NEW: The Kremlin is seeking to delegitimize the results of Armenia’s June 8 parliamentary elections, in which Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan...

   NEW: The Iranian regime is attempting to use calibrated force in an attempt to extract concessions from the United States without triggering a full...

   NEW: Xi Jinping visited Pyongyang from June 8 to 9 to discuss strengthening cooperation with North Korea across sectors. Xi did not mention...

   NEW: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted strikes targeting Hezbollah sites in Tyre, southern Lebanon, as part of its ongoing campaign against...

   NEW: The Iranian regime is attempting to use force and the threat of force to establish a strategic reality where an Israeli or US attack on an...

   NEW: The Russian military command is reportedly withdrawing forces from the Kinburn Spit in Mykolaiv Oblast as Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike...

   NEW The Iranian regime appears to have expanded its threshold for attacking Israel as part of its broader effort to preserve Hezbollah. (1 9)

   Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 7, 2026: Ukraine’s intermediate-range strikes on Russian GLOCs in occupied southern & eastern Ukraine...

   Iran Update Special Report, June 7, 2026: A Hezbollah rocket attack on northern Israel on June 7 is threatening to completely collapse the ceasefire...

   NEW: Different sources continue to conclude that the Russian military’s performance is declining, despite utilizing differing mapping methodologies...

   NEW: Iranian officials and media continue to demand US guarantees and concessions ahead of any US-Iran deal, likely to reduce US leverage before any...

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   NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to negotiate an end to the war and reiterated the...

   NEW: Hezbollah and Iranian leaders continue to reject any ceasefire framework in Lebanon that does not meet their maximalist demand for total Israeli...

   NEW: Japan and the Philippines are enhancing their bilateral defense relationship through military technology transfers and intelligence sharing...

   VIDEO: Russia’s war in Ukraine is entering a new phase as Ukraine’s recent successes on the battlefield and beyond are challenging the positional...

   NEW: Hezbollah and Iranian leaders continue to reject any ceasefire framework in Lebanon that does not meet their maximalist demand for total Israeli...

   NEW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 4 proposing an immediate ceasefire along...

   NEW: A Kremlin-appointed Russian occupation official admitted that Russia has continued to place Ukrainian children up for fostering and adoption...

   Christina Harward, Russia Deputy Team Lead at ISW, spoke with FRANCE24 about how successful tactical counterattacks as well as ramping up of long...

   NEW Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire last night after two days of talks. The ceasefire is apparently contingent on Hezbollah’s complete...

   SPECIAL REPORT Gasoline Shortages in Occupied Ukraine Show the Synergy of Ukraine’s Long-Range and Mid-Range Strike Campaigns Ongoing gasoline...

   NEW: Iran and Hezbollah are trying to transform negotiations about ending the war over the Strait of Hormuz into negotiations about ending the war in...

   NEW: The RU ultranationalist community presented extreme & unrealistic scenarios for RU’s military & geopolitical future at the St. Petersburg...

   NEW: Iranian drone and missile strikes on Kuwaiti infrastructure, including Kuwait International Airport, killed one individual and injured at least...

   NEW: The Iranian regime is likely trying to transform negotiations about ending the war with Iran into negotiations about ending the war in Lebanon,...

   NEW: Russian forces conducted yet another devastating drone and missile strike series against Ukraine on the night of June 1 to 2, heavily targeting...

   NEW: North Korea conducted a live-fire test of a modular missile launcher that resembled a US HIMARS and a tactical cruise missile launcher on May 26...

   NEW: Iran Update Special Report, June 1, 2026: The Iranian regime’s decision to suspend negotiations and emphasize the Lebanon issue is almost...