Wires Brief: Mexican special forces kill cartel leader; Pakistani air strikes on terrorist camps in Afghanistan
23 February 2026 Iran Iran’s foreign ministry stated that it will “act ferociously” if any strike were to happen, including a limited strike, which President Trump is considering. Negotiations are…
Wires Brief: European intelligence sharing (without the US) proposed; Venezuela grants amnesty for political prisoners
20 February 2026 Iran President Trump announced that he will give nuclear talks with Iran another 10 to 15 days and then “bad things will happen”. Suggesting that he will…
Wires Brief: Inaugural Board of Peace Meeting; US prepared for Iran campaign by weekend
19 February 2026 Iran It is believed that by the weekend, the US will be prepared to launch its aerial campaign over Iran. Sources say the decision is up to…
US-Iran War: Iran has one card to play – al-Qaeda
The United States has amassed the largest air force in the Middle East since the first Gulf War. The air power in that campaign was built on a coalition of…
Wires Brief: Russia mulls sending naval escort for shadow fleet tankers; Somalia makes gains against al-Shabaab
18 February 2026 Peru Peru’s Congress voted to remove Interim President Jose Jeri from office four months into his term. Jeri is under investigation for alleged “illegal sponsorship of interests”…
Wires Brief: UK mulls increased defence spending; Croatia denies Hungarian request to transit Russian oil
17 February 2026 US-Philippines The State Department said the US military will deploy additional missile systems to the Philippines. This will likely include more Typhoon missile systems, which can hit…
Wires Brief: Canada’s defence industrial policy leaked; US flies small nuclear reactor from California to Utah
16 February 2026 Iran Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) began naval exercises today in the Strait of Hormuz. The drills have been named “Smart Control of Hormuz Strait” and…
Wires Brief: Second US aircraft carrier headed to Middle East; Russian casualties exceeded number of recruits for second month
13 February 2026 Iran The USS Gerald Ford and its escort ships have been ordered from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East. It is unclear whether the world’s largest…
Wires Brief: NATO launches Exercise Arctic Sentry; Kim Jong-un’s daughter may be successor
12 February 2026 Iraq Iraq received over 4,500 ISIS detainees from Syria. The transfer took place after the Syrian government launched an offensive on Kurdish forces, the SDF. The SDF…
