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U.S. Orders GBU-57 Bombs to Replenish Stockpile and Deploys USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group To Middle East
The USS Gerald R. Ford strike group, redirected from the Caribbean, enhances U.S. presence in the Mediterranean and Middle East.
 • Donald Standeford
Former IRGC Commander's Unsubstantiated Allegation of Saudi Nuclear Weapon Amid Saudi Plans To Build Nuclear Power Plant In Duwayhin
Saudi leaders have stated intentions to match Iranian capabilities if Tehran acquires weapons, but programs focus on energy under safeguards.
 • Donald Standeford
Trump Considers Second Carrier Deployment Amid Stalled Iran Talks as Tehran Warns of Forceful Response
The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group remains in the Arabian Sea, with approximately 35,000 U.S. troops in the region centered at Al Udeid Air Base in…
 • Donald Standeford
U.S. Deploys F-35 Fighters, Directs Flagged Vessels to Avoid Iranian Waters Following Indirect Talks with Iran
U.S. maritime advisories direct flagged vessels to avoid Iranian territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz, citing risks of harassment and boarding.
 • Donald Standeford
U.S. and Indian Maritime Operations Target Oil Smuggling Amid Regional Security Threats in Indo-Pacific and Central Command Areas
INDO-PACIFIC / CENTRAL COMMAND — U.S.
 • Donald Standeford
Indian Coast Guard Dismantles International Oil Smuggling Syndicate in Arabian Sea Operation
Escorted to Mumbai, the vessels await further investigation by customs and other agencies.
 • Donald Standeford
Trump Warns Iran Amid Diplomatic Standoff, IRGC Navy Seizes Fuel Smuggling Vessels
Trump Warns Iran Amid Diplomatic Standoff, IRGC Navy Seizes Fuel Smuggling Vessels
 • Donald Standeford
US Shoots Down Iranian Drone as Iran Vows Strike on Israel if US Attacks
Earlier in the day, Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats harassed a US-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, approaching at high speed and…
 • Donald Standeford
Pezeshkian Directs Nuclear Negotiations Resumption Amid US Deployments and IRGC Live-Fire Exercise Denials
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated that US military action would lead to a regional conflict
 • Donald Standeford
Iran Designates EU Armies as Terrorist Entities, Warns of Disrupting Key Shipping Routes in Response to Potential U.S. Strikes
The measure counters the EU’s January 29 classification of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity
 • Donald Standeford

January 2026

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