https://www.defencetalk.com World defense and security news covering world conflicts, geopolitics and war on terror including defense policy. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:57:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-iran-campaign-cost-11-billion-in-six-days-80757/ https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-iran-campaign-cost-11-billion-in-six-days-80757/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:57:52 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80757 The opening week of the war against Iran cost the United States more than $11.3 billion, lawmakers were told in a Pentagon briefing, according to a New York Times report underscoring the pace at which the conflict is consuming weapons and resources. The Times, citing unnamed sources familiar with Tuesday’s closed-door briefing, said members of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-iran-campaign-cost-11-billion-in-six-days-80757/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-iran-campaign-cost-11-billion-in-six-days-80757/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-strikes-central-beirut-as-lebanon-death-toll-tops-630-80749/ https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-strikes-central-beirut-as-lebanon-death-toll-tops-630-80749/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:25:50 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80749 Israel carried out a strike in the heart of Beirut on Wednesday for a second time since Lebanon was dragged into the Middle East war, as the death toll in the country climbed past 630. In New York, around 30 countries backing the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon voiced concern over the fighting in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-strikes-central-beirut-as-lebanon-death-toll-tops-630-80749/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-strikes-central-beirut-as-lebanon-death-toll-tops-630-80749/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-missile-attacks-to-continue-us-talks-not-on-agenda-80730/ https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-missile-attacks-to-continue-us-talks-not-on-agenda-80730/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:15:28 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80730 Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday that talks with the United States were not on the agenda as their war entered its 11th day. “I don’t think talking with the Americans would be on our agenda anymore,” Abbas Araghchi told PBS News, saying Tehran had a “very bitter experience” during previous negotiations with the US. On […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-missile-attacks-to-continue-us-talks-not-on-agenda-80730/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-says-missile-attacks-to-continue-us-talks-not-on-agenda-80730/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-arrests-313-people-for-sharing-attacks-footage-rumors-80707/ https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-arrests-313-people-for-sharing-attacks-footage-rumors-80707/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:29:07 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80707 Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as “misleading information” during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday. The arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, military bases, energy installations and residential areas with daily drones and missiles. Those arrested […]https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-arrests-313-people-for-sharing-attacks-footage-rumors-80707/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/qatar-arrests-313-people-for-sharing-attacks-footage-rumors-80707/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-exports-soar-on-european-demand-study-80726/ https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-exports-soar-on-european-demand-study-80726/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:57:46 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80726 Global weapons flows grew by almost 10 percent in the past five years, with Europe more than tripling imports, a report showed on Monday. The surge in European countries can be explained, in part at least, by the fact they are buying in weapons to supply to Ukraine and because they are seeking to boost […]https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-exports-soar-on-european-demand-study-80726/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/global-arms-exports-soar-on-european-demand-study-80726/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/middle-east-war-enters-seventh-day-as-israel-strikes-beirut-80685/ https://www.defencetalk.com/middle-east-war-enters-seventh-day-as-israel-strikes-beirut-80685/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:43:57 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80685 The raging Iran war, which has spread across the Middle East and beyond, entered its seventh day Friday after Israeli forces announced a “next phase” in the conflict and bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli military had earlier issued an unprecedented evacuation warning for the entire area — “save your lives and evacuate your residences […]https://www.defencetalk.com/middle-east-war-enters-seventh-day-as-israel-strikes-beirut-80685/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/middle-east-war-enters-seventh-day-as-israel-strikes-beirut-80685/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-missile-and-drone-barrages-create-dilemma-for-gulf-states-80671/ https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-missile-and-drone-barrages-create-dilemma-for-gulf-states-80671/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:21:44 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80671 For four days, Iranian missiles and drones have swept Gulf states’ cities and infrastructure, sundering ties with Tehran and placing the neighbours on a potential course for greater military confrontation, analysts said. After years of careful diplomatic rapprochement with the Islamic republic and weeks of publicly arguing against war, Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-missile-and-drone-barrages-create-dilemma-for-gulf-states-80671/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-missile-and-drone-barrages-create-dilemma-for-gulf-states-80671/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-war-spreads-across-region-as-us-israel-suffer-losses-80637/ https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-war-spreads-across-region-as-us-israel-suffer-losses-80637/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:27:15 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80637 The United States hit hundreds of targets across Iran, and Israel expanded its bombing to Lebanon on Monday as President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Tehran’s ruling clerics. Iranian forces fired missiles and drones across the Middle East, killing people in Israel and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-war-spreads-across-region-as-us-israel-suffer-losses-80637/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-war-spreads-across-region-as-us-israel-suffer-losses-80637/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-new-five-year-plan-80647/ https://www.defencetalk.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-new-five-year-plan-80647/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:15:46 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80647 China’s new Five-Year Plan — a roadmap outlining its economic and social strategy to 2030 — is expected to be formally approved during the annual Two Sessions political conclave, which begins Wednesday. A framework published in October already gives an idea of what the ruling Communist Party (CCP) considers its core aims for the coming […]https://www.defencetalk.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-new-five-year-plan-80647/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-new-five-year-plan-80647/feed/ 0 https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-strongly-condemns-khamenei-killing-80642/ https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-strongly-condemns-khamenei-killing-80642/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:11:43 +0000 https://www.defencetalk.com/?p=80642 China said Sunday it “strongly condemns” the United States and Israel’s killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling again for a halt to military actions. The killing was “a serious violation of Iran’s sovereignty and security, a trampling on the aims and principles of the UN Charter and the basic norms of international […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-strongly-condemns-khamenei-killing-80642/]]> https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-strongly-condemns-khamenei-killing-80642/feed/ 0