defense officials said Russian Su-35 and Su-27 fighter jets flew within six meters of British reconnaissance aircraft, triggering emergency systems in the most serious encounter in years.
Syria building US relations while serving pivotal regional role - analysis
Syria knows that working on ties with Israel will be helpful because the US is very close to Israel and focused on Israeli relations currently.
US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say
Trump's administration has repeatedly slammed European allies for not spending enough on their militaries and relying on the US for defense.
NATO not drawing up plans for Hormuz mission, top commander says
Any decision to launch a mission would require the approval of all NATO's 32 members, and several have already signaled opposition.
Belarus holds nuclear weapons exercises, says drills are not 'aimed at other states'
Belarus said the exercise would test the military's readiness to deploy nuclear weapons in different areas of the country.
Putin’s peace rhetoric clashes with Russia’s battlefield actions in Ukraine - analysis
“That is not negotiation,” Smart said. “It is surrender language packaged as diplomacy.”
Are there any winners in unfinished Iran war? - analysis
Explosions, US self-defense strikes, and renewed clashes near the Strait of Hormuz show how unresolved maritime leverage, Gulf vulnerability, and political deadlock could push the conflict further.
Will Trump pausing effort to open Strait bring an Iran deal? - analysis
The pause in the US plan to enable the movement of ships through the Strait illustrates just how complex a task this has become.
