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Inside the Most Complex Combat Rescue in Two Decades: What the F-15E Recovery Tells Us About Modern Air Operations Over Iran
14+ hour, 20+ min ago (362+ words) President Donald Trump announced the rescue in a Truth Social post shortly after midnight EST on Sunday, describing it as extremely daring. The rescued airman, a colonel who served as the jet's weapons systems officer, sustained injuries during the extraction…...
Gaza's Collapsed Infrastructure Has Created a Rodent Crisis That Humanitarian Aid Can't Solve
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (691+ words) A 28-day-old infant was reportedly bitten on the face by a rat while sleeping inside a displacement tent in Gaza City, an incident that captures the scale of a public health crisis spreading through camps where more than a million…...
Syria's X Account Breach Was Not a Cyberattack — It Was a Systems Failure in Basic Digital Hygiene
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (515+ words) Syria's government lost control of its own digital identity in early 2024, and the cause was not a sophisticated cyberweapon or a state-backed intelligence operation. It was bad passwords. The temptation is to frame this as a geopolitically motivated cyber-offensive. Amid…...
Zarif's Peace Roadmap Meets a Wall of Gulf Distrust — And the Wreckage It Refuses to Name
12+ hour, 20+ min ago (406+ words) Zarif's roadmap is more than a gesture toward negotiation. It reads as a structured diplomatic offer with specific commitments, designed to appeal to both Washington's nonproliferation concerns and Iran's demand for economic relief and security guarantees. Zarif also calls for…...
The Slow Erasure of Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque: How Incremental Restrictions Are Displacing Palestinian Worshippers
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (1065+ words) Israeli authorities have steadily tightened restrictions around Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque since a 1994 massacre, and Palestinian officials say the measures have accelerated sharply since October 2023, raising alarms about the systematic transformation of one of Islam's oldest holy sites. The Ibrahimi Mosque,…...
Trump's 48-Hour Ultimatum to Iran Puts Energy Infrastructure in the Crosshairs
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (876+ words) Trump posted an ultimatum on Truth Social on Saturday, giving Iran 48 hours and warning of severe consequences, escalating rhetoric that has defined the now five-week-old conflict. Verified footage showed US aircraft, including a C-130 Hercules and an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter,…...
Strikes Near Bushehr: What the IAEA's Urgent Warnings Actually Mean for Nuclear Safety
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (968+ words) A projectile reportedly struck near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, with reports indicating one security worker killed and at least five others injured. The strike, allegedly part of a broader wave of military operations against Iranian targets, has…...
SwRI advances laser driven testing for ballistic resistance
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (224+ words) Dr. Daniel Portillo of SwRI's Engineering Dynamics Department explained that the work bridges the gap between LIPIT and conventional ballistic trials. "The efficient new technique allows researchers to launch larger projectiles than previous LIPIT processes at a higher rate. Normally,…...
SpaceX launches highly secret Israeli communications satellite
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (255+ words) Washington DC (UPI) Jul 13, 2025 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Sunday carrying an Israel Aerospace Industries communications satellite, a payload that had been kept largely secret until liftoff. "We at IAI are extremely proud…...