Washington Post: The Pentagon has pulled decades of classified documents from a secret computer system commonly used by defense officials and U.S. troops, after The Washington Post published a story detailing senior military officers’ concerns about the Iran war…
The US military escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a wartime high as Iran and the US exchanged a new round strikes on Tuesday, two US officials familiar with the operations told CNN.
Prior to the launch of the war just over six months ago, roughly 20 million barrels a day were passing through the strait…
US-Iran strikes raise fears of renewed war across the Middle East
With the U.S. threatening further strikes, Iran accused Washington of hitting a wedding party, killing four people and wounding dozens. Its health minister later said 18 people in total had been killed and 108 injured in the latest wave of U.S. strikes…
Hegseth Extends Mideast Deployments Into 2027, Escalating Strain on Troops
When the U.S. launched its campaign against Iran six months ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised a quick, decisive blow that would avoid a long entanglement. Now, he is quietly extending troop deployments in a sign that the conflict could drag well into next year, according to people familiar with the matter.
It is part of an open-ended military strategy designed to give President Trump options in the war, the people said. But the deployment of 19 warships, air-defense units, fighter squadrons and paratroopers across the region is straining servicemembers and their families and creating a maintenance backlog that could take years to unwind, the people said…
Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again
The United States seems increasingly bogged down in Iran after six months of conflict, despite President Trump’s declarations of military dominance…
Why Washington’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran Faces Steep Odds
But the experience of Western sanctions and economic pressure on autocracies such as Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Syria shows the challenges facing Washington in trying to bend Tehran to its will. Indeed, the strongmen ruling such countries have historically used a mix of violence, economic adaptation and political suppression that enables them to withstand economic pain for years, if not decades.
Autocratic countries adapt in various ways. Sanctions typically push activity underground, creating flourishing black markets for goods, services and even people. Dictators also use outside pressure to rally their populations, especially among elites…
Trump encouraged Army secretary to stay in job
The president suggested Dan Driscoll could stay at least through the midterms, people familiar with the matter said…