India to build strategic outpost near key shipping lane in Indo-Pacific
“This is what I call the Hormuz Strait effect," one analyst said, referring to the collapse of shipping through the vital waterway due to war.
By Anjana Pasricha
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US and Iran exchange fire as Trump says war will ‘be over quickly’
U.S. forces launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military facilities Thursday after Iran fired missiles and drones at three U.S. Navy vessels.
By Riley Ceder
Turkey claims its forces killed ISIS chief in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims killing in run-up to presidential election.
By SUZAN FRASER and ABBY SEWELL
Russians seem to be baiting US jets to dogfight in Syria, general says
Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich has suggested that “unprofessional” Russian moves jeopardize efforts to keep the situation from escalating.
Iran TV airs footage of commandos seizing US-bound tanker
Iranian state TV footage shows how masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
By AP Staff
House rejects Gaetz pitch to withdraw all US forces from Somalia
The House voted against withdrawing U.S. troops from Somalia, and an AFRICOM unfunded priorities list requests additional funding to review troop levels.
Army unlikely to alter fitness test over concerns of gender neutrality
Army officials said that the service will not make additional changes to the Army Combat Fitness Test that was released in October.
By Zamone Perez
Pentagon taps official to oversee civilian protection in war zones
The move comes as the Pentagon works to rethink best practices to mitigate civilian harm in military operations in its airstrikes.
By Zamone Perez