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Missile Shortages Force U.S. to Rely on Older Weapons Against Iran
The United States appears to be relying increasingly on older ground-launched ballistic missiles for attacks on Iran.
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Deterrence Lessons from the Middle East: Why Capability Alone Is Not Enough?
America’s deterrence architecture in the Middle East is under growing strain, as repeated attacks, unequal security guarantees and overstretched military resources expose its weakening credibility.
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Iran Says It Seized Second U.S. Underwater Drone
Tehran’s claimed capture of a REMUS 600 comes as Washington and Iran negotiate over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, exposing a less visible underwater contest over mines, surveillance and control of the Gulf.
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France Reportedly Approves Meteor Missile Sale to Egypt
Paris has reportedly agreed to supply Egypt with advanced long-range air-to-air missiles for its Rafale fighter jets, but the reported decision comes amid concerns about France’s existing missile stocks.
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The Pentagon’s Trillion-Dollar Paradox
The Iran war exposed a defense economy that spent three decades prioritizing technological sophistication, efficiency and giant weapons over quantities.
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Exclusive: The Weapons the Pentagon Is Actually Running Short Of
After months of war with Iran, several of the American missiles most important for fighting a sophisticated adversary have been depleted at extraordinary rates. Here is the inventory.
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From Shahed to Geran: How Iran Helped Build Russia’s Drone War
Since 2022, Iranian deliveries of Shahed attack drones have evolved into a transfer of designs, components, training and manufacturing know-how that helped Russia build a domestic drone industry.
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The Secret Chinese Link to Russia’s Killer Drone Factory
Documents reviewed by Western officials indicate that a Chinese state-owned company supplied Russia with raw materials used in carbon-fiber production, potentially supporting the manufacture of Geran attack drones.
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Why Egypt Is Staying Out of the Mecca Defense Pact
Egypt’s refusal to join the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani pact reflects a broader strategy to deepen regional security cooperation without accepting binding military alignments that constrain Cairo’s freedom of action.
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Post-Assad Syria: National Security Strategy under al-Sharaa
From the Assads to Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s grand strategy has repeatedly placed regime survival above state security, sovereignty and institutions.
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American Deaths and Gulf Infrastructure Strikes, Iran War Into New Phase
Iranian attacks killed American service members in Jordan, U.S. strikes cut transport links around Bandar Abbas, and Tehran widened its retaliation to Kuwait while threatening major ports and airports in Emirates.