Successor chosen. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected by Iran’s ...

Modern warfare increasingly assumes that control of air and space decides the outcomes of conflicts. And it’s true that precision strikes, surveillance ...

First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran March 1, 2026 A message on how we are handling this crisis: This is not an answer to a ...

Fighting spreads to the Caucasus. Iranian drones struck the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan on Thursday. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense said unmanned ...

At about 9:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran. It did not seem ...

Replenishing stocks. The Pentagon is reportedly planning to request funds from Congress to replenish munitions used against ...

Shipping disruption. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is closed. An adviser ...

Opposition groups. The CIA is reportedly working to arm Kurdish forces in the hopes of inspiring a popular uprising against ...

Though oil prices have surged since the start of fighting in the Middle East, investors are still hopeful that the war will resemble ...

The opening phase of Operation Epic Fury was a coordinated strike campaign aimed at disrupting Iran’s command continuity and ...

The war in the Middle East and resulting restrictions on hydrocarbon supplies through the Strait of Hormuz appear to be ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said March 3 that he thinks a "more moderate," popular figure who is already part of Iran's ...