Italy Offers More Red Sea Ships if Europe Matches Aspides
Defence Minister Crosetto says Rome will expand the EU escort mission only if partners send modern warships; Italy already aids Saudi air defenses.
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Geopolitics · Iran · IRGC · Strait of Hormuz · United States
US Sanctions Iran’s Carmakers and Rail Operators
Treasury’s Operation Economic Outcast hits Iran Khodro, SAIPA and state rail firms as Washington squeezes land logistics after the maritime blockade.
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Conflicts · Geopolitics · Hezbollah · Israel · Lebanon
Lebanon’s Salam Demands Full Israeli Withdrawal, One Army
In Nabatieh, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says Beirut cannot wait for a regional deal and must secure a full pullout plus a single state chain of command.
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Aircraft · Iran · Naval Ships · Strait of Hormuz · United States · Warfare
US Sends Third Carrier Group Toward Iran Ahead of Midterms
Theodore Roosevelt and Makin Island MEU leave San Diego; officials say three carriers and two amphibious groups may mass near Iran by late November.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine
How to Label Putin?
Scholars agree Putin’s Russia is authoritarian. Whether it is also fascist is disputed. Here is what Freedom House and historians say, and why it matters.
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Geopolitics · Iran · IRGC · Terror Group · Warfare
Iranian Arms and Chinese Parts Fuel Houthi Red Sea Push
A WSJ report says Quds Force tech and Chinese dual-use drone components help Houthis hold Mokha and press Bab el-Mandeb as Saudi-linked ships are hit.
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Sudan’s Kordofan Corridor Becomes War’s Decisive Hinge
Al Jazeera maps how North, South and West Kordofan link SAF-held centers to RSF Darfur, with el-Obeid under rising drone threat and mass displacement.
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Russia Warns NATO of Nuclear Response Over Kaliningrad
A Russian document threatens nuclear use if NATO cuts off Kaliningrad; Rutte tells Moscow to stop nuclear threats as Marines bolster Baltic Sentry.
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Israel Says It Hit 500-Plus Targets in Lebanon and Gaza
The IDF reports more than 370 Hezbollah sites in south Lebanon and over 140 Gaza targets struck in a month as ceasefire violations continue on both fronts.
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