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Missile Barrage Deepens Middle East Crisis as Iran Mocks Trump’s Strait Proposal

                                   Emergency personnel respond at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel Iran unleashed multiple waves of missiles on Israel, intensifying a conflict already engulfing the Middle East. The strikes came just a day after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed “very good and productive” talks were underway to halt the war. Israeli officials, however, doubted Iran would accept U.S. terms, and Tehran insisted no negotiations had taken place.  Tehran openly ridiculed Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. and Iran could jointly control the Strait of Hormuz, posting an image of a child’s pink toy steering wheel on social media. The symbolic jab underscored Iran’s rejection of Washington’s overtures and highlighted the growing influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, whose former commander Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr was appointed to l...
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NATO head pushes Canada to meet 2% defence spending target

 

Speaking in Ottawa on Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Canada to meet the target agreed upon by members of the military alliance: spending at least two percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense. 

While Canada has made commitments in this regard, Stoltenberg expects all allies to do more and follow through on their pledges. Notably, in 2023, there was an unprecedented 11% increase in defense spending across European Allies and Canada, with 18 Allies expected to meet the 2% GDP target in 2024—a significant rise since 2014 when only three Allies achieved it. 

Canada’s current forecasted defense spending is around 1.36% of GDP, projected to reach 1.43% by fiscal year 2024-25. 

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