Cuban Missile crisis

Cuba weighing attacks on US soil, Caribbean assets with drones from Russia, Iran - report

"When we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it's concerning," one official told Axios.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
Military personnel hold flags as they attend the March of Torches, which is held annually in celebration of the birth anniversary of Cuba's independence hero Jose Marti, in Havana, Cuba, January 27, 2026.
IRANIAN ATOMIC Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami (right) and IAEA head Rafael Grossi shake hands after a joint news conference in Isfahan, Iran, in May.

Lessons from the Cold War on nuclear strategy as tensions escalate - opinion

Unexpected 1990s discussions between Israeli and Iranian academics reveal crucial insights into nuclear deterrence and the importance of communication to prevent catastrophic miscalculations.

|ByGERALD M. STEINBERG
A Ukrainian national flag flies in front of the government building in central Kiev, Ukraine.

Russia says Ukraine could turn into re-run of Cuban missile crisis

Ukraine says it fears an invasion by tens of thousands of Russian troops gathered near its borders, while Moscow says its posture is purely defensive.

|ByREUTERS
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin faces off with US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7, 2017

Putin warns U.S. of renewed Cuban Missile crisis, says Russia has edge

Putin's comments follow his warning that Moscow will match any U.S. move to deploy new missiles closer to Russia by stationing its own missiles closer to the United States.

|ByREUTERS