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The U.S.-Iran Truce Framework Has Expired. Trump Is Threatening Oman. What Happens Now?
August 18, 2026
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: The U.S.-Iran truce framework, a 60-day diplomatic window intended to turn a temporary U.S.-Iran cessation of hostilities into a broader settlement has expired
Trump Abruptly Scales Back South Korea Drills as Kim Jong Un’s Growing Russia Ties Reshape the Security Calculus
August 18, 2026
SDG News Defense Brief | August 18, 2026 President Donald Trump’s abrupt order to substantially scale back joint military exercises with South Korea is
Defense Brief: NATO Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia as Unmanned Threats Test Alliance Air Defenses
August 14, 2026
A NATO fighter jet shot down an unidentified drone over Latvia on Friday, underscoring a wider security challenge with implications well beyond Europe: governments
