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Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, replaced her country’s top military commanders a day after naming a new defense minister. Announcing the initiative on Thursday, Rodríguez said the new appointments will guarantee “sovereignty, peace, stability and territorial integrity” for Venezuela. The reorganization of Caracas’ top defense team follows US President Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás …

Israel says it carried out airstrikes on Syrian government infrastructure in the south of the country, in response to what it described as attacks on Druze civilians in Suweida province. In a statement, the Israeli army said it struck a command center and weapons stored at military bases overnight. “The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] will not tolerate harm to the …

The spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Mohammad Naini, was killed in a suspected attack by Israel and the United States. Tasnim news agency described Naini as a veteran commander who had served the Islamic Republic for more than four decades. Several top Iranian officials, including security chief Ali Larijani and intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib have been …

President Donald Trump reacted sharply to the resignation of Joseph Kent, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and characterized the outgoing official as weak on national security following his decision to step down in protest of the ongoing conflict with Iran. Kent resigned amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East, which began on February 28 after Israel launched a …

President Donald Trump on Monday urged his allies to play a more active role in securing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and criticized what he described as a weak response from Western partners to US-led efforts aimed at protecting shipping through the vital waterway. The call comes as several European countries refuse to launch a mission under the banner of …

Image [AFP] US President Donald Trump has called for other nations’ warships to help protect global oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, still virtually blocked Sunday by the threat of Iranian attacks. Despite sustaining heavy bombing since Israeli-American forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has defied Trump’s claim that its military capability has been …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday stated that the ongoing joint military campaign between his country and the United States is inflicting enormous damage on Iran and its regional ally Hezbollah, and also urged Iran to rise up against their government. The Israeli leader made the remarks in a televised news conference shortly after Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba …

President Donald Trump says he believes Iran’s newly installed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive but may be injured after the outbreak of conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States. Khamenei has not appeared in public since he was chosen by a clerical council to lead the country following the assassination of his father, Ali Khamenei, in the early …

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that four American service members died after a Boeing KC‑135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. According to the US military, the crash occurred on Thursday afternoon but was not related to enemy action. In a statement posted on X on Friday, CENTCOM revealed that rescue operations were still ongoing at …

The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning attacks by Iran against Gulf Cooperation Council member states and Jordan. The decision was passed with 13 votes in favor, while Russia and China abstained. Introduced by Bahrain and supported by 135 co-sponsoring countries, the resolution reaffirms international support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Gulf bloc and …