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  Retired admirals say US military is already shifting to alternate command sites and rotating forces away from fixed installations After weeks of  Iranian missile and drone  attacks exposed the vulnerability of major U.S. military bases across the Gulf, the Pentagon is weighing whether decades of relying on large, permanent installations within range of Iranian weapons still makes strategic sense. Defense officials are considering dispersing some capabilities and reassessing parts of the U.S. regional base posture, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The Gulf base network is how the U.S. responds quickly to Iran, protects shipping lanes, reassures Arab partners and keeps pressure on ISIS and al Qaeda. If the Pentagon reduces or disperses that footprint, it could make U.S. forces harder to hit — but also slower to surge in a crisis. For decades, the tradeoff was straightforward: the closer U.S. forces were to the fight, the faster they could respond. But Operation ...

  Dr. Mohammed Omar notes no major world power is sending its top leader, calling it 'isolation showing through the pageantry' Tehran is preparing for the July 9 burial of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, more than four months after his death, as authorities mobilize the Basij militia and mount a massive security operation ahead of what is expected to be a "historic" turnout. The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei's remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, analysts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming. "The mechanism is almost certainly refrigerated cold storage, not embalming, as Islam bars chemical embalming," counterterrorism expert  Dr. Mohammed Omar  told Fox News Digital. "Shia law allows delayed burial and preservation by cold in exceptional cases, and a clerical exemption for a Supreme Leader is easy to get," he added. "Iran's forensic morgues already ...

  A last-16 meeting against either Spain or Austria awaits the winners of the round of 32 clash in Toronto. Portugal play Croatia in Toronto in a game that could mark the final career World Cup match for either  41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo  or his former Real Madrid teammate and veteran Croatian midfielder 40-year-old Luka Modric. Croatia have again shown the resilience that has marked their recent World Cup runs, recovering from an opening loss to England with a 1-0 victory over Panama and a 2-1 win against Ghana. Portugal, meanwhile, have underwhelmed with just one win and two draws in the group stage and Ronaldo looking well off the pace. A last-16 meeting against either  Spain or Austria  awaits the winners in Toronto. But for one of football’s all-time greats, the World Cup curtain will come down in Canada. Ageing stars Ronaldo, Modric clash Ronaldo and Modric will make history when  two outfield players aged over 40  face off for the first time...

  Late VAR penalty leads to fury as Senegal blows 2-0 lead, loses 3-2 to Belgium in dramatic World Cup Round of 32 exit. The  penalty  awarded against the Senegalese national team in the final moments of their match against Belgium on Wednesday caused widespread controversy after it led to their elimination from the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup, in a harsh turn of events that saw the “Lions of Teranga” go from leading 2-0 to losing 3-2. Honduran referee Said Martinez awarded a penalty kick at the end of the second period of extra time, after a VAR review, following a challenge by Senegal’s Lamine Camara on Belgian captain Youri Tielemans, with the score tied 2-2 and the match heading towards a penalty shootout. The “Archivo VAR” platform, which specialises in analysing refereeing decisions, said that VAR intervened excessively during the match, confirming that it was Tielemans who extended his foot in front of Camara, causing the contact. The platform added, via its...