Moscow/Washington: – Russian navy has started war exercises in the Black Sea region with the advanced warship, Admiral Makarov. Following the deployment of a third US warship in the Black Sea sector, the Russian warship’s deployment and war exercises are adding to the tension in the region. Meanwhile, Russia has already activated the air defence […]
Washington/Tokyo/Taipei: – Japan has rights over the Senkaku Island group. Therefore, the United States is also committed to the islands group’s security, in view of the defence cooperation agreement with Japan. The United States also reprimanded China over the Chinese activities of sending capable nuclear bombers and fighter jets in the Taiwanese airspace. The US […]
Baghdad: – The terrorist organisation IS has accepted the responsibility of the dual suicide attacks carried out in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. IS has said that these attacks were carried out to target the blasphemous majority in Iraq. Given these attacks, concerns are being expressed that IS, once again, is emerging stronger in Iraq. As per […]
Washington: – Iran tested missiles with a strike range of 1,000 miles. One of these missiles landed at a distance of 20 miles from a commercial freight ship in the Indian Ocean. Whereas, as informed by a US news agency, the other missile landed just within 100 miles of US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. A […]
Taipei: The tension between China and Taiwan has peaked, for the first time since the decade of 1990 and Chinese airplanes have intruded a whopping 380 times, into the Taiwanese airspace, in the last year. Last week, there had been intrusion attempts even in the buffer zone between the two countries and the Taiwanese Defence […]
Baghdad: – A plot to plant a mine on an oil tanker, in the Persian Gulf, and to blow it, was busted. After two days of efforts, the Iraqi Navy successfully dismantled the mine and rescued the sailors. This development once again poses questions regarding the safety of the oil tanker movement in the Persian […]
Washington: – USS Georgia, the nuclear submarine from the US navy, equipped with 154 tomahawk missiles has reached the Persian Gulf. The US Navy announced that the submarine has passed the Strait of Hormuz. Given the tension reigning high with Iran, the nuclear submarine’s deployment, in the Persian Gulf, becomes significant. Meanwhile, an Israeli news […]
Washington: Two weeks ago, the Chinese air force had threatened that their H-6 bombers could carry out major bombing operations on the Guam islands in the Pacific Ocean. As per the US media, the United States has taken the threat very seriously. The United States is readying the airbase on the Tinian Islands, used during […]
London: It has been exposed that the United Kingdom has secretly deployed military in Saudi Arabia. The British defence department claimed that this deployment was made for the security of Saudi Arabia’s oil stocks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a lot of criticism as this deployment was made without the knowledge of the British […]
Arlington: – US President Donald Trump can order an attack on Iran before handing over the reins of the United States to Joe Biden. In that scenario, the Iran-affiliated terrorist groups in Syria, Lebanon and Gaza or Iran could directly launch attacks on Israel. Taking this possibility into account, the Israeli defence ministry has ordered […]