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Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman – President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman. He made the remark on Monday, after Iran announced fresh progress toward an agreement with Muscat over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Oman Behaving ‘Badly’

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrives at Pier 88 during the International Naval Review (INR) 250 Parade of Sail in New York, July 4, 2026. The Parade of Sail marks the opening of INR 250, a multinational maritime celebration commemorating the 250th anniversaries of the U.S.

Trump Rules Out Extending Iran Deal, Iran Pushes Back Harder – As Iran steps up its rhetoric and promises to go on the offensive, the regime gave President Donald Trump a new deadline of just a few weeks to change course on the war, threatening to escalate military operations and attempt to break the U.S. naval blockade if Washington does not return to the terms of the failed June memorandum of understanding.

The warning, which was issued by a senior Iranian official on Monday, August 17, came as Trump also ruled out extending the 60-day U.S.

Russia and Ukraine continue to trade long-range strikes, overnight into Monday, August 17. At least 9 people were killed and 23 injured in Ukrainian attacks on Russia, according to Russian regional authorities, including eight deaths in the Belgorod region and another in Astrakhan.

In Ukraine, meanwhile, Russian strikes killed civilians in the Sumy and Donetsk regions and damaged a foreign-flagged commercial vessel near Odesa.

Putin Mach 2020 Russian Federation Photo Handout

Putin at a Conference 2026. Kremlin Handout Photo.

Dozens of stalls also burned at a market in Sloviansk.

Russia has issued a furious threat after British-made drones were used by Ukraine to strike targets hundreds of miles into Russian territory.

Russia: UK is ‘Accomplice’ in Ukraine’s Attacks

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with the 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment fires toward a designated target at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 20, 2023. U.S. Army soldiers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members participated in showcasing their artillery prowess in front of VIPs and dignitaries. (Photo by U.S.

Defense Department leaders instructed 30 American universities and specialized technology institutes to immediately audit their academic, financial and research connections to foreign entities that the government considers too risky or hostile to engage with.
The initiation of these probes, revealed on Monday, marks DOD’s latest move in a yearslong effort to counter what it views as adversarial influences infiltrating U.S. academia.

U.S. troops launched a major joint exercise in South Korea on Monday, just hours after a last-minute social media post from President Donald Trump that the annual event would be drastically curtailed. 
On Sunday evening, Trump posted on Truth Social — a social media service in which he owns a majority stake — that he had ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the American involvement in joint military exercises in South Korea. The post came on the eve of a major annual training event on the Korean Peninsula.

Defense tech maker Anduril, one of the primary performers on the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command program, recently delivered headsets to the Army for testing and is gearing up for the next phase of the prototyping effort, according to a top executive.
The SBMC project aims to develop soldier-worn heads-up displays equipped with augmented reality, night vision, AI, and command-and-control capabilities that can connect with other systems such as drones, among other features.

Russian strikes pummel infrastructure in Ukraine’s key port region overnight into Monday.

The Izmail district in the southern Odesa region is home to Ukraine’s biggest port on the Danube Delta, connecting war-torn Ukraine to its western neighbors.

Tu-22M Backfire Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Tu-22M3 Russian Bomber. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

A civilian Togo-flagged vessel sustained damage, and four people were injured in the attack, Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper announced.

The Air Force recently evaluated prototypes designed to enable airmen to control Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones from the ground via a portable system, the service announced Aug. 13.
Held at the Springfield Air National Guard Base in Ohio, the tests served as the initial assessment phase for the portable Command and Control Enclave (C2E) effort — a newly revealed capability being developed under the CCA program. The service is now a step closer to choosing a prime contractor that will serve as the C2E integrator, according to a news release.

Ukrainian drones struck another major Wildberries warehouse near Moscow on Sunday, August 16, setting fire to the sprawling logistics complex as Kyiv continued a month-long series of attacks on Russia’s largest online retailer.

The warehouse in Koledino, near Podolsk and roughly 30 miles south of central Moscow, was hit during a much larger overnight Ukrainian attack across Russia.