Jerusalem Post: Four months after the main war ended in April, the Post understands that the IDF is now seeing a stunningly speedy turnaround that it did not expect and not in merely one or another specific area, but in many areas, including regarding the ballistic missile threat…
Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, the recently appointed head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had “total control” of the strategic waterway…
U.S. military has lost roughly 25% of its Reaper drones as Iran war depletes arsenal
The aircraft, which cost up to $50 million each, have seen heavy use around the Strait of Hormuz — but they are relatively easy targets for Iran and its proxies…
US says it can keep naval blockade on Iran ‘indefinitely,’ vows more economic pressure
“Indefinitely the United States Navy can maintain a blockade like that because we’ll rotate ships in and out, as we have, and we’ll continue to,” Hegseth told reporters during a trip to Panama.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the United States planned to inflict more financial damage on Iran.
“Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to apply measures like have never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country,” he said in an interview on Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight” program…
U.S. Sending Fresh Aircraft Carrier to Middle East Amid Iran War Strain
USS George Washington is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed for more than 250 days…
As poor conditions are reported on USS Abraham Lincoln, Democrats demand answers
Sailors’ families told the Military Times that two men tried to jump overboard as crews endure food shortages, broken toilets and water contamination…