Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned in protest over the Iran war, becoming the first senior official to break ranks. In his resignation, Kent stated bluntly that Iran posed no “imminent threat” to the United States — directly...
President Donald Trump said he is delaying strikes on Iranian power plants for five days to allow talks between Washington and Tehran to progress. “I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS,...
Israel is planning to expand its ground operations in southern Lebanon. On Sunday, Israel began bombing the bridges that cross the Latani River and link southern Lebanon with the rest of the country. “The operation against the Hezbollah terrorist...
American soldiers deployed to Nigeria for a training operation are using advanced drones to provide surveillance and intelligence to Nigerian forces. “US support is designed to enhance Nigeria’s ability to independently detect, track and disrupt...
Sources speaking with CBS News said that military commands submitted specific requests to prepare for a ground invasion of Iran. The US deployed a second Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Middle East last week, the sources explained. The USS Boxer will join...
The Department of War says it needs $200 billion in additional funds for the war against Iran. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth suggested the number could go higher. According to a senior administration official speaking with The AP, the Department of War submitted the...
As the war in the Middle East escalates to attacks on energy infrastructure, the White House is taking extensive measures to put downward pressure on oil prices. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo on Thursday that the US had...
American voters say that a war against Iran benefits Israel more than the US. A poll conducted by IMEU Policy Project and Demand Progress released on Thursday found that 56% of voters said the war “benefits Israel more.” Only 29% said the conflict “benefited the US...
The Strait of Hormuz is the kind of geopolitical pressure point that can turn a regional fight into a worldwide economic shock, and the official story coming out of Washington doesn’t always match what markets and missiles are signaling. We sit down with Larry...
Air defense looks clean on a diagram. In real war, it is messy, conditional, and expensive in ways most people never see until the alarms are late and the interceptors are flying in bunches. We sit down with Daryl Cooper to translate the jargon and show what...
Iran has inflicted a heavy toll on the network of American radars across the Middle East. Advanced radar systems are crucial for identifying and shooting down missiles and drones. Imagery reviewed by ABC News shows that at least 10 American radars in the Middle...
Israel bombed facilities at the South Pars natural gas field in Iran. The world’s largest natural gas field is under the Persian Gulf and is split between Iran and Qatar. On Wednesday, strikes hit facilities in Iran’s Bushehr province tied to the gas field....
