Geopolitics
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Iran Uses Small Boats, Drones in Maritime Warfare Attacks
TEHRAN, July 7 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has built its regional strategy around a fleet…
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Strait of Hormuz: Why It Remains a Global Chokepoint
ISLAMABAD, July 7 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, remains one of…
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Red Sea Strait Conflict Risks Seafarers, Regional Populations
BANDAR ABBAS, July 7 — The escalating attacks in the Strait of Hormuz are placing tens of thousands…
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Key Players: U.S. Fifth Fleet and IRGC Navy in the Strait of Hormuz
MANAMA, July 7 — The figure that matters for the United States Fifth Fleet is 1995. That is…
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US Destroyers Cross Hormuz Under Iranian Fire as Project Freedom Escorts Begin
MANAMA, July 7 — The heat shimmers off the grey steel of a U.S. Navy destroyer as it…
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IRGC Navy Chief Tangsiri Dies After Shaping Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Closure Strategy
TEHRAN, July 7 — For the families of sailors navigating the Strait of Hormuz, the man in command…
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Study Tallies Russia-Ukraine War’s Economic Cost for Europe and Ukraine
KYIV, July 6 — NATO member states have reportedly decided to limit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s role at…
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Key Players: U.S. and Iranian Military Commands in the Region
MANAMA, July 6 — The gray hulls of U.S. Navy destroyers sit in the heat haze off Bahrain,…
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Hossein Khanzadi, Iran’s Navy Chief From 2017 to 2021: Russia Ties and a Quiet Exit
TEHRAN, July 6 — For four years, Admiral Hossein Khanzadi was the man at the helm of Iran’s…
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U.S. Troop Presence in Estonia Falls to Fewer Than 100 Amid Pentagon Review
TALLINN, July 6 — The shift is quiet, but it signals a real change in NATO’s posture on…
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US Troops in Estonia Fall Below 100 as Tallinn Waits on Pentagon Review
TALLINN, July 6 — Against this backdrop of shifting security guarantees, the 294-kilometer land border Estonia shares with…
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Outgoing Estonian Defense Minister Pevkur Warns Against Political Pressure on Intelligence
TALLINN, July 6 — Hanno Pevkur has been Estonia’s Minister of Defense since July 2022, and his role…
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Zelensky Not Expected to Speak at NATO Summit, Telegraph Reports
KYIV, July 6 — Against the backdrop of a NATO summit that marks the alliance’s 75th anniversary, a…
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History of Tensions in Strait of Hormuz: Decades of Flashpoint
TEHRAN, July 6 — For communities across Asia, the narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have long…
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Telegraph: NATO Sidelines Zelensky Speech for Fear of Upsetting Trump
WASHINGTON, July 6 — The shift is subtle but unmistakable: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will reportedly not be…
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United States Cuts Estonia Troop Presence as Pentagon Reviews Europe
TALLINN, July 6 — Estonia’s political leadership has expressed concern over a reduction of U.S. troops stationed in…
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US Troops in Estonia Drop to Fewer Than 100, No Plans Beyond 2026
TALLINN, July 6 — The United States will withdraw its approximately 1,000 troops from NATO’s enhanced forward presence…
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Hormuz Attacks Harm Seafarers and Regional Stability
WASHINGTON, July 6 — A new filing with the International Maritime Organization details the ongoing threat to commercial…
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Zelensky presses NATO leaders in Ankara for Patriot missiles and a production license
BRUSSELS, July 6 — Against the backdrop of a war grinding on at Europe’s eastern edge, NATO leaders…
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NATO’s Stoltenberg Hands Over to Rutte After a Decade Dominated by the Ukraine War
BRUSSELS, July 6 — Jens Stoltenberg, whose tenure as NATO Secretary General was extended three times because of…
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European allies recalibrate defense strategies amid U.S. election uncertainty
WASHINGTON, July 6 — The shadow of a potential second Trump term is reshaping diplomatic calculations across the…
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Pentagon Launches Six-Month Europe Force Posture Review as Allies Take On More Defense
STUTTGART, July 6 — The United States European Command is executing a posture review that will see American…
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Israel’s Katz Says Iran’s New Leader Is “Marked for Death” as Tehran Warns Before Funeral
WASHINGTON, July 4 — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has declared Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “marked for…
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Ukraine gains leverage with deep strike capabilities inside Russia
KYIV, July 4 — Ukraine now has the ability to strike nearly any target inside Russian territory, according…
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