From blueprint to the battlefield, how the US is preparing for tomorrow’s world order

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Iran to face ‘most intense day of strikes,’ Hegseth says

The rhetoric was equally sharp from Tehran. Iran’s parliament speaker said on X that Iran was “definitely not looking for a ceasefire.”
Diego Garcia base access: Getting past the misinformation

There have been many twists and turns over the years in this dispute, including Trump’s differences with Starmer over Greenland and Iran.
Australian submariners have a brush with Iran war

“It would be quite straightforward to not be on the consoles or in the control room” during a recent U.S. submarine torpedo kill, said one analyst.
China amps up its 2026 defense budget by 7% amid purge of generals

The top table reserved for the Central Military Commission – the leading body in charge of China’s military apparatus – was manned by just two people.