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03.06.2026 - 18:09 [ Common Dreams ]

‘This Must Stop’: Call Grows for US Lawmakers to Pass Lebanon War Powers Resolution

The brief resolution would require the US to end unauthorized military cooperation with Israel within seven days of being passed, which proponents said may also limit the ability of the US military to share intelligence and coordinate targets with Israel.

Tlaib and other progressives like Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) initially pushed for the resolution to be brought to a House vote during the week of May 18, but it was kicked until after lawmakers returned from recess.

In the meantime, several cosponsors have signed onto the resolution, bringing the total up to 17. They include Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Rep. André Carson (D-Ind.), who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

15.05.2026 - 02:58 [ Harvard.edu ]

Brief History of the Domain Name System

Jan. 7, 1958 – President Eisenhower requested funds to start ARPA.

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– Early 1967 – Meeting of ARPA’s principal investigators in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Roberts (the director of the IPTO) put forward the idea of a computer network. Wes Clark introduced the idea of a subnetwork: small, identical computers all interconnected – “interface message processors (IMPs).” Engelbert volunteered to the Network Information Center (NIC).

– 1967 – Roberts published paper on ARPANET.

– End of 1967 – The Association for Computing Machinery’s computer conference in Gatliburg, Tennessee. Roberts presented his first paper on ARPANET and heard of work done by Donald Davies’ team at NPL and Paul Baran at RAND.

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Summer 1975 – The Defense Communications Agency (DCA) took over the management of ARPANET.

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– November 1983 – The rapid growth of the internet caused massive problems in bookkeeping. To deal with this problem a group including Jon Postel, Paul Mockapetris and Craig Partrige published RFC 882 which created the domain name system (DNS) to make Internet navigation easier. With DNS, users can type host names such as “USC-ISIF” instead of “10.2.0.52.” Every Address would have information from specific to general.

15.05.2026 - 00:56 [ New York Times ]

Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks

Strikes
57

Killed
192

05.05.2026 - 20:07 [ CBS News ]

Hegseth says „the ceasefire is not over“ after U.S., Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz

Hegseth later clarified that „the ceasefire is not over“ even though Iranian vessels on Monday fired on U.S. ships guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the U.S. sinking several small Iranian boats.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Iran had attacked the U.S. „more than 10 times“ since the April 8 ceasefire, but it „fell below the threshold of restarting major combat operations.“

05.05.2026 - 20:02 [ CNN ]

Hegseth says US guiding of ships in Strait of Hormuz is „temporary“ and „defensive“

“To be clear, this operation is separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury,” Hegseth said. “Project Freedom is defensive in nature, focused in scope and temporary in duration, with one mission: Protecting innocent commercial shipping from Iranian aggression.”

The secretary said two US commercial vessels have moved through the strait and six other ships that attempted to violate the blockade of Iranian ports “were all turned around.”

02.05.2026 - 21:51 [ Politico.com ]

Hegseth orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany

The drawdown, which comes after the country’s leader sparred with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, leaves about 33,000 troops there.

02.05.2026 - 21:47 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Anordnung von Hegseth: USA ziehen 5.000 Soldaten aus Deutschland ab

US-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth hat den Abzug von etwa 5.000 US-Soldaten aus Deutschland angeordnet. Man gehe davon aus, dass der Abzug innerhalb der nächsten sechs bis zwölf Monate abgeschlossen sein werde, teilte ein Sprecher des Pentagons mit.

25.04.2026 - 16:50 [ Blick.ch ]

Streit um Falkland-Inseln eskaliert: «Trump ist ein Tyrann, der die Macht Amerikas missbraucht»

Die Falklandinseln bleiben britisch – und daran wird sich nichts ändern. Mit dieser klaren Botschaft reagierte die Regierung der Falklandinseln im Südatlantik auf Berichte, wonach das Pentagon in Erwägung ziehe, die Souveränitätsansprüche Argentiniens über das Gebiet zu unterstützen – und sich damit gegen Grossbritannien zu stellen.

Wie ein brisanter Reuters-Bericht nahelegte, prüft die US-Regierung diese drastische Massnahme offenbar als Druckmittel gegen das Vereinigte Königreich. Dies, weil London die USA im Krieg gegen den Iran nicht unterstützen möchte.

25.04.2026 - 16:40 [ Reuters ]

Argentina calls for renewed negotiations over Falkland Islands

Argentina‘s government on Friday reiterated its willingness to resume ​bilateral negotiations with the United Kingdom ‌in regards to a sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, which Argentina knows as ​the Malvinas and has long ​claimed sovereignty over.

25.04.2026 - 16:24 [ People.com ]

Donald Trump Angers NATO Ally U.K. Before King Charles‘ Visit with Push to Help Argentina Reclaim Falkland Islands

(April 24, 2026)

Reuters reported on Friday, April 24, that a recent internal Pentagon email had outlined options for the U.S. to punish NATO allies that it believes have inadequately supported its military operations in Iran.

According to the report, the Defense Department has suggested that the U.S. reassess its support for European “imperial possessions,” including the Falkland Islands, and consider suspending Spain’s NATO membership.

24.04.2026 - 21:03 [ USA Today ]

Pentagon wants record $1.5 trillion, cost of Iran war not included

„This budget was formulated, honestly, before we went into conflict with Iran,“ Jules Hurst III, the Pentagon‘s acting chief financial officer, told reporters at a briefing April 21.

In addition, the Trump administration separately plans to ask Congress for more than $200 billion in supplemental funding for the Iran war, according to reports.

24.04.2026 - 20:35 [ Reuters ]

Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran ‚going global‘

„We‘re enforcing the blockade across the board against any ship of any nationality that is transiting to or from an Iranian port or territory,“ Caine said.
„We‘re closely tracking vessels of ​interest headed towards Iran ​and those moving ⁠away from Iran that were outside the blockade area when this blockade was ordered and … we‘re prepared and postured to intercept them,“ he ​said.

The U.S. naval blockade on Iran began on April 13.

24.04.2026 - 20:29 [ PBS.org ]

WATCH: Hegseth calls U.S. war in Iran a ‚gift to the world‘

Watch the full news conference in the video player above.

Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Hegseth said the U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping will continue „as long as it takes“ to accomplish America‘s „bold and dangerous“ mission to end Iran‘s threat to global security.

23.04.2026 - 02:33 [ CNN ]

US Navy Secretary Phelan ousted as naval blockade of Iran continues

Phelan is a businessman with no prior military service; he and his wife previously fundraised millions of dollars for Trump’s campaign before he was confirmed as Navy secretary in 2025.

“John will be a tremendous force for our Naval servicemembers, and a steadfast leader in advancing my America First vision,” Trump said at the time. “He will put the business of the US Navy above all else.”

16.04.2026 - 17:04 [ Reuters ]

US military: ‚locked and loaded‘ to strike Iran‘s power plants, energy industry if ordered

„We are reloading with more power than ever before, and better intelligence,“ Hegseth ​said at a Pentagon news briefing. „We are locked and loaded on your critical dual-use infrastructure, ⁠on your remaining power generation, and on your energy industry. We‘d rather not have to do it.“

12.04.2026 - 15:23 [ PressTV.ir ]

Press TV Exclusive: US destroyers‘ Strait of Hormuz transit stunt failed, came close to destruction

Press TV‘s investigation found the American attempt to be an extremely high-risk move that could have easily turned into a disaster for the United States and its military.

The destroyers were only a few minutes away from complete destruction after Iranian cruise missiles locked onto the vessel and attack drones were deployed.

When the two destroyers and the accompanying fleet reached the mouth of the Persian Gulf, Iran‘s cruise missiles locked onto them, and the destroyers were given only 30-minutes to turn back. The vessels immediately retreated.

They had attempted to use electronic warfare tactics, including turning off its position reporting system, in a bid to deceive the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces.

08.04.2026 - 17:11 [ Kurier.at ]

Die USA greifen den Iran mit seinen eigenen Waffen an

(March 6, 2026)

Nun haben auch die USA ihre eigene Version der Kamikaze-Drohne gebaut – die LUCAS-Drohne. Sie ist ein Nachbau der iranischen Shahed. Ihren ersten großen Einsatz flog sie ausgerechnet im US-israelischen Krieg gegen den Iran.

Die USA dürften wohl an abgestürzte Shaheds – die seit einigen Jahren von Russland und dem Iran eingesetzt werden – gekommen sein und sie erfolgreich rekonstruiert haben. Die LUCAS-Drohne basiert auf den gewonnenen Kenntnissen.

08.04.2026 - 17:06 [ Independent.co.uk ]

The new low-cost drones the US has quietly introduced to Iran conflict

(March 5, 2026)

In the opening salvoes of the attack, the US quietly introduced its Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (Lucas), a one-way attack drone modelled on the cheap technology that Iran itself has been developing since the 1980s. Those Shahed drones were said to have been inspired by technology developed by Israel, which has co-led the assault with the US.

08.04.2026 - 17:02 [ DefenseOne.com ]

Shahed drone meets clone in US war on Iran

(February 28, 2026)

The Feb. 28 strikes saw the first combat use of the LUCAS, a near-copy of Iran’s cheap and effective Shahed-136.

04.04.2026 - 05:54 [ ABC News ]

2 US jets downed by Iranian fire; search and rescue mission underway for 1 crew member

Combat search and rescue missions have become relatively rare for U.S. forces after more than a generation of near-total air dominance, with American aircraft typically operating with limited threats to aircraft in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

04.04.2026 - 05:51 [ Associated Press ]

2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing

Neither the White House nor the Pentagon released public information about the downed planes. But the Pentagon notified the House Armed Services Committee that the status of a second service member from the fighter jet was not known.

In an email from the Pentagon that obtained by The Associated Press, meanwhile, the military said it received notification of “an aircraft being shot down” in the Middle East, without providing more details.

03.04.2026 - 18:47 [ CBS News ]

Trump briefed after U.S. fighter jet downed over Iran

President Trump has been briefed on the U.S. fighter jet that was downed over Iran on Friday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News.

03.04.2026 - 18:42 [ CBS News ]

1 U.S. crew member from downed F-15E jet rescued, U.S. officials say

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One crew member from the U.S. F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran was rescued by American forces, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Friday.

The F-15E is a two-member crew aircraft. The search and rescue mission is ongoing.

03.04.2026 - 18:40 [ CBS News ]

U.S. F-15E fighter jet downed over Iran, search for crew underway, sources say

10:53 AM (US time zone)

An American F-15E fighter jet was downed over Iran, U.S. officials confirmed Friday, and a search and rescue effort is ongoing, two sources confirmed to CBS News. The F-15E is flown by a two-member crew.

Earlier Friday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard claimed it shot down a U.S. fighter jet over central Iran.

03.04.2026 - 13:08 [ PressTV.ir ]

Iran downs two advanced US jets, including second F-35

In a statement on Friday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that its newly developed and advanced air defenses had shot down a stealth F-35 fighter jet in central Iran.

The downed aircraft belonged to the Lakenheath squadron, it said, adding that the fighter jet was completely destroyed and crashed.

Due to the complete disintegration of the aircraft, the fate of the pilot remains unknown, it noted.

03.04.2026 - 10:28 [ Antiwar.com ]

Trump Set To Unveil His $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Request Amid Raging Iran War

President Trump is expected to unveil his request for a $1.5 trillion military budget for the 2027 fiscal year on Friday, Reuters has reported, marking a 50% increase from this year’s already massive budget.

The 2026 military budget marked the first to officially exceed $1 trillion, which was achieved by Congress passing a 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) worth about $900 billion and combining it with $150 billion in supplemental military spending that was included in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, a reconciliation bill that became law last year.

The White House is expected to go with a similar strategy to reach $1.5 trillion. It may request an NDAA worth about $1 trillion or less and seek a supplemental spending bill for $400 to $600 billion.

03.04.2026 - 10:18 [ theIntercept.com ]

“Casualty Cover-Up”: The Pentagon Is Hiding U.S. Losses Under Trump in the Middle East

The Pentagon has sent outdated statements on the number of U.S. troops killed or wounded during the Iran war, resulting in undercounts.

Almost 750 U.S. troops have been wounded or killed in the Middle East since October 2023, an analysis by The Intercept has found. But the Pentagon won’t acknowledge it.