Wires Brief: Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan taken to hospital from prison; Raytheon wins $22.9 billion Tomahawk contract
18 August 2026 Iran War Iran threatened to go on the offensive if diplomacy with the United States fails. An Iranian official stated that “Iranian entities must be prepared to…
Wires Brief: Trump orders the scaling back of US-South Korean military drills; Fateh’s forces surrender to Taliban
17 August 2026 Iran War Qatar denies Iranian allegations that they are detaining three Iranian pilots. The pilots violated Qatari airspace in March. Qatar claims that they found the remains…
Wires Brief: US lost at least 49 Reaper drones since the Iran war began; Trump signs memorandum permitting limited foreign shipbuilding for US Navy
14 August 2026 Iran War After an IRGC official claimed that Iran can continue the war until President Trump leaves office, Defence Security Pete Hegseth claims that the US can…
Wires Brief: Ukraine needs 5% of US Patriot missiles for the winter; Taliban deploys drones and helicopters to Badakhshan
13 August 2026 Iran War A senior adviser to the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that Iran could prolong the war until President Trump leaves office. Mohammad Reza Naghdi,…
Podcast: Stopping Canada’s Peacekeeping Exit
12 August 2026 DefenceReport’s editor Stewart Webb joined Professor Walter Dorn about the latest news of the further withdrawal of Canada’s commitment to peacekeeping. Currently, it stands at 26 personnel.…
Wires Brief: DNA match in Leipzig/Halle drone incident; Dissident Taliban commander calls for his fighters to fight the Taliban
12 August 2026 Iran War President Trump claimed that Iran’s negotiators are devious…again something that has been said before by the president. Trump stated that he has two options in…
Wires Brief: Russian missile output exceeds targets; Drone attack destroys Iraqi tank ammo storage
11 August 2026 Iran War As Iran demands war reparations for the damage the United States has done in Iran, President Trump now demands that Iran must pay compensation to…
Wires Brief: Russia aims to recruit 409,000 in 2026; Houthi rebels fire at Yemen & Saudi Arabia
10 August 2026 Yemen The Houthi rebels launched missiles and drones on the al-Mokha port on Yemen’s west coast. Although 11 drones were shot down, four soldiers and three civilians…
Wires Brief: Lithuania warns of Russian false flag operation; Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan form defence pact
7 August 2026 Iran War There are reports that President Trump clashed with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth after he felt misled about munition availability for the Iran war. It…
Wires Brief: Trump-class battleships to cost more than $275 billion; Espionage and drones in Germany
6 August 2026 Iran War Iran and Oman are close to an agreement on a route for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials have also stated that…
