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  1. 29 Apr
    Iran's Hormuz Gambit: Military Authority Bill Meets Quiet Shipping Lanes
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · MENA · 5 min
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  2. 27 Apr
    Kim Doubles Down: North Korea Reaffirms Backing for Russia’s Ukraine Campaign
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · east-asia · 5 min
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  3. 27 Apr
    Iran War's Opening Days Exposed Gaps in US Air Defense Architecture, Sources Say
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  4. 27 Apr
    China's Gao Rejects Arms-to-Tehran Narrative, Citing Iranian Self-Defence Capability
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  5. 26 Apr
    Trump Claims Victory as US-Iran Hostilities Near Terminus; NATO Friction Spills Into Public View
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  6. 26 Apr
    The Last Witness: At 102, a Dachau Survivor Still Refuses to Let History Be Forgotten
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  7. 26 Apr
    Iran Signals Willingness to Negotiate on Strait of Hormuz, but Not on Nuclear Program
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  8. 26 Apr
    IDF Destroyed Solar Panels in Christian Village of Debel, Southern Lebanon
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 7 min
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  9. 26 Apr
    Hezbollah casualty reports and Lebanon infrastructure strikes test fragile ceasefire framework
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  10. 25 Apr
    Checkpoints and Conditions: Pakistan's Costly Role in the US-Iran Standoff
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · south-asia · 6 min
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  11. 23 Apr
    Fire Aboard USS Zumwalt Halts Mississippi Shipyard Work; Navy Confirms Three Injuries
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 3 min
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  12. 23 Apr
    US Boards Stateless Tanker in Indian Ocean as Iran Cries Blockade
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  13. 23 Apr
    Trump authorizes direct fire on Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz escalation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  14. 23 Apr
    Spanish Military's Failed Airdrop Puts Equipment Handling Under Scrutiny
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 6 min
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  15. 23 Apr
    Pentagon Briefs Congress: Clearing Iran-Laid Mines From Strait of Hormuz Could Take Six Months
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  16. 23 Apr
    Pentagon Removes Navy Secretary Phelan; Acting Replacement Named in Abrupt Reshuffle
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · AMERICAS · 4 min
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  17. 23 Apr
    Mearsheimer's Verdict: Israel and America 'Lost the War With Iran'
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  18. 23 Apr
    Iranian Vessel Seizures in Hormuz Stretch Pentagon Clearance Timeline to Six Months
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  19. 23 Apr
    Iran Releases Footage of Strait of Hormuz Container Ship Seizure as US-Iran Naval Standoff Deepens
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  20. 23 Apr
    Iran's New Hardline Calculus: Transit Fees, Bunker Leadership, and a Nuclear Talks Team With No Mandate
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  21. 23 Apr
    Iran Rejects Arab League Statement as Gulf Cooperation Council Unites Against Tehran
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  22. 23 Apr
    Iran Seizes Two Vessels in Hormuz Strait as Trump Halts Military Strikes
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  23. 23 Apr
    IDF Reports 45 Casualties in 48 Hours as Hezbollah Mounts Sustained Southern Lebanon Offensive
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  24. 23 Apr
    Hezbollah Claims Drone Downed Over Southern Lebanon as Tensions Escalate Along Ceasefire Line
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  25. 22 Apr
    US Central Command Confirms 29 Vessels Turned Back Under Iran Naval Blockade
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  26. 22 Apr
    Trump Targets Wall Street Journal Over Iran Editorial, Escalating War of Words With Legacy Media
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 5 min
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  27. 22 Apr
    Thirty Nations, One Waterway: London Takes Command of the Hormuz Question
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  28. 22 Apr
    Taiwan's Drone Industry Quietly Powers Europe's Ukraine Response
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe,asia · 7 min
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  29. 22 Apr
    Phelan Resigns as US Secretary of the Navy, Undersecretary Hung Cao Elevated to Acting Role
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · americas · 5 min
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  30. 22 Apr
    Pentagon Drops Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Troops in Hegseth-Reviewed Policy Shift
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · americas · 5 min
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  31. 22 Apr
    Pentagon Scraps Mandatory Flu Vaccine for US Military in Hegseth Directive
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · americas · 6 min
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  32. 22 Apr
    Six Months to Clear: Pentagon Warns of Long Demining Road for Strait of Hormuz
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  33. 22 Apr
    Iran Seizes Two Vessels in Strait of Hormuz as Trump Predicts Financial Collapse
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  34. 22 Apr
    Iran's Parliament Speaker Links Ceasefire Terms to Lifting Maritime Blockade
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  35. 22 Apr
    Iran and Italy Hold Diplomatic Call as Hormuz Tensions Mount
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 4 min
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  36. 22 Apr
    IDF Strike Targets Village Near Journalists in Southern Lebanon; Hezbollah Cites Ceasefire Violation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  37. 22 Apr
    Iran's Foreign Ministry Draws a Defensive Line After Pakistani Request
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 4 min
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  38. 22 Apr
    France Demands Accountability After Two UNIFIL Peacekeepers Killed in Southern Lebanon Ambush
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  39. 22 Apr
    Britain's Strategic Reckoning: NATO's Fragile Architecture and the Cost of American Distance
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  40. 21 Apr
    US Army Missile Stockpiles Half-Emptied After Seven Weeks of Iran War
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  41. 21 Apr
    Trump Rejects Extending Iran Ceasefire, Signals Military Option Remains Open
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  42. 21 Apr
    Sirens Sound in Upper Galilee as Israeli Military Activates Defense Systems
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  43. 21 Apr
    Lebanon's Aoun Frames Diplomacy as Calculated Alternative to Conflict as Israel Border Talks Advance
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  44. 21 Apr
    JD Vance's Pakistan Trip in Doubt as Iran Refuses Further Negotiations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  45. 21 Apr
    Iran Snubs Islamabad Talks as Ceasefire Recognition Becomes Diplomatic Flashpoint
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 3 min
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  46. 21 Apr
    Iran Dismisses Nuclear Talks as US Naval Blockade Reaches 27 Turned-Away Vessels
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  47. 21 Apr
    IDF releases findings on soldier who damaged Christ statue in southern Lebanon
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  48. 21 Apr
    Gerasimov's Claims vs. Ground Reality: What Russia's Military Announces and What Remains Unverified
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · eastern europe · 5 min
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  49. 20 Apr
    U.S. Navy Seizes Iranian-Flagged Vessel in Gulf of Oman, Prompting Tehran Warning
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  50. 20 Apr
    US Navy Vessel Seizure Triggers Iran Retaliation Threat and Oil Price Spike
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East / Gulf · 5 min
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  51. 20 Apr
    US-Iran Hormuz Standoff Sends Oil and Bitcoin on a Wild Ride
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  52. 20 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Vessel in Gulf of Oman, Prompting Tehran Warning
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  53. 20 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Vessel in Strait of Hormuz as Regional Tensions Spike
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  54. 20 Apr
    U.S. Directs Contractor V2X to Pull Personnel from Iraq and Kuwait Over Militia Threat
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 5 min
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  55. 20 Apr
    Trump's Iran Deal Announcement Draws Blank From Oil Markets
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  56. 20 Apr
    Trump's Iran Ceasefire Gambit: Markets Bet on Diplomacy, Reality Tells a Different Story
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  57. 20 Apr
    Pakistan Shelves $1.5 Billion Sudan Weapons Deal After Saudi Arabia Withdraws Funding
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia,africa,middle-east · 5 min
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  58. 20 Apr
    Macron Frames Strait of Hormuz Incident as Non-Targeting as Iran-U.S. Tensions Reshape Regional Calculations
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe,mena · 5 min
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  59. 20 Apr
    Israel's South Lebanon Base Plan Threatens Ceasefire Talks, Sources Warn
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  60. 20 Apr
    Israeli Soldier Smashes Jesus Statue in Lebanon, Prompting International Condemnation
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  61. 20 Apr
    Iran Vows Retaliation After US Seizes Cargo Ship, Jeopardising Fragile Ceasefire
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 6 min
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  62. 20 Apr
    The Price of Sustained Conflict: How Iran's War Is Squeezing Fuel Markets and Driver Wallets
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · united-states-uk-middle-east · 4 min
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  63. 20 Apr
    Iran Rejects US Deadlines, Rules Out New Round of Nuclear Talks
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  64. 20 Apr
    India's Expanding Digital Gatekeeping Pushes Platform Governance Toward a Fractured Global Order
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 5 min
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  65. 19 Apr
    Zelensky Warns Russia Preparing Mass Mobilization as Social Media Restrictions Tighten
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  66. 19 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship in Gulf of Oman, Prompting Tehran Warning
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 6 min
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  67. 19 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship in Gulf of Oman as Nuclear Talks Collapse
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 min
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  68. 19 Apr
    US Navy Seizes Iranian Cargo Vessel in Gulf of Oman, First Takeover of Blockade Era
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  69. 19 Apr
    US-Iran Talks Resume Under Shadow of AI-Enabled Strikes
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  70. 19 Apr
    Ukraine Interior Ministry Signals Major Shift Toward Civilian Armed Self-Defense Rights
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  71. 19 Apr
    Trump's Kharg Calculus: Casualty Aversion and the Limits of Maximum Pressure
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / United States · 6 min
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  72. 19 Apr
    North Korea's Missile Gambit: Peninsula Tensions Rise Amid Accelerated Weapons Testing
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · east-asia-pacific · 6 min
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  73. 19 Apr
    North Korea's Missile Launch Tests the Limits of Western Media Framing in Northeast Asia
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · East Asia · 6 min
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  74. 19 Apr
    North Korea's Seventh Missile Test: Regional Tensions or Manufactured Threat?
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · East Asia · 5 min
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  75. 19 Apr
    Israeli Military Reports 37 Soldiers Wounded as Destruction Documented in Bint Jbeil
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  76. 19 Apr
    Israeli Military Confirms Southern Lebanon Clash Casualties as Regional Tensions Mount
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  77. 19 Apr
    Iran Vows Retaliation Against U.S., UAE Seeks Financial Shield as Gulf Tensions Spike
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  78. 19 Apr
    Iranian Army Commander Thanks Supreme Leader Khamenei for Personal Message
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · iran · 3 min
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  79. 19 Apr
    Israel IDF Expands Occupied Zone in Southern Lebanon, Five Divisions Deployed
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 7 min
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  80. 19 Apr
    IDF Reports 37 Soldiers Wounded in Southern Lebanon; Image of Destroyed Statue Circulates
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  81. 19 Apr
    Bulgaria Votes Again: Eighth Election in Five Years Puts Ex-President Radev in Pole Position
    defense · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  82. 18 Apr
    The Carrier as Political Theater: USS Abraham Lincoln, CENTCOM's Hormuz Blockade, and the Semiotics of Naval Power
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  83. 18 Apr
    The Drone Warfare Revolution Ukraine Is Teaching the Pentagon: Driscoll's Admission and What It Means for Future Procurement
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe · 7 min
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  84. 18 Apr
    Blue Helmets in the Kill Zone: The UNIFIL Killing and Peacekeeping's Terminal Legitimacy Crisis
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / Global · 7 min
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  85. 18 Apr
    Geraniums and Depots: Russia's Energy Infrastructure Campaign and Ukraine's Counter-Strikes on Crimean Logistics
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe · 7 min
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  86. 18 Apr
    Pyongyang's Timing Problem: The North Korea Missile Test and the Collapsing Arms Export Regime
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Asia-Pacific / Global · 7 min
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  87. 18 Apr
    Paper Tigers and Real Costs: Rutte's NATO Consolidation Doctrine in the Age of Trump's Transactional Alliance Politics
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe · 7 min
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  88. 18 Apr
    The Paper Tiger Alliance: NATO's Burden-Sharing Crisis and the End of America's Basing Compact
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe / North America · 7 min
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  89. 18 Apr
    Kill Chain on Autopilot: Military AI Integration and the Accountability Vacuum in Autonomous Weapons Doctrine
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Global · 8 min
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  90. 18 Apr
    Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Passage Rights Following American Base Incursion
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  91. 18 Apr
    Sixty Percent and Counting: What Iran's Retained Missile Capacity Reveals About the Limits of Coercive Air Power
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  92. 18 Apr
    Iran's Hormuz Gambit: Strategic Victory or Managed Escalation?
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 6 min
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  93. 18 Apr
    Iran's Hormuz Gambit: How Tehran Weaponized Trump's Blockade Against the 'Free Navigation' Myth
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / Persian Gulf · 5 min
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  94. 18 Apr
    The Strait as a Weapon: How Iran Codified A2/AD Doctrine in the Hormuz Crisis
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 8 min
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  95. 18 Apr
    The F-35 Near-Miss Claim: Ghalibaf's Asymmetric Air Defense Assertion and the Intelligence It Signals
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 7 min
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  96. 18 Apr
    The Drone Attrition Problem: What Iran's Retained Capability Teaches About Mass, Dispersal, and the New Warfare Doctrine
    defense · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / Global · 8 min
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