According to a recent draft Pentagon report reviewed by Reuters, China has likely loaded well over 100 DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) into its three newest silo fields near the Chinese–Mongolian border. The assessment comes as the People’s Liberation Army continues a major nuclear expansion that is projected to result in a force of more than 1,000 warheads by 2030.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is set to announce plans today from Mar-a-Lago for a new fleet of large warships that he plans to label “battleships,” as part of his vision for a “Golden Fleet.” The announcement will be made alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, according to a U.S. official and another source familiar with the discussions who spoke to The Wall Street Journal.

Israel warned the Trump administration over the weekend that an ongoing missile exercise and other unusual movements by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) could be preparations for an attack on Israel, according to three Israeli and U.S. sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Axios.

The Caribbean Sea and Puerto Rico are not the only areas seeing a military buildup related to Venezuela. Recent aerial imagery of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, shows a significant concentration of aircraft, including two E-3C “Sentry” Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft and 28 KC-135R “Stratotanker” aerial refueling tankers, most assigned to the 6th Operations Group at MacDill.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said that Vladimir Putin is a serious and calculating leader, noting that he is now in his third presidential term and effectively guaranteed to rule Russia until 2036. Cohen cautioned against expecting an imminent departure or regime change, saying he does not foresee that happening. He added that Putin is smart, with a very sharp calculus, and that he understands and values intelligence to a high degree.

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie announced that he and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna are drafting inherent contempt charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein files.

President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Sunday plans to build a new, larger, and more modern aircraft carrier to replace the ageing Charles de Gaulle and bolster France’s maritime power.

“The United States Coast Guard is actively pursuing a sanctioned dark fleet vessel involved in Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion. It is sailing under a false flag and is subject to a judicial seizure order,” a U.S. official told Fox News, responding to reports that another vessel was boarded and seized this morning in the southern Caribbean.

Western intelligence agencies have recently observed unusual activity by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, including coordinated movements of drone, ballistic missile, and air-defense units, along with abnormal command-and-control signals, deployments, and logistical activity. The developments have prompted heightened monitoring, sources familiar with the assessments told Iran International.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released footage from tonight’s large-scale retaliatory operation against ISIS strongholds and affiliated sites in Syria, known as Operation Hawkeye Strike. American and Jordanian forces employed more than 100 precision munitions, launched from aircraft and ground-based systems, to strike and destroy over 70 ISIS targets across northern and central Syria.