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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said early Friday it struck a U.S. special operations command center in southeastern Syria, describing the attack as a retaliatory "surprise attack" for the deaths of seven Iranian soldiers killed…
2026-07-17 · 4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump has threatened to bomb an Iranian underground nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified complex under a mountain ridge near Natanz that experts say could allow Tehran to rebuild its nuclear program. The…
2026-07-16 · 3 MIN READThe United States and South Korea began their largest-ever joint military logistics field exercise this week, the Combined Forces Command said, involving more than 4,400 troops and 600 pieces of equipment as tensions remain high on the…
2026-07-15 · 3 MIN READFrench President Emmanuel Macron used France’s Bastille Day parade on Tuesday to display European military unity and announce a technology transfer agreement with Ukraine, hosting dozens of allied leaders and 500 soldiers from the…
2026-07-14 · 3 MIN READThe U.S. military launched a third consecutive night of strikes on Iran on Monday, hitting targets across six cities, as Iranian forces struck commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and attacked U.S. assets in the region, intensifying…
2026-07-14 · 3 MIN READThe Pentagon confirmed Monday that the National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029 as part of President Donald Trump's anti-crime mission, the agency told NPR.
2026-07-14 · 3 MIN READAn opinion piece by author Moustafa Bayoumi describes the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's foreign policy as "hawkish ideology" that left, in Bayoumi's words, a "legacy of destruction." The piece, published Tuesday in The Guardian, presents a…
2026-07-14 · 4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Monday the United States will "take over" the Strait of Hormuz and suggested charging ships for passage, during a phone interview with Fox + Friends. Iran's military responded that it would not allow U.S.…
2026-07-13 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump ordered new strikes on Iran on Saturday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a commercial ship near the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes targeted Iranian radars,…
2026-07-12 · 5 MIN READThe United States and Iran exchanged strikes for a second consecutive day Thursday, after a cease-fire was upended Tuesday. Iran's Health Ministry said American airstrikes over two days had killed at least 14 people and wounded 78 others,…
2026-07-09 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Wednesday at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, that he supports Ukraine striking deep inside Russian territory, calling it an escalation that could help end the war. He also signaled he would consider granting…
2026-07-08 · 3 MIN READU.S. intelligence officials have warned Poland that Russia may be considering a limited military provocation against Polish territory in an effort to test NATO unity and disrupt Western support for Ukraine, according to reports from The…
2026-07-05 · 3 MIN READHouse Democratic leaders split Tuesday over a proposal to block $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid to Israel, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Pete Aguilar saying they will oppose the effort while Progressive Caucus Chair Greg…
2026-07-14 · 4 MIN READThe U.S. Navy is searching the Arabian Sea for an aircrewman who went missing after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing early Wednesday, military officials said. Three of the four crew members were recovered and are in…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READ
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States and Iran will hold talks Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, after both sides traded strikes in the Gulf over the weekend. Iran did not confirm whether it would participate in the meeting.
2026-06-29 · 3 MIN READThe United States launched new strikes on Iran on Saturday, hitting multiple military targets in what U.S. Central Command said was a direct response to a drone attack on a Panama-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
2026-06-28 · 3 MIN READBahrain said Saturday that Iranian drones targeted the kingdom, and a tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, widening the fighting around the strategic waterway for a third consecutive day despite an agreement signed earlier this month…
2026-06-27 · 3 MIN READIranian missiles and drones repeatedly struck the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain between late February and June, causing extensive damage that the Pentagon has not publicly acknowledged, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis that…
2026-06-26 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump threatened to resume military strikes against Iran on Sunday, warning that if the country closes the Strait of Hormuz it "won't have a country," even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials in Switzerland…
2026-06-22 · 3 MIN READAll six U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launcher vehicles that were moved from a base in southeastern South Korea in March have reportedly returned to the installation, Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday. The launchers…
2026-06-21 · 3 MIN READIran announced on Saturday it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon as a violation of Tehran’s agreement with the United States, while the U.S. military disputed the claim and said commercial traffic…
2026-06-20 · 3 MIN READVenezuela, with U.S. military support, has launched a campaign against criminal groups in its lawless gold-mining south as it seeks to open the area to American investment, U.S. and local officials said. A U.S. airstrike on June 12 killed…
2026-06-19 · 4 MIN READThe U.S. military killed three people Thursday in the most recent strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, bringing the operation's total death toll to at least 211 since the campaign began in September 2025,…
2026-06-18 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump spent the G7 summit in Evian, France, touting a tentative agreement with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but major questions remain about the timing and terms of the deal, including how quickly…
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READA Palau-flagged oil tanker disabled by U.S. military fire in the Gulf of Oman this week dismissed nearly 60 verbal warnings and eight shows of force before being struck, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. The attack killed three…
2026-06-14 · 3 MIN READThe United States and Iran traded attacks for a second straight day Wednesday night, with American forces striking military, surveillance and radar installations in southern Iran and Iranian fire hitting Persian Gulf neighbors, including…
2026-06-11 · 3 MIN READOil prices rose Thursday as the U.S. launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, deepening fears of supply disruptions in the critical waterway. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 1.3% to…
2026-06-11 · 3 MIN READUS military forces struck three oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman over three days through Thursday, killing at least three Indian sailors and threatening a diplomatic rift between Washington and New Delhi. The strikes were part of a US…
2026-06-11 · 4 MIN READGold fell 1.4% to $4,201.08 an ounce in early Asian trading Wednesday after the United States launched retaliatory strikes against Iran for the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the U.S. Central…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday warned of further strikes against Iran while also saying a peace deal was "really close," continuing a pattern of contradictory messaging that has marked the US-Iran war since it began, according to a…
2026-06-10 · 4 MIN READAn Iranian drone shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter patrolling off the coast of Oman on Monday evening, and Iran struck Israel directly, triggering a new round of U.S. retaliatory strikes that analysts said marked the most serious…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READThe United States and Russia, despite overwhelming military spending, have failed to achieve strategic victories against Iran and Ukraine, as technological advances such as drones and precision missiles have narrowed the power gap between…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READThe U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday after the vessel violated the Navy's naval blockade, leaving three Indian crew members missing, officials said. India condemned the attack and summoned the U.S. deputy…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READThe United States and Israel have lost control of the consequences of their war with Iran, according to a BBC analysis published Tuesday, with the Islamic Republic proving a harder target than expected and the risk now of a long,…
2026-06-09 · 3 MIN READIsraeli forces struck targets in Iran and Lebanon early Monday, and Iran retaliated with missile attacks that sent sirens sounding across Israel, according to NPR. The exchange threatens to plunge the Middle East back into an all-out war…
2026-06-08 · 3 MIN READIsrael's military has made its deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than 26 years while striking targets across the region, even as President Donald Trump insisted Iran is "pretty close" to signing a peace agreement. The conflicting…
2026-06-05 · 4 MIN READThe U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing two men, U.S. Southern Command said, bringing the total number of people killed in such strikes since the Trump administration…
2026-06-04 · 3 MIN READIranian missile and drone strikes hit Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, injuring several people and forcing its indefinite closure, as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran escalated across the Persian Gulf region.
2026-06-03 · 3 MIN READThe U.S. military said it fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of an unladen oil tanker sailing toward Iran after the vessel's crew ignored repeated warnings over 24 hours, the latest enforcement of the naval blockade on the…
2026-06-02 · 3 MIN READA U.S. Army soldier and a British servicemember died Sunday during separate military training accidents in northern Iraq, both militaries announced Monday. The U.S. Army said the death occurred at Erbil Air Base; Britain's Ministry of…
2026-06-02 · 3 MIN READU.S. warplanes attacked Iranian radar sites and drone command-and-control facilities on Qeshm Island and Gorik in Iran's Hormuzgan province over the weekend, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes came after Iran shot down an…
2026-06-01 · 4 MIN READBBC Verify analysis of satellite imagery indicates Iran has damaged 20 US military facilities across eight Middle Eastern countries since late February, contradicting White House claims that Iranian forces were nearly wiped out.
2026-06-01 · 3 MIN READRussia sent a sanctioned cargo ship to resupply its air base in Syria in May, the first such mission since Assad's fall from power, according to U.S. officials and satellite images reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
2026-06-01 · 3 MIN READThe US military said it carried out a second strike on an alleged drug vessel in the eastern Pacific over two days, killing three men in an operation that pushes the death toll from similar attacks to more than 200 since last year.
2026-05-31 · 3 MIN READThe Trump administration announced new sanctions on Wednesday targeting an Iranian agency created to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a move first reported by The Associated Press as U.S. forces struck a military facility after…
2026-05-27 · 3 MIN READU.S. military officials said Monday they carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including at missile launch sites and boats placing mines, while President Donald Trump posted that negotiations with Tehran were “proceeding…
2026-05-25 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump and U.S. officials said the United States struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites in southern Iran while talks on a potential agreement with Iran continued under a ceasefire framework. At the same time,…
2026-05-25 · 3 MIN READA bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to act on $600 million in security aid Congress allocated for Ukraine and other eastern European allies, citing Defense Department delays. The senators sent a…
2026-05-23 · 3 MIN READIn a look at the Trump administration’s escalating pressure on Cuba, Associated Press reports that U.S. strategy is taking cues from its approach to Venezuela—oil-focused coercion, a larger military footprint, federal criminal charges, and…
2026-05-23 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, a move that left U.S. and European officials trying to reconcile the announcement with recent statements about drawing down forces in Europe. The…
2026-05-22 · 3 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio sought to calm NATO allies ahead of Friday’s foreign ministers meeting in Sweden after President Donald Trump’s latest abrupt decision about U.S. troop deployments. Hours after Rubio left for the Helsingborg…
2026-05-22 · 3 MIN READHouse Republicans on Thursday shelved a planned vote on legislation that would force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, acknowledging they lacked the votes to defeat the measure. The delay pushes action into June…
2026-05-21 · 4 MIN READPresident Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, sowing confusion after the administration had spent weeks signaling it would reduce the American military footprint in Europe.
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure NATO allies on Friday that the U.S. remains committed to the alliance, hours after President Donald Trump stunned European diplomats by announcing he would send 5,000 additional troops to…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READA bipartisan all-women delegation of eight U.S. senators, led by Republican Lisa Murkowski and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, departed for a tour of Arctic nations on May 22, aiming to reassure allies unsettled by the Trump administration’s…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READA bipartisan delegation of eight U.S. senators — all women — departed for a tour of Arctic nations Thursday, seeking to reassure allies unsettled by President Donald Trump’s confrontational stance in the region. Led by Sens. Lisa Murkowski…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READSecretary of State Marco Rubio sought to calm NATO allies on Friday after President Donald Trump abruptly announced he would send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland—an about-face from a recent message that Poland would not get an…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, upending recent signals that Washington would be drawing down in Europe. The announcement has prompted U.S. defense officials to express…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READWASHINGTON — A small but steadily growing number of Republican lawmakers are voting against President Donald Trump’s priorities on the Iran war and immigration funding, signaling cracks in the party’s once-unified congressional front at a…
2026-05-20 · 3 MIN READThe U.S. military said Wednesday it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate an American blockade. The boarding of the M/T Celestial Sea came after President Donald Trump postponed…
2026-05-20 · 3 MIN READWASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s internal watchdog will examine whether the U.S. military followed an established targeting process when it struck dozens of suspected drug-smuggling boats that have left nearly 200 people dead in Latin American…
2026-05-20 · 3 MIN READThe Pentagon inspector general will review whether the U.S. military used an established targeting framework when it attacked dozens of alleged drug-smuggling boats in Latin American waters, according to a letter to Defense Department…
2026-05-20 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Iran with renewed military strikes while negotiations drag on during a fragile ceasefire tied to the Strait of Hormuz. But Iran has not shifted from its long-standing positions, and analysts…
2026-05-18 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump ended a three-day visit to Beijing on May 15 with the future of a major U.S. arms package for Taiwan in question, after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that mishandling the self-governing island could trigger…
2026-05-16 · 6 MIN READIsraeli special forces operated a temporary staging camp in Iraq's western desert during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Iraqi and U.S. officials told The Associated Press, a covert presence that Iraqi authorities said they discovered only…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said Friday he has not yet decided whether to proceed with a major arms package for Taiwan, after Chinese President Xi Jinping raised concerns about the sale during a three-day summit in Beijing aimed at stabilizing…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump’s three-day visit to China was dominated by Taiwan and by efforts to frame U.S.-China ties around “strategic stability,” with Trump offering few public comments while in Beijing. On the flight home, Trump said he had…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump said a joint U.S.-Nigeria operation killed Abu Bakr al-Mainuki, a senior leader of the Islamic State’s Nigeria-linked affiliate, in the Lake Chad Basin during the early hours of Saturday. Nigeria’s government and…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READWASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has not decided whether to move forward with a major arms package for Taiwan after hearing concerns from Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit aimed at stabilizing relations…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READIraqi and U.S. officials told The Associated Press that Israeli forces established a temporary camp in the Iraqi desert in the early days of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The existence of the site, first reported by The Wall Street…
2026-05-16 · 4 MIN READIsrael’s ties with the United Arab Emirates, typically managed discreetly, have been thrust into public view amid the Iran war after U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee disclosed Israeli steps to help protect the UAE and Prime Minister Benjamin…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READRussia launched a third straight day of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, flattening a Kyiv apartment building that killed nine people, Ukrainian officials said Thursday. The strikes also damaged dozens of other sites across…
2026-05-15 · 3 MIN READSupporters of legislation to provide more than $1 billion in security aid to Ukraine reached the required 218 signatures on a discharge petition Wednesday, bypassing Republican leadership to force a House floor vote. The push comes as…
2026-05-14 · 3 MIN READU.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for talks with China’s President Xi Jinping on the Iran war, trade and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Associated Press reported. The summit’s main bilateral talks are set for…
2026-05-14 · 3 MIN READU.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the leaders expected to discuss the war in Iran, trade tensions and U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan. The visit comes as Trump…
2026-05-14 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with trade, the war with Iran, and a stalled $11 billion arms package for Taiwan topping the agenda.
2026-05-14 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed differences with China’s Xi Jinping over the U.S. and Israel’s conflict with Iran as he traveled to Beijing for a high-stakes summit. Trump said he planned “a long talk” about Iran with Xi, then…
2026-05-13 · 4 MIN READKuwait accused Iran of a failed attack on an island hosting a Chinese-built port on May 1, as President Donald Trump departed for a Beijing summit claiming the U.S. had Iran “very much under control” and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told…
2026-05-13 · 3 MIN READDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced pointed questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday over the rising costs and uncertain endgame of the Iran war, with members of his own party pushing back on the administration’s…
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