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Rubio Questions NATO’s Value After Spain and Italy Deny U.S. Basing for Iran Operations

The remarks turn a quiet dispute over basing access into a public test of alliance reciprocity.

U.S. Says Pacific Strike Killed Two on Suspected Narco Boat, One Survived

Jamie Dimon Says Iran War Raises Near-Term Risk but Could Open Path to Lasting Middle East Peace

State Department Launches Bureau of Emerging Threats to Counter Cyber, Space and AI Risks

Israel Reports Fewer Iranian Barrages After Strikes on Launchers in Day 4 of U.S.–Israel Offensive

Lukashenko Urges Peaceful U.S.–Venezuela Course, Says Belarus Would Receive Maduro

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

IRGC Seizes Marshall Islands-Flagged Tanker in Strait of Hormuz, Crew Reported Safe

US to Reduce Troop Presence in Syria to Under 1,000 in Conditions-Based Drawdown

Iran Rejects U.S. Direct Talks Proposal but Signals Openness to Indirect Negotiations

U.S. Intensifies Airstrikes as Houthi Attacks Disrupt Global Shipping

US Navy Intercepts Houthi Missiles Targeting Ships in Gulf of Aden

China's Economic and Cyber Tactics Pose New Threat to Taiwan

U.S. Missile System Stays in Philippines Despite Chinese Protests

US and Iraq Finalize Troop Withdrawal Agreement