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U.S. President Donald Trump’s interim deal to end the Iran war met scorching public criticism from some of his fellow Republicans as copies of the signed agreement circulated on Capitol Hill on Thursday. One Republican senator called the framework pact announced this week the “worst foreign policy blunder in decades,” another said some reported provisions seemed “ill-advised,” and some pro-Republican commentators also broke with Trump over the agreement.The criticism was a rare rebuke from members of the Republican Party who have mostly offered full loyalty to the president, but are increasingly restive as the economic effects of the Iran conflict…

At under 2 kg and nearly half of the cost of US equivalents, it is the most accurate European payload in its class with the longest targeting range, designed for off-the-shelf integration across drone platforms.  As Russia’s GPS jamming spreads across the region, laser designation offers the only targeting solution that does not rely on GPS at all. June 17, 2026 – Vilnius, Lithuania. When GPS guidance fails, a drone can drift off course by as much as 100 km. Over the last month, at least six drone incidents across Europe have been linked to GPS jamming and spoofing –…

Michael Chandler failed to return to winning ways this past weekend at UFC Freedom 250. Mauricio Ruffy knocked him out in Round 1 of their lightweight three-round battle. The 40-year-old is currently on a four-fight losing skid and has been knocked out in his last two bouts. Chandler’s last victory came at UFC 274 in 2022. After the most recent Mauricio Ruffy loss at the White House, many in the MMA community asked the former Bellator champion to retire. However, he has no plans to do so just yet. WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 14: (R-L) Mauricio Ruffy of Brazil strikes…

Forget pickup trucks or hypercars, the real driving force of vehicle innovation since 1984 has been the minivan. Especially the Chrysler minivan. Now CarBuzz has found a new patent from the people carrier experts that could make the company’s only model more flexible than ever. New Seat Idea Lets You Slide Back, Flip It, Or Reverse It Credit: Stellantis The patent is called Cross-Car and Fore-Aft Positionable Seating System. It’s a dull name, but the result makes even the modularity of Lego bricks look like child’s play. Stellantis engineers have invented a system of tracks that are installed in the floor…

Senate lawmakers are pushing to restrict Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s travel spending until he provides lawmakers with a civilian harm investigation into the February bombing of an Iranian girls’ school and unedited video footage of the Latin American boat strikes.The Senate Armed Services Committee included a provision in its version of fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would reduce funding for Hegseth’s travel to no more than 25% until the committee receives what lawmakers describe as overdue reports and supporting documents.The committee approved its version of the NDAA last week in an 18-9 vote, sending the bill…

The U.S. Department of Defense is open to Poland’s offer to host a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Brussels.Poland has been pushing for a bigger allied presence on NATO’s eastern flank after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022.“I had the opportunity to speak today with the Secretary of War — we discussed collective defense and cooperation,” Kosiniak-Kamysz told reporters in Brussels.“The U.S. responded positively to Poland’s proposal to establish a permanent U.S. military base in Poland.”No decision has been taken yet, he…

The Pentagon office that lends money to weapons developers would be allowed to take equity stakes in private companies deemed critical to national security under draft provisions of the 2027 defense policy bill.“We have allowed them to take equity in certain sectors. We have, what I think, is a very robust reporting regime and ethics regime, and we are working to reorganize or rationalize equity at the department by co-locating it with the loan authority at the Office of Strategic Capital and leaving the industrial-based fund, IBAS, as a tool for smaller dollar grants…as it’s traditionally been used,” a congressional…

Updated Jun 18, 2026, 2:54 PM EDT What tax benefits does your state offer to military members and retirees? Find out which benefits are available to you. State Tax Breaks Available for Military and Retirees You may know that military allowances such as the Basic Allowance for Housing are tax-free. You may also know that most Department of Veterans Affairs benefits are also tax-free. Did you know that many states do not charge income tax on active duty or retired military pay? Many others tax only a portion of these pays. To see what type of tax breaks your state offers…

Iran Press TV Thursday, 18 June 2026 6:31 AM While Israeli military incursions and activities in southern Syria, along with harassment of local citizens under the inaction of the ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) regime, have become recurrent over the past year, Syrian sources have detailed a recent ground incursion. The sources stated that Israeli forces, onboard nine military vehicles, raided the village of al-Asbah on the outskirts of Syria’s southwestern province of Quneitra near the occupied strategic Golan Heights early on Thursday. Israeli forces on Wednesday carried out a series of raids on residential homes in the southern countryside…

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