Diplomacy, military action, intelligence, security failures and major international-policy disputes.
Iranian officials said a U.S. strike early on Sept. 2, 2026 hit a house during a wedding in Kuhestak, in Sirik county in southern Hormozgan province, killing at least four people including two children and wounding more...
The U.S. military struck two Iranian government-owned tankers on Sept. 1, 2026 as part of a wider round of strikes, U.S. officials told Axios. Officials described the strikes as the first carried out under a new "tanker...
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, sanctioned by the United States in April 2022, attended the G20 finance ministers' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31 at the Trump administration's invitation — his...
A review published Aug. 31, 2026 by the conflict monitor Airwars, verified by the Associated Press, found that three missiles that struck the Iranian city of Lamerd on Feb. 28 killed civilians as far as 50 meters (164...
The Aug. 14 Secretary of Defense Orders Book records that the commanders of U.S. European, Pacific and Southern Commands, with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, entered a formal "non-concur" against Defense...
The U.S. military told NPR it struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday that it said were preparing to fire sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's armed forces said the strikes on Larak Island killed military...
The Treasury Department proposed a rule on Aug. 28, 2026 that would sever the United Arab Emirates branches of Banque Misr, Egypt's second-largest bank, from the U.S. financial system, accusing them of serving as an...
President Trump announced in an Aug. 28, 2026 evening social media post that the United States had entered an agreement with Venezuela covering 17 oil fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels, calling it "THE...
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said on Aug. 27, 2026 that the U.S. military used the Army's Multipurpose High Energy Laser to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones in...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth polled top commanders in early 2025 on cutting the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response program, offering three options: cut 65% of staff but stay operational, keep only a small Washington...