Tag: Iran
A New Gulf Order Emerges Under Fire
The US-Iran war is achieving what decades of summits and declarations could not: it has handed the Gulf monarchies a single, immediate security problem. Iranian missiles and drones have repeatedly struck Gulf territory. Reported strikes on Kuwaiti electricity-generation and water-desalination facilities took generating units out of service. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis…
US Launches Twelfth Night of Iran Strikes
U.S. forces began a new wave of strikes against Iranian military targets at 5:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, "at the Commander in Chief's direction," according to a statement from U.S. Central Command posted on X. The statement said the mission would continue to "further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners…
Trump Faces War-Funding Standoff in Congress
The US House has approved a $95 billion budget framework for President Donald Trump's priorities – about $60 billion for the Pentagon and $13 billion for intelligence and national security – but the money is far from secured. The 216-214 vote, opposed by every Democrat along with two Republicans and…
US Probes Russian Role in Iran Strikes on CIA Sites
US intelligence officials are investigating whether Russia helped Iran attack CIA facilities by providing targeting intelligence or enhanced drone technology, although no firm conclusion has been reached. Moscow denied involvement.At least two CIA-linked sites were struck in March: the agency’s station inside the US Embassy in Riyadh and another facility…
Saudi Arabia, UAE Signal Renewed Unity
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman and UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed. @Turki_alalshikh/X.Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have staged a coordinated show of unity, an effort to contain a widening rift between the Gulf's two most powerful Arab states.Saudi Media Minister Salman…
Hormuz Traffic Falls to Just Three Vessels
Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to just three commodity vessels on Tuesday, down from four the previous day, according to shipping data cited by Reuters. No very large crude carriers or liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers were observed making the transit.The decline is not primarily a story…
Trump Warns Iran Over Strait Attacks
President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the United States will strike an Iranian bridge or power plant each time Iran fires on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Washington Post. Trump said on social media that any Iranian missile, rocket, drone, or other weapon fired at…
Can Iran Be Defeated Without a Ground War?
The United States can almost certainly destroy more of Iran's military than Iran can destroy America's. That, however, does not answer the question now confronting Washington: can overwhelming military superiority produce political victory without putting American troops inside Iran?After eleven consecutive nights of strikes, U.S. forces have demonstrated that they…
Lebanon Tests Peace Amid Regional War
Lebanon’s most promising peace experiment in years began on Tuesday with a small, tangible act: Lebanese army units walked into Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh after Israeli forces pulled out of the southern village.It was the first handover of ground under a US-brokered framework meant to replace both Israeli occupation and Hezbollah’s independent…
Pentagon Reveals Nearly 100 U.S. Troops Injured in Iran War
Nearly 100 U.S. service members have been injured since fighting with Iran resumed on July 7, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Tuesday, adding that 96% have already returned to duty and that the "vast majority" suffered minor concussions or other non-life-threatening injuries, according to statements confirmed by CBS News…
