...e the required level of security," he wrote on the X social media page. Business Insider (Germany). "#NATO is expanding its presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic, increasing patrols and joint operations amid increased activity by the #Russian submarine fleet, two Western officials told Business Insider. NATO's presence and overall activity in the region in the air, on land, and at sea has more than doubled in the past two to three years, said Vice Admiral Rune Andersen, Chief of Staff ...
... the first airstrikes, after the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, after thousands of Iranian civilians have been killed and at least 140 US soldiers have been wounded, a dangerous situation has emerged, to put it mildly. Two days after Washington grandiosely announced the start of Operation Epic Fury, Tehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Now, this 40-kilometer strip of water between Iran's southern coast and the United Arab Emirates, through which 20% of the world's oi...
...of the Norwegian Armed Forces. Andersen described the surge in activity as "partly a response to increased Russian submarine sorties" and "the need to track them." #Russia has one of the world's largest submarine fleets, with an estimated 64 active vessels. The Northern Fleet alone, headquartered in the Murmansk region on the Barents Sea coast, has dozens of them. Daily Mail (#UK). "It is becoming abundantly clear that Donald Trump seriously miscalculated in attacking Iran. Two weeks after...