Security
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Washington Post: Pentagon Weighs Reducing US Troops in Gulf
DID Press: The Pentagon is considering reducing the number of U.S. troops stationed in the Persian Gulf after American bases were exposed to missile and drone attacks by Iran, The Washington Post reported. According to the newspaper, the review is…
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US Carrier Gap in Asia Highlights Mounting Middle East Costs
DID Press: The relocation of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington from Japan to the Middle East will temporarily leave the United States without an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific, according to Axios. The move, intended to replace the…
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NYT: Iran War Has Depleted US Missile Defenses and Weakened Deterrence
DID Press: The five-month US war with Iran has depleted more than 1,500 Patriot interceptor missiles and thousands of long-range cruise and ballistic missiles, according to The New York Times. Pentagon officials have warned that replenishing the depleted stockpiles could…
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Alaudinov: Escalating Middle East War Could Lead to Israel’s Destruction
DID Press: Apti Alaudinov, deputy head of the political-military administration of Russia’s armed forces and commander of the Akhmat special forces, has warned that further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could ultimately lead to the destruction of…
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Israel Strikes Syrian Air Base; US and Türkiye Condemn Attack
DID Press: Syria and United States have held Israel responsible for an airstrike on a military air base in Idlib province, with Washington describing the action as an “unnecessary escalation” and warning that such attacks could further complicate the Syrian…
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UNAMA: 42 Children Injured in Kabul Educational Center Blast
DID Press: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has confirmed that at least 42 children, aged between 9 and 14, were injured in an explosion at an educational center in Kabul’s western Dasht-e-Barchi area on Monday evening. UNAMA expressed…
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UN Sanctions List Includes 135 Taliban Members
DID Press: Colin Smith, an official with the UN Security Council’s sanctions monitoring team, said 135 Taliban members are currently subject to Security Council sanctions because of their previous records and links to terrorist activities. He added that members of…
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EU Condemns Kabul Blast Near School in Shia District
DID Press: The European Union on Tuesday condemned an explosion near the Shama-e Hedayat private school in western Kabul and expressed concern over reports that dozens of students were injured. The blast occurred Monday in the Mahdiya township of Dasht-e…
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Ghalibaf: Hormuz to Stay Closed Until Iran Oil Sanctions End
DID Press: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until what he described as the “blockade and sanctions” on Iran’s oil exports are lifted. Ghalibaf said reopening the strategic waterway would be conditional…
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Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Imran Khan’s Transfer to Hospital
DID Press: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from prison to a hospital for medical treatment. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said Khan must be transferred to Shifa International Hospital within 48 hours and…
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