The Nordic nation is reportedly preparing its elite troops for an ‘Arctic war’ with Russia – but what are the risks?    How does Sweden expand its Arctic military clout? 🔴 The country – a NATO member since 2024 – has actively participated in the alliances exercises in the Arctic region, including Cold Response. 🔴 The Nordic nation is modernizing its Kiruna and Lulea Airbases as well as its radar systems and command centers in the region. 🔴 It also...

  🔺Troop Strength: 🇮🇱Israel: 169,500 troops plus 465,000 reservists in the Ground Force, Air Force and Navy. 🇮🇷Iran: 420,000 troops in the Army, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense Forces. A separate, 230,000 troop-strong force of elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) formations including ground troops, paramilitaries, IRGC Navy and IRGC Air and Air Defense units. At least 350,000 reserve personnel. 🔺 Budgets: 🇮🇱Israel: $23.4 billion (2022). 🇮🇷Iran: $6.8 billion (2022),...

U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday backed Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, arguing that a better life is not necessarily tied to a given piece of land.   In an interview with Fox News, Witkoff emphasized that peace means improving financial conditions and opportunities rather than remaining in a war-torn region. “Peace in the region means a better life for the Palestinians. A better life is not necessarily tied to the physical space that...

A peace deal for Ukraine fails to materialize, as the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine cannot reach an agreement. Trump, as promised, cuts all aid to Ukraine, leading to its collapse and eventual conquest by Russia.   Meanwhile, Georgescu is elected and negotiates a deal with Russia to reclaim the territories annexed by the USSR from Romania that were integrated into the Ukrainian SSR during World War II. As part of the agreement, Russia also pledges not to interfere in Moldovan politics and...

The U.S. has reportedly provided Israel with a written guarantee that Jerusalem can return to fighting if talks on the second phase of the deal fail.   The Israel Defense Forces is working to implement the ceasefire and hostage release deal with the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, but will not hesitate to return to battle, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi told troops during a visit to the coastal enclave on Wednesday. “We are a military that is very proud to...

In a recent Senate conformation hearing Pete Hegseth, the potential new Secretary of Defense in the Trump Administration, was asked by Sen. Tom Cotton, “I support Israel’s war in Gaza. I assume that you and President Trump support that war as well, don’t you?”   Hegseth answered, “Senator, I do. I support Israel destroying and killing every last member of Hamas.” But that is not what happened in Gaza with the recently signed hostage...

On January 12, 1991, the U.S. Congress voted to unleash war on Iraq, giving George H.W. Bush the authority to invade Kuwait under the guise of “liberation.”   What followed was not just a campaign to expel Saddam Hussein’s forces but the launchpad for a global order rooted in permanent war, petro-dollar supremacy, and the plunder of sovereign nations. This was the “official” start of the U.S.-led Pax Americana’s most destructive phase—a Gulf...

The possibility that the U.S. could find itself in wars with not one but two major, nuclear-armed powers simultaneously is very real. The stakes today... cannot be overstated.   The level of armed conflict around the world has steadily grown in recent years, which in turn has increased the risk of costly U.S. military intervention. This is particularly the case in the Middle East, which continues to be wracked by deadly violence across multiple countries. This violence has clear...

These "reports" begin with "Tel Aviv is burning" which shows that, as usual, much of what is written here is exaggerated, if not plain fabrications. Even so, they show a part of what the people of Gaza were feeling as the events unfolded.   "7:40 Everyone was eliminated in Nahal Oz, moving on to the next target" - This is a direct transcription of the main Hamas Telegram channel of the first 3 hours from the beininng of the horrific terror wave on 10/7 This is how the first three...

Militants have attacked the presidential palace in the Chadian capital N'Djamena. During the counter-terrorist operation, 19 people were killed, including 18 attackers.   Shortly afterwards, the authorities announced that the situation was under control and there was no reason for panic. Here are compiled the most important information about the incident. Attack on palace Reports of gunfire near the presidential palace began to come in on Wednesday at around 8:45 p.m. local time...

Most people who are politically knowledgeable think that the Iranian threat is largely a Middle Eastern threat that Israel has grappled with for generations and that it will need to grapple with for many more decades.    This is all an incorrect way of observing the realities of the Iranian threat in the Middle East.  First of all, Iran does not merely threaten Israel in the Middle East – it threatens Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, and...

The latest tales of derring-do from the annals of Mossad and the IDF’s military intelligence, with particular attention to their infiltration of Hezbollah, can be found here:“Internal espionage: How Israeli spies infiltrated Hezbollah for decades."   Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah’s former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was the culmination of extensive spy infiltration and intelligence gathering from the terror group that spanned decades, the New York Times...