Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian II-20 flying over the Baltic Sea in the vicinity of the country, and a similar incident happened earlier in the week.
NATO scrambled jets after drones flew close to the Russia-Estonia border and one entered Estonian airspace, prompting an air alert that was later lifted.
The strikes targeted Iranian forces reportedly preparing to launch rockets capable of deploying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.
“U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island”
The U.S. military last week completed clearing sea mines from the strait’s international shipping routes.
Experts warn that a campaign aimed at avoiding military escalation could instead provoke it, as Iranian leaders vow retaliation across the oil-rich Gulf.
High-level Israeli and Syrian officials met Sunday in an effort to lower the temperature between the countries after a recent airbase bombing , according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Why it matters: The meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and the director of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, took place days after an Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase sharply escalated tensions between the two countries. - The Israeli prime minister's office declined to comment and a spokesperson for al-Shaibani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Experts worry that the conflict in Iran and other regional dynamics are setting the stage for a Somali pirates’ comeback.
MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the ongoing fallout over the Trump administration’s response to conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. “Pete Hegseth hid the fact that Iran destroyed the main re-supply base that the United States has in the Gulf,” says Rohde. Plus, MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details on her conversations with the families of sailors aboard the USS Lincoln. Meanwhile, Hegseth hit the campaign trail for a GOP candidate in Iowa as the Iran war continues with no clear end in sight.
Iran has threatened a "timely and precise" military response if the U.S. does not lift its naval blockade.