🟠 UPDATE

Pakistan announces US-Iran peace deal

Iran's theocratic rulers survived a U.S. military campaign, but now face managing demands from hardliners buoyed by survival and an impoverished, angry population.

📰 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/with-war-likely-over-iranian-rulers-must-face-demands-angry-embittered-2026-06-15/

#Iran #USA #Military #Geopolitics #GeoWire

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„[T]he traditional assumption that regional conflicts are temporary shocks awaiting a diplomatic fix has completely collapsed.

For global political and economic elites, perpetual instability is no longer a failure to be corrected but a baseline structural condition around which modern global capitalism is choosing to organize itself.“

https://www.transcend.org/tms/2026/06/the-rise-of-the-conflict-permanence-industry/

The Rise of the “Conflict-Permanence” Industry

11 Jun 2026 - Gaza Genocide, Inc.: The Permanent-Conflict Industry - Gaza is a tragic example of how a business has been created around the administering of crisis. ...

TRANSCEND Media Service

🟠 UPDATE

Pakistan announces US-Iran peace deal

The agreement is described as a fragile ceasefire rather than a comprehensive peace deal. Analysts warn that deep-rooted regional tensions remain unresolved, casting doubt on the deal's longevity and ability to prevent future conflict. Kuwaitis expressed relief tempered by skepticism.

📰 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/us-iran-ceasefire-respite-true-peace-distant

#Iran #USA #Diplomacy #Military #Geopolitics #GeoWire

US-Iran ceasefire offers welcome respite but true peace looks distant as ever

Analysts say lengthy, painstaking negotiations over region’s root tensions are required to make ceasefire stick

The Guardian

🟠 UPDATE

UN reports over 1,000 civilian deaths from drone strikes in Sudan in 2026

UN rights chief Volker Türk explicitly called for regulation and accountability to prevent similar atrocities.

📰 https://www.dw.com/en/un-calls-for-drone-regulation-in-conflict-zones/a-77565880?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

#Military #Geopolitics #GeoWire

UN calls for drone regulation in conflict zones

UN rights chief Volker Türk said more than 1,000 civilians in Sudan have been killed this year by drone attacks. The UN has called for regulation and accountability to prevent similar atrocities.

Deutsche Welle

Suspending #HabeasCorpus was one of two radical ideas #StephenMiller had been pushing that alarmed Mr. Scharf. The other was invoking the #InsurrectionAct to deploy the #military to enforce the #law on #US streets as #protests grew against #deportation sweeps.

Scharf wrote confidential memos to Wiles on both topics….

[article is long, but I recommend reading it]

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🟠 UPDATE

Pakistan announces US-Iran peace deal

Ceasefire is currently taking hold in southern Lebanon, generating relief and cautious optimism among the local population.

📰 https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/15/aje-onl-aje_onl_lebanon_wrap-150626?traffic_source=rss

#Iran #USA #Military #Diplomacy #Geopolitics #GeoWire

Lebanon Latest: Cautious optimism after ceasefire deal

Relief and cautious optimism in southern Lebanon as a US-Iran ceasefire takes hold.

Al Jazeera

🔴 BREAKING

UN reports over 1,000 civilian deaths from drone strikes in Sudan in 2026

The UN reports that expanding drone warfare has killed over 1,000 civilians in Sudan during the first five months of 2026. The data highlights a significant escalation in aerial strikes and their devastating impact on the civilian population.

📰 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/15/drone-warfare-kills-over-1000-in-sudan-in-2026-as-strikes-multiply-un?traffic_source=rss

#Military #Geopolitics #GeoWire

Drone warfare kills over 1,000 in Sudan in 2026 as strikes multiply: UN

Reports show drone use expanding, with more than 1,000 civilians killed in first five months of 2026.

Al Jazeera

Drone Warfare 2026: How Cheap FPV Drones Changed Everything

Drone warfare 2026: $500 FPV drones destroying $5M tanks. Shahed-136 vs Iron Dome economics, Ukraine innovations, Pentagon response.

https://theboard.world/articles/defense/drone-warfare-2026-how-cheap-fpv-drones-changed-everything

#Defense #Military #Security

Drone Warfare 2026: How Cheap FPV Drones Changed Everything

Drone warfare 2026: $500 FPV drones destroying $5M tanks. Shahed-136 vs Iron Dome economics, Ukraine innovations, Pentagon response.

The Board

A good read about the history of #defense spending in #canada and how we move forward in this new world

#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #military

https://thewalrus.ca/ottawa-wants-to-build-a-war-machine/

Austro-Hungarian troops crossing a river ford during the 12th Battle of the Isonzo, WW1, 1917