Hormuz Hot Air: Tehran Says It Hit a US Warship, Pentagon Says Pull the Other One
Iran claims it struck a US warship in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM flatly denies it. Here's what's actually happening as Trump's Project Freedom kicks off.
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Trump's European Troop Trim: What Britain Should Make of the Pentagon's Big Pull-Back
The Pentagon is pulling 5,000 US troops from Germany, with Trump hinting at deeper cuts. Here is what the drawdown means for NATO, Britain and Europe's security future.
JD Vance Denies Worrying About America's Missile Stockpile, Then Worries About It On Live TV
JD Vance dismissed a report saying he was worried about America's depleting missile stockpile, then admitted on Fox News he was. The numbers behind the Iran war suggest he has every reason to be.
Sunday Papers: Marines Ship Out, Starmer Takes on Big Tech, and Tiger Woods Has Another Bad Day
Sunday's front pages cover US Marines deploying to the Middle East, Starmer's crackdown on social media firms, the McSweeney texts row, and Tiger Woods' latest DUI arrest.
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America's Newest Missile Caught on CCTV During Deadly Iran Strike
Defence analysts have identified America's newest weapon, the Precision Strike Missile, in CCTV footage of a deadly US strike on the Iranian town of Lamerd, marking the weapon's first confirmed use in combat.
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One Month of Bombs Over Tehran: The Civilian Cost Nobody Wants to Talk About
One month into coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Tehran residents describe devastation as civilian casualties climb past 1,400 with no shelters, no warnings, and no end in sight.
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The Rulebook Is Burning: How the Iran War Tore Up Every Norm of International Conflict
The 2026 US-Israeli strikes on Iran shattered decades of international norms, from assassinating a head of state to launching attacks during active diplomacy, with devastating civilian and economic consequences worldwide.
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Trump Says the Iran War Is Nearly Over. The 2,500 Fresh Marines Disagree.
Three weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, Trump talks of winding down while deploying thousands more troops and requesting $200 billion in funding. The contradictions are piling up faster than the coalition can explain them.
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The Price Tag Nobody Wanted: Iranian Strikes on US Bases Rack Up Staggering Damage
New analysis suggests Iranian retaliatory strikes on US military bases across the Middle East caused potentially billions in damage, with the $800 million BBC headline figure appearing to be just part of a much larger bill.