An Iranian Navy Jamaran-class warship has been struck by US forces during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury, with US Central Command stating the vessel is sinking at a pier in Chah Bahar on the Gulf of Oman. In a statement, CENTCOM said the ship was hit as part of coordinated strikes that…

What students will be taught Based on the publication's content, high school students will undergo a full cycle of drone development — from design to testing. The program includes construction, programming, 3D modeling, computer vision, and elements of artificial intelligence. Separate sections are…

Russia Invades Ukraine Hanna Notte: US-Israeli Attack On Iran 'Will Only Harden Russia's Position On Ukraine' Share Share Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a visit to Iran in 2017. A photo on the wall shows Khamenei's predecessor, Ayatollah…

#Iran #USA #World #Близький Схід Unknown version of the Tomahawk cruise missile. Photo from open sources The United States used an unidentified modification of the Tomahawk cruise missile featuring a reverse-swept wing and a black fuselage coating in strikes against Iran. The War Zone reported on…

The Oman Maritime Security Center said the attack occurred after previous drone strikes in other parts of the Persian Gulf. The tanker was sailing under the Panamanian flag. The agency notes that this is the first time targets in or near Oman have been hit following Tehran's wave of attacks on…

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Russia stands back with 'hands behind its back' as allied leaders in Syria, Venezuela, and now Iran face crises Russia, Iran's largest ally, is effectively standing on the sidelines amid the massive U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, critics say. Moscow has failed to provide meaningful assistance…

Russia's image as a reliable ally has suffered yet another blow as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S.–Israeli strikes across Iran on Feb. 28, marking a fresh outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East. So far, Moscow's response to the U.S.–Israeli bombardment of hundreds…

#Aviation #Europe #F-35 #NATO #Norway #Russia #World Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber over the Barents Sea accompanied by a Su-35S fighter jet from the Russian Knights aerobatic team. Photo credits: Norwegian Armed Forces Norwegian F-35 fighter jets intercepted a formation of Tu-95 strategic bombers…

Rubryka spoke with Natalia Kryvda, a culturologist, professor at Taras Shevchenko University, and head of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. The discussion focused on the role of culture during wartime, the formation of national identity, civil society, and cultural…

Following the recent interception of a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the port of Malmö, the Swedish Ministry of Defense has released specific operational details regarding the failed surveillance mission against the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. We bring you stories from the…

Photo Galleries A US-made kamikaze drone that mimics the design of Iran's infamous Shahed 136 is currently deployed in the Middle East and could be used in military strikes. 1 A LUCAS kamikaze drone is launched from a US naval warship during tests in December 2025. The American Low-cost Uncrewed…

Belgium has seized an oil tanker believed to form part of the so-called “shadow fleet” used by Russia to circumvent western sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Special forces assisted by French helicopters boarded the ship in a clandestine operation in the North Sea on Saturday night, Belgium’s…

#Cyberattack #Russia #the Republic of Belarus #UAV #Ukraine #War with Russia #World Russian drone “Geran-2” in service with the Belarusian army. Photo credits: BelTA Ukrainian hackers hacked into Russian military accounts and gained access to the monitoring systems used by drone operators. This…

North Korean soldiers march with a Russian flag during a recent military parade marking the Workers' Party of Korea's Ninth Congress, in this image captured from Korean Central Television, Friday. Yonhap North Korea is believed to have shipped some 33,000 containers of military supplies, including…

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With United States and Israeli missiles over Iranian skies and much of the Islamic Republic’s leadership already eliminated, the implications of the assault on Iran will reverberate throughout the Middle East and Eurasia for years to come. Across the Caspian Sea, Russian officials are certainly…

Breaking Down our "Red October" Moment for AI 01 March, 2026 Former Chief Technology Officer & Chief AI Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Mark Munsell leads a non-profit effort to expand the geospatial technology ecosystem in St. Louis, MO. Previously, he held jobs as the National…

[Updated to note that one seafarer has died following the strike on MKD Vyom.] Iranian authorities are attempting to close the Straits of Hormuz by warning traffic over Channel 16 that the Straits are closed. When these attempts failed, the Iranians resorted to mounting attacks, and three vessels…

Features Attacks On Shipping Raise Fears For Global Oil Supplies Amid Iran Conflict Share Share The Skylight tanker in flames in the Strait of Hormuz on March 1 Cellphone footage showing tongues of flame and thick, black smoke billowing from a ship in the Strait of Hormuz is an ominous image…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the situation in the Middle East has demonstrated how difficult it is to ensure full protection against missiles and Shahed loitering munitions, even for countries that possess more advanced air defence systems than Ukraine. He added that Ukraine is…

Issued on: 01/03/2026 - 23:15 2 min Reading time Share State media in Oman said Sunday an oil tanker off its coast had been targeted © - / UGC/AFP The Danish group was the latest of several shipping groups to make similar announcements after Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared the strait closed on…

[By Sarah Schiffling] The reported sinking of several Iranian warships by US missiles in the Gulf of Oman serves as a reminder of the maritime aspect of the conflict which began February 28 with a barrage of Israeli and American missiles targeting Iran. Two other vessels, believed to be tankers,…

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Доступно на русском Since Feb. 28, at least 1,000 civilian ships in the waters of the Persian Gulf have encountered navigation difficulties due to large-scale GPS disruptions. The development, picked up from maritime monitoring data and sharp “jumps” in the routes depicted on electronic maps, was…

#Asia #Defense industry of Ukraine #Russia #War with Russia #World Illustrative image on the topic of "Hackers" Data on 6,000 Russian defense industry enterprises and 1.2 million employees were published online. The Lex Talionis community, together with the OsintVarta channel, completed another…

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Liana Fix is a senior fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Benjamin Harris is a research associate for Europe and foreign policy at CFR. This Ukraine Policy Brief is part of the Council Special Initiative on Securing Ukraine’s Future and the Wachenheim Center for Peace and…

The U.K. has sanctioned two Georgian television channels, accusing them of spreading “deliberately misleading information” about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Tuesday’s measures against Imedi TV and PosTV were included in a wider package that targets hundreds of individuals and entities. The U.K. Foreign…

Russian occupation authorities in Sevastopol have commenced the demolition of the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, according to reports from the partisan movement Crimean Wind on February 25. We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE NOW Heavy machinery has…

Ukraine has taken its attacks on Russian oil export infrastructure further upstream, hitting a major pipeline pumping station belonging to the Russian midstream giant Transneft. The company handles about 80 percent of Russian oil exports, and its pipeline network is essential for moving crude from…

In a further twist to the Diego Garcia saga, Trump has issued a clear and unambiguous statement on the United States’ attitude towards the proposed Mauritius-United Kingdom sovereignty transfer deal over the British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT), and the US Naval Support Facility on Diego Garcia…

Intelligence operatives took photographs of the medium reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs of Project 18280 in Sevastopol near the pier in Holland Bay, the message says. It is noted that the attack tore off part of the captain's bridge and funnel, and the mast on which antennas were mounted is "dressed"…

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Wars are often measured in territory lost or regained. But history teaches us that the true measure of a nation's survival is found elsewhere: in its people, its institutions, and above all, its children. Russia understands this well. That is why it systematically targets Ukraine's schools. Nearly…

Editor’s Note: this article is being republished with the permission of the Irregular Warfare Initiative as part of a republishing arrangement between IWI and SWJ. The original article was published on January 12, 2026 and is available here. “Psychologically, the PRC is trying to cause mental…