Global for Tuesday, March 3, 2026

• Trump says US Navy could escort ships through Strait of Hormuz
• B-1B Lancers conduct deep strikes in Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury
• National Guard member’s invention allows cyber warfare training on the go
• US Air Force wants more armored transporters for ICBM warheads
• France sends aircraft carrier to Mediterranean as Middle East flares up
• Greece deploys warships, jets to Cyprus after drone strikes on UK air base Akrotiri
• ‘America First’ weapons-sales policy favors arming Taiwan quickly — in theory
• Vance insists Trump won’t ‘allow’ a long Iran war
• Putin’s $2.5 trillion gambit