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Trump Declares Iran Interim Deal 'Dead' After U.S.-Tehran Clashes
President Trump declared the interim deal with Iran dead after U.S. airstrikes hit Iranian targets. He called Iran 'scum
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Trump Dismisses F-35 Concerns with Turkey, Vows to Lift Sanctions
President Trump dismissed concerns about selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and vowed to lift sanctions, drawing bipart
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Trump Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over Plan to Sell F-35s to Turkey
President Trump faces growing bipartisan and Israeli opposition to his plan to resume F-35 sales to Turkey, as long as A
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Poland Confirms US Troop Rotation to Resume After Pentagon Pause
Poland’s defense minister announced Monday that the US rotational troop deployment will resume in weeks, after a Pentago
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Zelensky Heads to NATO Talks After Russia's Massive Kyiv Barrage Kills 11
Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv hours before Zelensky's departure for the NATO summit in Turkey, killing 11 and
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Trump's Neglect of Allies Crippled Iran War Strategy, Analysts Say
Trump's unilateral Iran war alienated allies, who bore the brunt of retaliation. Analysts say rebuilding trust is essent
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Congress Urged to Fund $2B AI Reliability Initiative for National Security
Former Pentagon AI director Mark Beall argues that deploying agentic AI at scale requires solving reliability problems,
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UK Military Decline Poses Daunting Challenge for Incoming PM Burnham
Britain's military readiness is in steep decline, with the Royal Navy unable to deploy any attack submarines and the arm
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Hegseth Blasts Protesters as 'Ingrates' at DC National Guard Event
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed protesters as 'ingrates' while praising National Guard troops at a D.C. Safe and
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Iran Threatens 'Forceful Response' for Tankers Skirting Hormuz Routes
Iran's joint military command threatened a 'forceful response' against oil tankers that fail to use approved routes thro
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Hegseth to Lead National Guard Ceremony in DC for America 250 Celebration
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will host a ceremony with National Guard troops in Washington on Thursday as part of the
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Iranian Commander Claims Trump 'Tamed' as Doha Talks Stall
Iran's IRGC commander boasts of taming Trump as Doha negotiations stall, with Tehran taking a hard line and the White Ho