US commanders ordered lethal strikes in quick response to a missile attack on the Ain al-Asad air base, in a sign the military is taking matters into its own hands to defend its personnel in Iraq. The Pentagon said an American AC-130 gunship struck Iran-backed militia vehicles and personnel in …

Weapons tested in each war Israel wages see a spike in global demand. The current Gaza war is the latest laboratory for its arms industry. Amman, Jordan – The Israeli army released footage on October 22 of its Maglan commando unit deploying a new precision-guided 120mm mortar bomb called the …

Short of risking an escalation, there’s only one reasonable way the US can accomplish this — by quietly taking Iran’s help. On Sunday, Houthi fighters hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The 189-metre-long (620ft-long) Galaxy Leader car carrier, travelling from Turkey to India, …