Categories South Caucasus Iran confirms death of its naval defense officer Post author By Mike Nova Post date July 12, 2026 Listen to this article The Iranian authorities confirmed that one of its naval defense officers was killed during an attack on the port city of Jask earlier today, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency shared on Sunday, AzerNEWS reports. ← Iran confirms death of its naval defense officer → Silicon Wars: competition for the microchips supplies, programming, dominance, and control, as required by the smart, autonomous, robotic weapons https://share.google/aimode/bqP2Gqck9AeJeId73 The term Silicon Wars describes the intense, global struggle to control the supply, design, and production of microchips. Today, this conflict is no longer just about smartphones or fast laptops. It is about national security. [1, 2, 3] Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous, robotic weapons require massive amounts of computing power to think, see, and act without human help. Because of this, microchips have become the most valuable resource in modern warfare. [4, 5, 6, 7] Here is a breakdown of ho