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The U.S. military said Monday it disabled an oil tanker that attempted to get around President Trump's blockade by sailing toward an Iranian port.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said attacks on Iran are on hold Monday, just hours after his country launched retaliatory missile attacks on the Islamic republic.

The European Union on Monday sanctioned two senior Iranian officials for their roles in Tehran's scheme to restrict maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukraine could begin test flights this summer for a ballistic missile capable of hitting targets in Moscow, says the co-founder of a Ukrainian defense company.

Chinese President Xi Jinping received a colorful welcome from North Koreans on Monday, as he arrived in Pyongyang for his first summit in the country in seven years.

Iran's military command said Monday that offensive operations against Israel were paused after Tehran launched a wave of ballistic missiles at the country in response to its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

When Swarmer, a Ukrainian drone company, listed on the Nasdaq this spring, the move drew attention well beyond the small circle of investors willing to bet on another defense-tech startup.

President Trump told Iran and Israel to "immediately stop" attacking each other on Monday as the two countries traded their first military strikes since a ceasefire took hold in early April.

Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire.

Democrats are set to lose their leverage for reining in President Trump's deportation force as Republicans prepare to send him a bill this week funding immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of his term.