Environmental degradation: “Vietnam syndrome” and public hatred of U.S. military intervention

TEHRAN - War and military activities have apparent consequences for the environment. Weapons, troop movements, explosions and the destruction of buildings and forests are just some of the examples of how military operations damage the environment.

US military’s use of Claude AI in Maduro raid sparks Pentagon tension

The U.S. military used Anthropic’s Claude AI during the active operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, a move that now threatens the company’s relationship with the Pentagon, Axios reported Friday.

‘Any limited strike will trigger an immediate all-out war’

TEHRAN — A senior military official from the Khatam-al-Anbia Central Headquarters has delivered a stark ultimatum to non-regional military actors, declaring that Iran’s defense apparatus has transitioned into a state of total vigilance where the distinction between a “limited” engagement and an all-out war has effectively vanished.

Foreign Ministry’s warning regarding any possible aggression against Iran:

‘Sweeping and regret-inducing’

TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei issued a definitive warning on January 26, declaring that the Islamic Republic is fully prepared to deliver a “sweeping, regret-inducing response” to any act of aggression.

US conducts 30th lethal strike on alleged ‘drug vessel’

The U.S. military said Monday it killed two alleged “drug smugglers” in a boat strike in the eastern Pacific, but—as with 30 similar attacks—offered no verifiable evidence.

Trump threatens military aggression against Venezuela despite American public opposition

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump has refused to rule out a military invasion of Venezuela, asserting his objectives are clear to President Nicolás Maduro.

Eight more fatalities as US military escalates highly scrutinized boat attacks

The U.S. military has launched a fresh round of deadly strikes on foreign vessels suspected of trafficking narcotics, killing eight people, The Guardian reported Tuesday.

Top admiral forced out as U.S. escalates military aggression in the Caribbean

The admiral in charge of U.S. military forces in Latin America will retire two years early on Friday, amid rising tensions with Venezuela that include Wednesday's seizure of an oil tanker and more than 20 deadly strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats, Reuters reported.

U.S. readies attacks on Venezuelan bases, ports, and airstrips, reports say

New reporting in the Wall Street Journal and the Miami Herald says the Trump administration “has identified targets in Venezuela that include military facilities used to smuggle drugs,” and that Washington “has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela” — strikes that, the Herald wrote Friday, “could come at any moment.”

U.S. Navy's deadly Pacific blitz: 14 slain in 'narco' strikes, total tops 57

The U.S. military killed 14 people in three strikes in the eastern Pacific, an operation disclosed Tuesday on X by War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who labeled the slain “narco-terrorists.”

Venezuela warns of CIA false flag amid U.S. military drills in the Caribbean

In a statement on Monday, the Venezuelan government denounced U.S.-Southern Command–coordinated exercises with Trinidad and Tobago from October 26–30 as a hostile provocation that imperils stability across the Caribbean.

‘Very unusual': Twin U.S. Navy aircraft crashes in South China Sea spark scrutiny

In a rare sequence of mishaps, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the carrier USS Nimitz crashed separately into the South China Sea on Sunday, just half an hour apart.

Caracas warns US military buildup seeks to seize Venezuela’s oil and gold

Venezuela condemned a fresh U.S. military strike that killed four people aboard a vessel off its coast, calling the attack an illegal, extrajudicial killing and part of a pattern of coercion by Washington.

US to reduce military footprint in Syria, officials say

The Trump administration has decided to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Syria, officials and a source familiar with the planning said on Tuesday, according to Al Arabiya.