Missile launches from Iran have slowed, but relentless drone volleys could deplete air defenses in the region.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s disclosure about the attack in the Indian Ocean prompted concern that Australia’s close military cooperation with the United States could draw it into the fighting in the Middle East.
The conflict in Iran may give Moscow a short-term boost economically and in Ukraine. But it has also shown the limits of Russia’s partnerships.
As the war with Iran threatens to engulf more countries in the region, President Trump said he wanted to be involved in picking a new leader in Tehran.
An Iranian ship had been invited by India to take part in peacetime naval exercises with dozens of other countries, days before it was sunk in a U.S. submarine attack.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said that Italy would provide “air defense systems, anti-drone and antimissile systems” as Iran widened its retaliatory strikes.
The United States has long considered Iranian naval ships a serious threat, even as the country’s nuclear and missile programs dominate discussions of its military capabilities.
The two nations, as well as Greece, said they would send assets to the region. The Netherlands was weighing a request to join them.
They were from states across the country, in a unit dedicated to resupplying troops. One was wrapping up his final deployment and hoped to open a martial arts studio.
They were from Nebraska, Florida, Iowa and Minnesota. One was wrapping up his final deployment and hoped to open a martial arts studio.