Iran war shows U.S. and allies were “slow to adapt” to drone warfare. Europeans are racing to catch up.

Iran war shows U.S. and allies were “slow to adapt” to drone warfare. Europeans are racing to catch up.

London — The war in Iran has highlighted the threat relatively cheap drones pose to both human life and crucial infrastructure. It has also highlighted a seeming unreadiness to counter the weapons among the militaries of the U.S. and some of its major allies in the Middle East.  As President Trump sharply criticizes America’s longtime NATO…

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Israel kills 2 senior Iran leaders as allies reject Trump’s call for Strait of Hormuz help

Israel kills 2 senior Iran leaders as allies reject Trump’s call for Strait of Hormuz help

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Tuesday that the commander of Iran’s feared Basij paramilitary force was among the senior leaders killed in overnight strikes in Tehran, and the Israeli defense minister Israel Katz later confirmed that Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was also “eliminated.” “Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Trump says Hormuz Strait help ‘on the way’ as allies reject military action | US-Israel war on Iran News

Trump says Hormuz Strait help ‘on the way’ as allies reject military action | US-Israel war on Iran News

United States President Donald Trump has said “numerous countries” have told him “they’re on their way” following his appeal for an international naval coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel war on Iran. Trump made the statement on Monday after over the weekend calling on a handful of countries to join the…

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Rubio calls for U.S. and Europe to “revitalize an old friendship” in speech to allies

Rubio calls for U.S. and Europe to “revitalize an old friendship” in speech to allies

Munich —Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a message of reassurance in remarks at the Munich Security Conference, calming some fears that months of sharp U.S. rhetoric and policy disputes had opened a lasting breach between Washington and its European allies. “We do not seek to separate, but to revitalize an old friendship and renew the greatest civilization…

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Trump leaves NATO allies “dumbfounded” and “disgusted” with remarks dismissing sacrifices in Afghanistan

Trump leaves NATO allies “dumbfounded” and “disgusted” with remarks dismissing sacrifices in Afghanistan

London — European military veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians have voiced outrage after President Trump claimed the U.S. had “never needed” its NATO allies, and that allied troops had stayed “a little off the front lines” during the 20-year war in Afghanistan. “The only time NATO has ever enacted Article 5 was after the…

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