Carrier Tracker As of April 20, 2026 Second American carrier strike group enters Central Command area of responsibility, third en route

Carrier Tracker As of April 20, 2026 - Second American carrier strike group enters Central Command area of responsibility, third en route www.twz.com/sea/carrier-...

Exclusive | U.A.E. Asks U.S. About a Wartime Financial Lifeline Emirati officials have spoken with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about accessing dollars if the Middle East conflict drags on.

UAE asks US about a wartime financial lifeline - Emirati officials told US officials that if the UAE runs short of dollars, it may be forced to use Chinese yuan or other countries’ currencies for oil sales and other transactions www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Italy’s TB3 drone deal signals turn toward Turkey amid US-NATO tensions Italy’s expected TB3 drone purchase highlights a rapidly deepening, interest-driven alignment with Turkey on defense and geopolitics.

Italy’s Bayraktar TB3 drone deal signals turn toward Turkey amid US-NATO tensions - The unmanned combat aerial vehicle has reinforced landing gear, enabling takeoff and recovery on short-deck aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships www.al-monitor.com/originals/20... @AlMonitor

Satellite images reveal Israel expanding Gaza military sites Images show Israel building permanent military bases in Gaza as US-backed reconstruction plans stall.

Satellite images show Israel building permanent military bases in Gaza as US-backed reconstruction plans stall. aje.news/rhu622 @AJEnglish

U.S. Completes Handover of Military Bases in Syria

US has completed a handover of all its major military bases in Syria as it winds down a more than decade-long presence in the country - Military cooperation in Syria without permanent outposts will likely entail training, advising, intelligence and logistics support www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/w...

China’s Type 052DL Destroyer Near Strait of Hormuz Sparks Fears of Sino-US Naval Showdown After Trump Orders Iranian Ship Interceptions - Defence Security Asia China’s 48th escort fleet led by the Type 052DL destroyer Tangshan has triggered fears of a Sino-US naval confrontation after President Trump authorised interceptions of Iranian-linked vessels near Ho...

China’s Type 052DL Destroyer Near Strait of Hormuz Sparks Fears of Sino-US Naval Showdown After Trump Orders Iranian Ship Interceptions defencesecurityasia.com/en/china-typ...

Unease is growing in the military. The Iran war made it worse : Consider This from NPR Unease is growing in the ranks of the US military.Since President Trump began his second term, his controversial use of the armed forces both at home and abroad has left some service members unsettled...

'Consider this' from NPR: Unease is growing in the US military - The Iran war made it worse www.npr.org/2026/04/15/n...

U.S. Navy Confirms Loss of $240 Million MQ-4C Triton Drone; Classifies it CLASS ‘A’ Flight Mishap The US Navy has officially confirmed the loss of an MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Interestingly, the Triton was not lost in combat but rather days after the US-Iran ceasefire took effect...

US Navy confirms loss of $240 Million MQ-4C Triton maritime drone; classifies it CLASS ‘A’ flight mishap - It disappeared above the Persian Gulf www.eurasiantimes.com/u-s-navy-con... @THEEURASIATIMES

Trump preparing to attack Tehran amid ceasefire? USS Abraham Lincoln spotted just 200km from Iran coast amid US blockade of Hormuz Why is the USS Abraham Lincoln moving this close to Iran, and what does it signal? The warship, as per reports, is just 200 km off Iran’s coast. Amid rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, is th...

Satellite imagery shows the US Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is positioned at the eastern edge of the Gulf of Oman, roughly 200 kilometres south of the Iranian coastline - That is the closest the warship has been observed to Iran since the war began www.wionews.com/photos/trump...

Sanctioned Chinese tanker passes through Hormuz Strait despite US blockade - but then does a U-turn In one of the first tests of the US blockade, a tanker has transited the Strait of Hormuz after earlier aborted an attempt to exit the waterway.

Sanctioned Chinese tanker passes through Hormuz Strait despite US blockade - but then does a U-turn www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

The F-16s are believed to be capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear weapons - Pakistan has approximately 36 nuclear warheads capable for the F-16 platform - It is believed that Pakistan Squadron 5 is in Saudi Arabia - Squadron 5 is Pakistan’s most elite fighter group

OpEd: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence announced in mid-April the arrival of some 10-18 Pakistani F-16 Block 52 fighter jets and support aircraft - Reports claim there are 13,000 Pakistani troops now in Saudi Arabia www.eurasiareview.com/13042026-has...

US-Israeli Attacks on Iran Show a Pattern of ‘Double-Tap’ Strikes New Lines verified three cases in Tehran and Karaj where sites were hit multiple times, increasing the harm to civilians and first responders for little military advantage

An exclusive investigation has verified three cases in which U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran followed a "double-tap" pattern — striking again after civilians gathered at the scene. @ChrisOsieck and @ntabrizy report for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/reportage/us...

Russia withdraws almost all staff from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant Russia has withdrawn almost all its staff from Iran’s sole nuclear power plant, built and operated with help from Moscow, the head of Russia’s atomic

Russia has withdrawn almost all its staff from Iran’s sole nuclear power plant, built and operated with help from Moscow, the head of Russia’s atomic energy agency said Monday - “We began the final rotation at the Bushehr station” ara.tv/rkh5l

Ukraine faces military desertions as Russian invasion grinds through 5th year Ukraine’s military is facing a growing problem of desertion. An estimated 150,000 service members may be missing from their units as the war grinds through its fifth year. Soldiers cite fatigue caused...

Ukraine’s faces growing problem of desertion - Around 150,000 service members may be missing from their units - Soldiers cite fatigue caused by long deployments, anger at orders seen as suicide missions and forced mobilization www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

US details bounds of Hormuz blockade as at least two ships turn around The U.S. military on Monday detailed the boundaries of its Strait of Hormuz ‌blockade, saying it would extend east to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, while ship-tracking data showed two ships turned...

The US military on Monday detailed the boundaries of its Strait of Hormuz ‌blockade, saying it would extend east of the Strait to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, while ship-tracking data showed two ships turned around in the strait as the blockade went into effect www.reuters.com/world/china/...

UK working on major plan to prepare country for war Head of the armed forces, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, tells Sky News the war plan will require British people to think differently about resilience.

The UK is preparing a new version of a major plan (an updated iteration of the Government War Book) to ready the whole nation - from the military and police to hospitals and industry - for the transition to war, the head of the armed forces said news.sky.com/story/uk-pre...

Pakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia amid fragile US-Iran ceasefire Deployment under mutual defence pact comes as Islamabad hosts US-Iran ceasefire talks.

(10-4) Pakistan has deployed a mix of (3?) fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi Arabia, under a mutual defence pact between the two countries, - They landed at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on Saturday aje.news/yher0m @AJEnglish

Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Operating off Southern Africa as Iranian Blockade Begins - USNI News Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is operating off the coast of Namibia, as it sails around the African continent and is set to join a growing naval force in the Arabian Sea amid a U.S. b...

Aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is operating off the coast of Namibia, as it sails around the African continent and is set to join a growing naval force in the Arabian Sea amid a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, USNI News has learned news.usni.org/2026/04/13/c...

New Details Emerge About Rescue Mission Deep Inside Iran New details were released during a White House press conference which described the rescue of the crew of DUDE 44, the F-15E Strike Eagle that went down

New Details Emerge About Rescue Mission Deep Inside Iran theaviationist.com/2026/04/07/n... @The Aviationist

There's growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse Since Trump began his second term, his administration's use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.

There's growing disquiet in the US military. The Iran war made it worse - Military members are citing myriad reasons for wanting to leave, but the US-Israeli war against Iran has been a powerful motivator www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...

Anti-war activists rally against Trump’s automatic military draft registration: ‘Dangerous data grab’ Congress approved the automatic registration mandate last year, prompting more than 40 anti-war, religious, feminist and civil liberties organizations to demand that lawmakers end SSS registration …

The Trump administration’s plan to implement automatic registration for the military draft is drawing pushback from a coalition of anti-war groups nypost.com/2026/04/09/u...

Trump cautions Iran against charging tolls to go through Strait of Hormuz as fragile ceasefire holds Only about a dozen ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the first two days of the ceasefire, far below normal traffic levels before the war, data shows.

The US has lost eight MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Middle East since April 1, bringing the total number of such devices lost in the Iran war up to 24 - The drones represent a loss of about $720 million
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Trump says US to blockade all ships crossing Hormuz as talks with Iran fail Trump says the US Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of ⁠Hormuz after ceasefire talks in Pakistan fail.

President Donald Trump says the US Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of ⁠Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had ⁠paid a toll to Iran aje.news/x545rk @AJEnglish

Navy Enters Hormuz, Exits After Destroying Drone, U.S. Officials Say

The two US Navy ships sailed from the Gulf of Oman before entering the Strait of Hormuz and then turning around after destroying an Iranian observation drone - The operation was the beginning stage of an effort to clear mines from the strait www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/u...

US says two naval ships ‘transited’ Strait of Hormuz for mine-clearing Negotiations are ongoing between US-Iranian delegations in Islamabad, with control of the strait a key sticking point.

On Saturday US Central command said two destroyers, the Frank E Peterson and the Michael Murphy, had “transited the Strait of Hormuz and operated in the Arabian Gulf" - Iranian military’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters denied the US statement aje.news/66vhkn

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US military bases in Gulf 'useless' after Iranian strikes, experts say www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-mili...

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European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon

European leaders demanded for Lebanon to be included in the US-Iran cease-fire deal, intensifying their calls on Thursday after Israel launched a wave of attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon that killed more than 300 people www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/w...