Financial Times: The multiyear covert programme, codenamed C430L, has enlisted some of Russia’s most experienced missile specialists to help Iran develop a new class of weapon capable of threatening US aircraft carriers and other warships in the Middle East.
…It is part of the increasingly close strategic military relationship between Russia and Iran. Tehran supplied Moscow with Shahed attack drones that became an important part of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and helped Moscow establish their production inside Russia…
U.S. Launches Intense New Wave of Attacks in Iran
Iranian officials said the strikes caused significant damage, including killing four people and injuring several dozens at a wedding. Iran said it retaliated by firing on U.S. bases in the region…
Putin Pledges Increased Strikes in Ukraine and Support for Iran
The Russian leader also expressed his comfort in dealing with President Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, in peace negotiations over Ukraine — a pointed declaration days after the C.I.A. director arrived for a rare visit to Moscow and made a case to his Russian counterpart for ending the war…
Pentagon chaos deepens after Dan Driscoll quits in clash with Pete Hegseth
“Driscoll seemed to be one of the few senior civilian political leaders who was relatively level-headed and had the trust and confidence of the troops, and actually did a competent job,” said Christopher Meagher, a senior Pentagon official in the Biden administration.
He added that the lack of a permanent army secretary or chief of staff — posts that both require Senate confirmation — was “a serious leadership gap, especially in a time of war”…
Saudi and South Korean oil tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
The tankers were the Senegal Prosperity, owned by the South Korean shipping company Sinokor, and the Saudi-owned vessel Sidr, according to two maritime security analysts. They cautioned that, with limited communication in the Gulf, the identity of the ships had not yet been formally confirmed…