US-Iran war LIVE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed Iran’s demands as “absurd,” saying the country was facing growing economic pressure and that no major military action was needed for now.

The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital has twice in the last two weeks announced it was sending cash to two of SpaceX’s competitors in the launch business. First, on October 26, the office announced a $150 million conditional loan commitment to Stoke Space. Military officials revealed a second $150 million Pentagon loan Tuesday for Rocket Lab.

United States President Donald J Trump speaks in the Oval Office on September 2, 2026. Photo: IMAGO/MediaPunch via Reuters Connect.

The US Air Force is declining to confirm reports that it moved several military aircraft, including two refueling tankers, from a Royal Air Force base in the UK amid an unspecified threat from Iran.

The U.S. military has eliminated older firefighting foam from its bases in Japan but still has three systems using a newer foam that it plans to replace.

Geothermal Development and Energy Security on American Military Bases, a first-of-its-kind analysis on where geothermal energy can help military installations generate onsite baseload power. The publication comes just weeks after the administration announced "Fortress America,

Task Force Iron Gate will focus in part on halting the flow of dual-use technologies used by Iran and stemming what Washington calls illegal revenue streams.

Trump's plans to expand US military presence in Greenland may threaten traditional hunting livelihoods, a community leader warns.