27 May 2026
Iran
Iran restored internet to its people, but continues to block social media sites. Iran imposed 88 days of near-total internet isolation on its people to curb unrest and protests.
Iran says that the recent “self-defence” strikes on Iran violate the ceasefire. A post was made on Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s Telegram channel, saying that the US will no longer have a safe haven in the region. It should be noted that there has still been no public appearance of the new Supreme Leader.
Training and maintenance cuts are happening within the US military as the Iran War is draining the US military budget. The Pentagon’s most recent assessment is that the Iran War has cost upwards of $20 billion. But that assessment was estimated on the cost of munitions and destroyed aircraft and didn’t include construction costs for rebuilding bases – so that could double to $40 billion.
Lebanon
Hezbollah claims that it clashed with Israeli forces north of the Litani River. This comes after Netanyahu stated that the IDF would take strategic positions to reinforce the security of the buffer zone.
Israel
Only 11 days after his predecessor was killed, Israel killed the new Hamas military chief, Mohammed Odeh. Israel vowed to kill all of the Hamas leadership who were involved in the 7 October.
Russia
Under a new presidential decree, Russian military recruits will have debts of up to 10 million rubles (€119,646, $139,273) cancelled. This decree also includes their spouses, and the recruit must remain in the military for a year.
Canada
Canada’s largest annual defence industry expo, CANSEC, is starting today. Last year, the attendance was approximately 14,500 people. This year, 20,000 people are expected to attend. One of those will be our editor, Stewart Webb. Wish him luck.
North Korea
North Korea has tested a new lightweight missile launcher and tactical cruise missiles under the watchful eyes of Kim Jong-un. North Korea claims that the missiles are ultra-precision, autonomous, and AI-guided by a navigation system.
Social Media Wires
Russians attempted to shoot down a Ukrainian stork
Ukrainian farmer nearly gets hit by a Geran drone
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