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Iran Press TV Sunday, 28 June 2026 7:38 AM A coordinated bombing and shooting attack targeting a military facility in Karachi has killed three security personnel as Pakistan’s military launches anti-militancy operations across the country. Sindh Inspector General Javed Alam Odho said four attackers were also killed in the assault on the Rangers headquarters in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Saturday evening. Odho told local media that, according to initial information, the attackers rammed a vehicle into the main gate of the facility. He said officials had not yet confirmed whether an explosion had taken place. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah…

Dan Hooker isn’t convinced Khabib Nurmagomedov walked away from MMA solely because the latter promised his mother he wouldn’t fight without his late father in his corner. The former UFC lightweight champion’s father, the legendary Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, passed away on July 3, 2020, due to COVID-19 complications. Later that year, “The Eagle” submitted Justin Gaethje in Round 2 at UFC 254 and announced his decision to walk away from the sport. In 2021, the UFC lightweight championship was officially vacated. Nurmagomedov retired from the sport undefeated at 29-0, with notable wins over Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, and Conor McGregor, among…

BEIRUT (AP) — As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead. He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria’s autocratic President Bashar Assad a year and a half ago and formed a new government would do a better job of rooting out Hezbollah than the Israeli army. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has said he has no interest in doing so, and has asserted that Trump’s comments were misconstrued. But…

The temperature is up, and the prices are down; that can only mean that the Steam Summer Sale is upon us! Those wonderful green discount tags are all over the Steam Store, but the discerning gamer will still want to pick their deals carefully. There’s so much worth picking up and taking home that I honestly didn’t even know where to begin with this article. In fact, there’s a good chance it’ll end up getting a Part Two. There are some really fantastic discounts on massive titles this year, especially when it comes to turn-based games. If your collection is…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The U.S. military has now confirmed the acceptance of at least six F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the U.S. Marine Corps without radars. This is due to issues tied to the development of the new AN/APG-85 radar, the first production lot of which is scheduled to be delivered in 2028. The prospect of radarless F-35s had first emerged publicly back in February. The AN/APG-85 is a critical component of the larger Block 4 upgrade package for all variants of the F-35, an…

Conor McGregor has once again made it clear that he doesn’t think much of Justin Gaethje’s abilities inside the Octagon. Gaethje is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion after pulling off a big upset at UFC Freedom 250. “The Highlight” was a sizable underdog going into his title unification bout with Ilia Topuria on the White House lawn. Gaethje put damage on Topuria’s face in the first round and he only made things worse for “El Matador” as the fight progressed. After surviving a knockdown in the second stanza, Gaethje started to take over. He ended up breaking Topuria’s orbital bone…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a “complete halt” in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight sparked the crossfire now gripping the region and have imperiled negotiations for a lasting ceasefire. A multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman for both inbound and outbound traffic, setting up a new flashpoint with…

Iran Press TV Sunday, 28 June 2026 5:45 AM Iraqi forces have carried out an operation in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, targeting officials suspected of involvement in financial corruption. Early on Sunday, security forces supported by military units entered the Green Zone and launched a series of raids targeting several political figures. Videos circulating on social media platforms showed heavily armed personnel and military vehicles, including tanks, deployed across the area during the operation. Footage also appeared to show security forces entering residential compounds and private homes as part of the raids. A security source said the operation was…

Contracts AIR FORCE Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi, has been awarded a ceiling $500,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for contractor logistic support services for the Air Force C-12 aircraft fleet. This contract provides time-sensitive movement of personnel, cargo, and medical evacuation, as well as test support for Air Force Materiel Command, Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and Pacific Air Forces. Work will be performed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; Edwards Air Force Base, California; Joint Base Andrews, Maryland; Madison, Mississippi; Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; Okmulgee, Oklahoma; San Angelo, Texas; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Gaborone, Botswana; Brasilia, Brazil; Bogota,…

With its foreign assistance review, the Trump administration has thrown the fate of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a critical US foreign-development-aid agency, into uncertainty. But the fact of the matter is that the MCC works, particularly because of its unique model, in which it uses scorecards to select countries for financing. Such scorecards ultimately incentivize countries to make reforms that are in the US interest. I’ve seen it with my own eyes when I was the US ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire. To be eligible for an MCC grant program, known as a compact, a country must receive a passing grade…