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 “layered...
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Trump Delays Meeting with China’s Xi
A planned meeting between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will be delayed by “five or six weeks,” the US leader said. His trip to China’s capital was set to occur later this month, but was called off amid ongoing hostilities with Iran....
Iran Has Destroyed 10 US Radars, Hit Bases Dozens of Times
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 East...
Israel Strikes World’s Largest Natural Gas Field in Iran
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. Following...
How ‘Real’ Is the Iran War?
Over the last week, the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States has played out in a second theater that never sleeps: the timeline of X/Twitter. The feed is saturated with claims about battlefield damage, casualty numbers, “secret” losses, and the health or...
Washington’s War on Cuba Is Older Than You Think
Not distracted by the war on Iran, on March 3, President Donald Trump, once again, warned that Cuba was in its “last moments.” The next day, he said, “It may be a friendly takeover. It may not be a friendly takeover. It wouldn’t matter because they are down to, as...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Matt Hoh: The Iraq War Playbook Is Back — This Time for Iran
They’re dragging a disproved Iraq War storyline out of storage to sell a new war with Iran, and it matters because it’s the kind of myth that can get people killed. We sit down with Captain Matt Ho to dissect the EFP hoax: what explosively formed penetrators were, how...
UK Official Who Attended Iran Talks Said a Deal Was Possible Before US and Israeli Attacks
A UK official who attended the last round of US-Iran talks assessed that a deal was possible. Within hours of the talks ending, the US and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran that started a region-wide war. Sources speaking with the Guardian said Jonathan...
Trump: I Believe I’ll Have the Honor of Taking Cuba
President Donald Trump told reporters that he believes he will take Cuba. Washington has cut the island off from fuel imports, causing a blackout. "I do believe I'll be...having the honor of taking Cuba. That’s a big honor," Trump said on Monday. "Whether I free it,...
Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War
The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has resigned from the Trump administration over the war in Iran. Kent was formerly a Green Beret and served in the CIA. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent...
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