Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced it struck a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, causing the vessel to stop and catch fire. The force also renewed its threat to target ships it deems in violation while transiting the strategic waterway.
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US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill championed by Senator Lindsey Graham aimed at imposing new sanctions on Russia to pressure President Vladimir Putin. The legislation reflects Washington's ongoing push to escalate economic measures against Moscow amid the war in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump announced a new agreement with Denmark granting Washington permanent security control over Greenland, following months of controversial statements about acquiring or annexing the Arctic island. The deal comes amid ongoing tension between the two allies over the strategic territory's future.
The Pentagon has informed Congress that US military operations against Iran cost approximately $45.1 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. The disclosure was made in a briefing to lawmakers on Friday as part of routine reporting on defense expenditures. No further breakdown of the costs or the specific timeframe covered was released.
Fierce fighting continues along Yemen's western coast as Pakistan declared it would go to great lengths to defend Saudi Arabia. The United Nations warned that nearly 22 million Yemenis, roughly half the population, now need humanitarian aid amid the escalating conflict.
A CNN exclusive reveals that a US military intelligence report circulated last spring, amid the standoff with Iran, claimed a Chinese vessel in the Middle East was transporting components linked to a nuclear weapons program. The alarming report, which triggered an immediate high alert within US forces, later turned out to stem from an AI analysis error before being corrected. The incident has reignited concerns over the risks of relying on artificial intelligence in sensitive military decision-making.
Security authorities in Syria's Tartus province announced the arrest of five senior former Syrian air force officers and commanders from Bashar al-Assad's government. They are accused of planning and directing airstrikes on populated residential areas. The arrests are part of ongoing efforts to hold former regime figures accountable for wartime abuses.
Iranian authorities organized a large rally in Tehran called 'Defenders of Iran,' attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian, in an apparent show of public support for the leadership. The event coincided with renewed threatening rhetoric from US President Donald Trump directed at Tehran.
At least 17 people were killed and more than 70 injured in a bombing that targeted a mosque inside a police facility in Pakistan. Attackers reportedly used a vehicle packed with explosives before engaging security forces in a gun battle, during which one attacker was killed. Rescue operations are ongoing, with officials warning the death toll could rise.
Houthi forces have seized control of most of Yemen's western coastline and advanced toward the Bab al-Mandab strait, a critical global shipping chokepoint on the Red Sea. The advance is seen as boosting Iran's leverage against Washington while presenting Saudi Arabia with a complex security dilemma amid already strained resources and multiple regional challenges.
