From the UK to the Gulf, are US overseas bases becoming liabilities?
For decades, these bases allowed the US to wage faraway wars. Now, Iran has changed that calculation.

For decades, these bases allowed the US to wage faraway wars. Now, Iran has changed that calculation.





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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls for “absolute superiority” in drone capabilities.