Spain reopens Tehran embassy
Spain has reopened its embassy in Tehran following a temporary reduction in diplomatic presence, the Spanish ambassador announced. Antonio Sanchez-Benedito Gaspar said he returned to
Tankers race to leave Hormuz before US blockade begins
Oil tankers are racing to cross the Strait of Hormuz before the US Navy enforces a military blockade this afternoon. Donald Trump announced that American
Starmer refuses to join Trump’s Hormuz blockade
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to join Donald Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Reporters revealed on Sunday night that Britain would not send warships
What if Trump hadn’t attacked Iran? The answer should terrify you
Counterfactuals are always fascinating fun to think up and debate. “What if Caesar/Napoleon/Hitler had done X instead of Y?” But two of our best living
KC-135 Tanker Covered In Shrapnel Patches Seen Landing In UK
AKC-135R was just spotted transiting through RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom covered in patches installed over shrapnel damage. The images come to us from aviation photographer
U.S. Navy Destroyer Equipped With New Launcher For Unknown Weapons
A The Carl M. Levin and its new launcher can be seen in the background of a picture that the U.S. Marine Corps released on April 8, which
In the Spanish mirror, Europe and China see each other once again
Today, when it comes to Spain, many Chinese history textbooks mention the Manila galleons — the silver and silk that crisscrossed the Pacific centuries ago.
China issues rules on countermeasures against foreign states’ unlawful extraterritorial jurisdiction
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a decree of the State Council to publish a new set of rules on countering foreign states’ unlawful extraterritorial
Australian GMLRS: assembled in Australia, but made in America
They were assembled in Australia but not really made in Australia. Lockheed Martin GMLRS missiles lately test-fired in Australia were the first delivered from an
US defence export strategy has a credibility problem
A dimming outlook for US defence exports in Europe – outlined by Bill Sweetman in a 24 March Strategist article – should raise concerns for the viability of