February 5, 2026 Trump signals willingness to defend Diego Garcia military base if future deal threatens US access President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to move past tensions with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over a controversial U.K.-Mauritius deal involving Diego Garcia.
February 4, 2026 US positions aircraft carriers, strike platforms across Middle East as Iran talks shift to Oman U.S. military buildup escalates across Middle East as nuclear talks with Iran move to Oman
February 3, 2026 The Donroe Doctrine: Trump is rewriting power politics to put America First Trump's 2026 National Defense Strategy identifies China as the pacing threat while demanding NATO allies increase defense spending to counter adversaries.
January 28, 2026 Gulf shipping operations grind to halt near Iran; US quietly prepares for possible strike: 'Heightened risk' Maritime intelligence warns of heightened risks for U.S.-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf as Iran threatens an "immediate, all-out" response to any American military action.
January 27, 2026 Chinese spies 'sham marriage' scandal exposes 'targeted' national security threat at major US base: expert Former CIA operative warns alleged Navy sailor "sham marriage" scandal with Chinese nationals exposes serious national security threat.
January 19, 2026 US veteran gets 5 years in Russian prison after authorities reportedly force him to dock with firearm onboard U.S. Navy veteran Charles Wayne Zimmerman was sentenced to 5 years in Russian prison after allegedly failing to declare a firearm oboard his yacht in Sochi port.
December 22, 2025 Trump unveils ‘Golden Fleet’ of Navy battleships, touts them as ‘more powerful than any' ever built Trump administration elevates shipbuilding as critical national security priority amid warnings that China has 230 times U.S. naval production capacity.
December 18, 2025 US military strikes narco-terrorist vessels in latest Eastern Pacific drug trafficking operation U.S. forces kill five narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific strike as Joint Task Force targets drug trafficking vessels in latest military operation.
December 14, 2025 US and Ukraine target 1,000-vessel 'dark fleet' smuggling sanctioned oil worldwide A 1,000-strong "dark fleet" of rogue tankers evading sanctions has become a new target for the U.S. and Ukraine, according to a senior maritime intelligence analyst.
December 12, 2025 Trump-backed military right to repair plan stripped from Congress' final defense bill Congress dropped a bipartisan provision from Pentagon spending legislation that would have given the military right to repair equipment, drawing criticism from senators.