Ukraine's unprovoked and reckless attack on an Iranian cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea at the behest of its American and Israeli patrons, killing a young sailor on his first mission, marks a strategic miscalculation that should not go unanswered.

Since the Ramadan War began, Iran and its allies in the region have destroyed more than 40 US MQ-9 Reaper drones – over 90 total across all theaters – reducing the fleet to 35-50 percent below the Pentagon's minimum operational threshold and turning Iranian skies into the famed combat drone’s graveyard.

US missile strikes on Iranian territory since February 28 have left a trail of death and destruction, while Kuwait and Bahrain have enabled these attacks, with mounting evidence pointing to the direct complicity of Persian Gulf states in the US-Israeli war against Iran.

Operation Mersad, launched 38 years ago today, saw Iran decisively crush the MKO terror cult and Saddam's forces in just three days, exposing the group's horrendous war crimes against Iranian civilians and permanently ending their military ambitions against the Islamic Republic.

Senior Indian journalist and commentator Sanjay Kapoor says India’s attempts to balance ties with Iran, the United States, and Israel have weakened its long-term strategic commitment to Chabahar Port.

The US military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in Friday’s Iranian drone and missile attacks on a base in Jordan, and identified them as Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York.

During a Senate hearing, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth faced bipartisan grilling over the failed war against Iran, repeatedly evading questions about its cost, strategy, and accountability while requesting billions of dollars more to sustain a campaign that has proved complete failure.