The White House released a series of statements condemning reports alleging that the recent strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities did not destroy them completely.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that a decision on potential military action against Iran will come within two weeks. The statement, delivered by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, followed Iranian missile strikes on Israeli civilian targets, including a hospital and residential buildings near Tel Aviv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized military escorts for Moscow’s so-called “ghost fleet” of covert tankers amid NATO’s BALTOPS war games in the strategic Baltic Sea region.
Britain is set to implement its largest defense spending increase since the Cold War, aiming to send a clear “message to Moscow,” UK Defense Secretary John Healey said Sunday. The Labour government’s plan will push defense spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027—an increase of £13 billion ($17 billion) annually—and Healey expects it to reach 3% in the early 2030s.
The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, credited President Donald Trump’s “tough love” for driving Europe to boost its defense spending. Speaking at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore on Saturday, Kallas acknowledged Trump’s pressure on NATO countries to meet their commitments, saying, “It’s love nonetheless, so it’s better than no love.”
British military officials have discovered Russian spy sensors concealed in UK waters, reportedly intended to monitor the movements of the Royal Navy's Vanguard-class nuclear submarines.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a sharp warning to foreign nationals concerned about travel to the U.S., making it clear that those with peaceful intentions have nothing to fear—unless they plan to support Hamas or stir domestic unrest. Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Rubio responded to a question about heightened deportation measures under President Donald Trump’s January executive order.
