Vaughn Cockayne

Iran’s president attacks Israel, U.S., E3 in U.N. speech

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday accused Israel and the U.S. of flagrantly violating international law in their war with his country in June and creating unnecessary suffering in the Middle East.

September 24, 2025

CENTCOM launches new task force aimed at rapidly equipping troops

U.S. Central Command has established an innovation task force designed to deliver advanced combat equipment to troops rapidly.

September 24, 2025

Secret Service dismantles telecommunications network threatening Trump, U.S. officials in New York

The Secret Service disabled a malicious telecommunications network in and around New York City that officials said posed a major threat to President Trump and other diplomats and leaders at the U.N. General Assembly meetings this week.

September 23, 2025

America’s lack of envoy to Tehran raises questions over U.S.-Iran relationship

President Trump's consolidation of control over foreign policy into a small group of envoys has raised concern among some national security analysts about his dealings with Iran.

September 14, 2025

Polish PM Tusk contradicts Trump over reason behind Russian drone incursion

Polish officials insisted Friday that a drone incursion into its territory was an intentional provocation by Russia and strongly rejected suggestions made by President Trump the day before that it could have been a mistake.

September 12, 2025

U.N. Security Council to meet Friday following Russian drones over Poland

The U.N. Security Council will meet on Friday to discuss drone incursions into neutral airspace after Poland shot down Russian unmanned aircraft over its territory this week.

September 11, 2025

Report: Pentagon unprepared to defend against emerging drone warfare

U.S. forces are vulnerable to drone swarms due to insufficient scale and urgency in efforts to meet the demand for affordable, precise drone and counter-drone systems, a new report says.

September 11, 2025

Trump could move needle on jailed Hong Kong media mogul’s case

The son of jailed Hong Kong media magnate and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai says he's optimistic U.S. President Trump can convince China his father should be released, because keeping him imprisoned only reinforces the reputation of Beijing as an authoritarian, freedom-crushing power.

September 10, 2025

Mossad, White House reportedly promised it would not attack Hamas officials in Qatar

The Israeli spy agency Mossad and the White House both had promised not to attack Hamas officials in Doha, Qatar, before Tuesday's airstrikes by Israel Defense Forces.

September 10, 2025

Iran agrees to resume nuclear inspections in bid to avoid sanctions

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency reached on Tuesday an agreement on resuming inspections at uranium enrichment facilities hit by Israeli and U.S. bombs.

September 10, 2025

Iranian regime confirms it has lost access to its stockpiles of enriched uranium

An Iranian government spokesperson confirmed Tuesday that the Islamic republic does not have access to its stockpiles of enriched uranium following its 12-day war with Israel.

September 9, 2025

New portable drone launch system enables fully autonomous drone launch while mobile

The defense arm of aerospace company Teledyne Technologies unveiled a new portable drone platform this week that can launch and retrieve drones while troops are on the move.

September 9, 2025

Putin says Russia would consider Western troops in Ukraine as ‘legitimate’ military targets

Russian President Vladimir Putin said any Western troops in Ukraine would be fair targets for Russian forces, a clear warning to NATO and the U.S. as debate continues over security guarantees for Kyiv.

September 5, 2025

China’s control over rare earth metals threatens U.S. security, industry expert says

China's strategic investment in processing instead of mining rare earth metals has led to its nearly total domination of worldwide rare earth metal production, giving it leverage over the U.S., an industry expert said in the latest episode of the "Threat Status" podcast.

September 5, 2025

Rubio announces $13.5 million for Ecuador to combat drug violence

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a substantial payment aimed at assisting Ecuadorian authorities in fighting violence coming from drug cartels in South America.

September 4, 2025

China’s DeepSeek to release high-powered AI agent by the end of the year

The Chinese artificial intelligence system DeepSeek is developing an advanced AI agent feature that can learn and improve over time, according to media reports.

September 4, 2025

Russia denies reports it jammed navigation systems on EU leader’s plane

Russia on Thursday officially denied allegations that it was behind a cyberattack on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plane over the weekend.

September 4, 2025

Rubio to tackle cartels, immigration during trip to Mexico and Ecuador this week

Immigration and cartel issues are expected to dominate Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Mexico and Ecuador this week, as the secretary looks to cement U.S. influence in the region.

September 2, 2025

Investigation finds Syrian government, militia forces executed Druze civilians in July conflict

Amnesty International this week documented evidence that Syrian military forces and government-aligned troops conducted extrajudicial killings of Druze religious minorities in Suwayda province during sectarian fighting in July.

September 2, 2025

China, Russia condemn use of ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran

China and Russia on Monday jointly condemned the effort by European leaders to reimpose U.N.-backed sanctions on Iran, calling the move illegal.

September 2, 2025