India has signed a deal with the United States to acquire Javelin anti-tank missile systems, strengthening defense cooperation between the two countries amid recent diplomatic and trade tensions.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow for talks with Russian intelligence officials, in a rare high-level U.S.-Russia contact. President Donald Trump said the discussions could produce results and reiterated Washington’s desire to end the war in Ukraine, while the Kremlin confirmed the intelligence contacts but said Ratcliffe did not meet President Vladimir Putin.
Writing Pakistan, Kuwait Sign Protocol Agreement-2026 to Expand Military Cooperation Rawalpindi (Terror Monitor) — Pakistan and Kuwait have signed the “Protocol Agreement-2026” to significantly strengthen the existing military cooperation framework between the two countries, amid broader efforts by Pakistan and Gulf states to deepen defence and security partnerships. The agreement builds on the Defence Cooperation Agreement-2023, which Pakistan and Kuwait signed in Kuwait on June 11, 2023, with
Iraq has established a new operations command near the Saudi border to strengthen security along its southern and western frontiers and prevent attacks against neighboring states.
Pakistan’s proposed Defence Forces Act 2026 and National Command Authority amendment seek to overhaul the country’s military command structure by creating a Chief of Defence Forces post, establishing a central Defence Forces Headquarters and expanding the National Command Authority.
U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed the Mecca Mutual Defense Pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, calling it a “big, bold and important first step” toward greater regional unity and security.
Germany’s cabinet has approved major reforms expanding the powers of the BND and BfV to collect data and counter sabotage, cyberattacks and hybrid threats, amid concerns over civil rights.
A former Mossad chief has revealed that Israeli spies visited Iran’s heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility several times in the past to gather intelligence and better understand the site. Yossi Cohen, who headed Mossad from 2016 to 2021, did not disclose when the alleged visits took place or identify the operatives involved. He described the U.S. bombing of Fordow as “the fulfillment of my dreams.”
Mossad chief Roman Gofman has reportedly dismissed two senior officials allegedly linked to a covert plan to overthrow Iran’s Islamic Republic government through support for Kurdish groups and mass protests.
