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15 July

A Guardian syncs data from a wearable device to a phone during a Continuous Fitness Assessment, or CFA, study informational session hosted by an Air Force Research Laboratory team at a facility near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 8, 2023. The CFA study is a two-year voluntary effort with Guardians to assess the use of wearable fitness devices that measure physical activity. The CFA is part of the U.S. Space Force’s Holistic Health Approach, an initiative that promotes wellness through positive behaviors and seeks to replace traditional military fitness tests with data from continuous monitoring technology. (U.S. Space Force photo / Rick Eldridge).

Giulia Bernacchi

US Troops Tracked Through Mobile Phones During Iran Conflict: Report

US military personnel were reportedly tracked through their mobile phones during the ongoing conflict with Iran.

15 July

Ronald Watkins

Maris-Tech Books Repeat Orders for Defense Observation System Tech

Maris-Tech has secured follow-on orders from an existing defense customer for technology used in military observation systems.

15 July

Donald Trump President of the United States of America US makes a gesture with his hands on his arrival ahead of a dinner with the President of the French Republic and his wife organised to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles France on June 17, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Threatens to Hit Iran Power Plants, Bridges if No Deal

President Donald Trump told Fox News on Tuesday he would expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if Tehran does not make a deal.

15 July

A Houthi soldier stands amidst the rubble of a building destroyed after a reported air strike by the Saudi-led coalition targeting Sanaa International Airport on 21 December 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

Houthis Shot Down Saudi-Operated Reconnaissance Drone

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they shot down a Saudi-operated reconnaissance drone on Tuesday, a day after an exchange of hostilities erupted between the two sides for the first time in years.

15 July

Images released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards showing what they say are missile launches targeting a base used by the US military to strike Iranian territory, without specifying its location.

Staff Writer With AFP

UAE Says Iran Attacked Two Ships in Hormuz, One Dead

The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that Iran attacked two ships in the Strait of Hormuz with missiles, killing one crew member and wounding eight others.

14 July

Staff Writer With AFP

New Round of Lebanon-Israel Talks Begins in Rome: Official

The sixth round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel is to begin on Tuesday in Rome, a Lebanese official told AFP on Monday.

14 July

Staff Writer With AFP

US Targets Iranian Port With One-Way Attack Drones

The United States used one-way attack sea drones in combat for the first time to strike the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, the US military said on Monday.

14 July

Kashmiri demonstrators hold up a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar on July 18, 2014. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Detains Islamic State Commander

Lebanese authorities said Monday they had detained a Syrian commander from the Islamic State group, as Damascus investigates an IS-linked cell accused of bombings during a visit by France's President Emmanuel Macron.

14 July

Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, Central Command (FASTCENT), approach the Arc Liberty, a Military Sealift Command time chartered vessel, in the Arabian Gulf to provide embarked security during a Strait of Hormuz transit.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says US ‘Taking Over’ the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Monday the United States was "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz as fighting over the strategic waterway threatened to derail efforts to permanently end the war in the Middle East.

13 July