Trump, Netanyahu take victory lap over strikes on Iran nuclear sites
President Trump ordered U.S. forces to strike three key Iranian nuclear sites in June, a decision the Israeli leader says warrants a Nobel Peace Prize.
By Tia Goldenberg
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Opinion
Why it’s hard to know the damage the US did to Iran’s nuclear program
Opinion: Analysts will need more intelligence from more sources to make a confident judgment about the effects on Fordo and Iran’s broader nuclear efforts.
By Joshua Rovner, American University, The Conversation
US Navy launches Mideast drone task force amid Iran tensions
“We want to put more systems out in the maritime domain above, on and below the sea,” said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. 5th Fleet.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Why Israel’s transfer to US Central Command could help deter Iran
Additionally, warming Arab-Israeli ties offer a major opportunity to align key partners against common regional threats..
By Bradley Bowman and Behnam Ben Taleblu
Iran’s new president chooses defense minister, names former as interior minister
The Cabinet list, which offered few surprises, must still be confirmed by Iran’s parliament.
No. 2 US diplomat says Iraq war authorization ‘should be repealed’
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Tuesday that the Biden administration supports repeal of the war authorization Congress provided in 2002 to invade Iraq, teeing up action in the Senate on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Biden needs to prepare for Iran’s escalating projectile threat
America must keep its remaining air defense systems in place until its Mideast partners can acquire and deploy sufficient alternatives.
By Ari Cicurel
Who can match the US as a cyber superpower? No one
A new report published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, seeks to assess and rank the cyber power of 15 nations.
By Mark Pomerleau
Robust, credible and layered missile defense is the foundation of deterrence
How much risk are you willing to take as nuclear weapons fly toward America?
By Maj. Gen. Punch Moulton (ret.) and Maj. Gen. Francis Mahon (ret.)
Why the Biden administration must not trade away homeland missile defense
The White House risks snatching strategic defeat from the jaws of victory.
By John Hulsman
Top US general in the Mideast says more work needed to counter small drones
The U.S. must find more ways to counter the use of small drones by America's enemies in the Mideast and elsewhere, said CENTCOM commander Gen. Frank McKenzie.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
The Iniochos military exercise in Greece is bad news for Iran
While Israel and the United Arab Emirates have participated in the exercise before, this year’s iteration is the first following the 2020 Abraham Accords.
By Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst