Middle East & North Africa
Senator Murphy says the Pentagon barred him from Al Udeid to hide the damage of the Iran war
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy accuses the Pentagon of a “cover-up” after he was denied access to Al Udeid…
Desk
Middle East & North Africa
Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Iraq, the Gulf, Yemen, Egypt and Libya.
Middle East & North Africa
Putin tells Pezeshkian Russia is ready to “do everything we can” to help end the war on Iran
Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian met in Turkmenistan on October 8, ahead of the Commonwealth of Independent States…
Analysis
Analysis: Israeli Merkava Mk4 for Cyprus, how they would fare against Turkish occupation forces, and what the “no” to the Leopard 1A5 means for Greece
Analysis: The National Guard’s rejection of Greece’s Leopard 1A5 and its turn to Israeli Merkava tanks. How a…
Middle East & North Africa
USS Abraham Lincoln: 450 Tomahawks and 3,693 sorties in the Iran war, homecoming after a record stretch at sea
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group launched 450 Tomahawk cruise missiles…
Cyprus
Egypt, Cyprus and Greece push to speed up East Mediterranean gas projects, with Cyprus’s Cronos and Aphrodite fields on the table
The energy ministers of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus met in Athens on the sidelines of the Eastern Mediterranean…
Europe
Lebanon: EU preparing a training mission for the Lebanese army; Kallas: “There cannot be a security vacuum when UNIFIL leaves”
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas announced in Beirut on October 8 that planning for a new EU mission…
Asia-Pacific
Pakistan denies New York Times report on PAF fighter jets being used against the Houthis under the Mecca Agreement
Pakistan’s Information Ministry rejected as “fake and fabricated” a New York Times report, citing unnamed Pakistani officials, that…
Defense Industry
Iron Dome: First Tamir interceptor built entirely in the United States delivered to Israel
The Rafael–Raytheon joint venture has delivered to Israel’s Missile Defense Organization the first Iron Dome Tamir interceptor built…
Air Force
War with Iran: 81 US aircraft destroyed or damaged, Congressional Research Service says
At least 81 US aircraft, crewed, helicopters and drones, have been lost or damaged in operations against Iran,…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran to reply to US on the “seven-day plan” within days; Trump: a deal “is not something I want”
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on October 8 that Iran is studying the US response to its “seven-day…
Middle East & North Africa
Trump: “We will not be attacking Iran” before the November 3 midterm elections, as the blockade stays
Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on October 8 that the United States will not attack Iran at…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran: Pentagon told CENTCOM to complete preparations to resume major operations, Axios reports
The Pentagon directed US Central Command several days ago to finish preparations to resume major combat operations against…