Category: Middle East

A veteran writes about the soldiers he couldn’t save as a way to carry the weight of their loss and keep himself standing.

From Starlink terminals keeping Iranian protesters online, to a Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over a war memorial helmet, to the Navy’s push for ship-launched long-range strike drones, and a Houston gun-jugging robbery that ended in a shootout.

Trump signals possible Iran deal as Tehran fortifies nuclear sites, CIA targets Chinese military personnel, and Ukraine disrupts Russian Starlink.

Russia tightens controls on Telegram, Trump warns Iran of consequences, and new reporting links Ethiopia to training Sudan’s RSF fighters.

Newly released Epstein court records renew scrutiny of federal handling, as Starlink disruptions hit Russian forces, fighting grinds on in Ukraine, and Hormuz risks persist.

U.S. forces are transferring ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq as Damascus and the SDF begin security integration talks, while deadly floods hit Idlib displacement camps and coordinated militant raids escalate violence in Nigeria’s northwest.

America is flexing across the board this week, pulling Raptors for real missions, parking a carrier off Iran during talks, cutting Harvard out of officer development, and shoving a battalion into Nigeria as another quiet front turns hot.

Washington should keep talking to Iran, but only if the talks stay locked on nukes, missiles, and terror proxies, backed by real sanctions, competent negotiators, allied unity, and zero daylight on Israel’s security.

U.S. military action in the Pacific, rising tensions with Iran, nuclear uncertainty, and renewed Epstein scrutiny shape a volatile global security picture.

House Republicans press contempt resolutions tied to the Epstein probe, Ukraine outlines a ceasefire enforcement plan, and Iran summons EU envoys over the IRGC terror listing.

Iran warns of escalation as Ukraine faces winter strain; gold plunges on rate resets, Starlink curbs Russian use, and markets reprice risk.

Alex Pretti’s killing is driving a rush of left‑leaning Americans to get guns, Iran is talking, Balochistan saw a major coordinated assault on security forces, and Nigeria’s Army hit a major terrorist stronghold in the northeast.