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Iran, Turkey Hold Defense Call as Ankara Offers Role to Ease Tensions

The outreach signals regional efforts to contain a widening US‑Israel–Iran confrontation.

Royal Navy Prepares RFA Lyme Bay as Drone Mothership for Mine Clearance

Russia Demands Immediate Halt to Gulf Fighting, Offers to Mediate

U.S. Central Command Confirms Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in Indian Ocean

Pakistan Accelerates JF-17 Export Drive as Indonesia Talks Progress and Saudi Loan Conversion Is Discussed

U.S.-Led Strikes Hit ISIS Across Syria in Retaliation for Palmyra Killings

U.S. Navy Launches LUCAS One-Way Attack Drone From Ship at Sea for First Time

U.S. and Bahrain Open Combined Air-Defense Command Post in Bahrain

B-52s Conclude Europe 26-1 Rotation, Return to Barksdale After Multi-Theater Training

Netanyahu Tours Syrian Buffer Zone, Reaffirms Israeli Military Presence

Israel Confirms Syria Talks, Conditions Any Deal on Demilitarized Southwest and Druze Safety

Fourteen Allies Condemn Iranian Cross-Border Killings, Kidnappings and Harassment

Israel Launches Nighttime Raids on Hezbollah Arms Depots in Southern Lebanon

Germany Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Alleged Laser Targeting of Surveillance Plane

US Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites as Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate

Israeli Forces Encircle Rafah as Gaza Offensive Expands

Blinken Urges Immediate Diplomatic Resolution in Lebanon

UN Peacekeepers Remain on Lebanon Border Despite Israeli Demands