In a rare statement, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that the future of the Middle East will be “bright” without the US. “A new chapter for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is unfolding,” Khamenei wrote in a multi-post statement on his...

US Central Command (CENTCOM) is requesting the Department of War deploy a hypersonic missile system to the Middle East.  Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that CENTCOM, the regional command responsible for the Middle East, asked for the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile for...

President Donald Trump said that he was mulling a reduction of US troops in Germany following Chancellor Friedrich Merz's saying Iran had humiliated the US.  “The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination...

The USS Gerald R. Ford will return to the US after nearly a year at war.  The Ford is one of three aircraft carrier strike groups in the Middle East. The Washington Post reported speaking with US officials who said USS Ford will be leaving the region in the coming...

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared battle plans for a round of strikes against Iran.  Axios spoke with three people familiar with the Department of War’s planning to resume strikes against Iran. According to the sources CENTCOM, the US military command...

Vice President JD Vance has been questioning the assessments coming out of the Department of War about the success of the US military in Iran.  According to two senior White House officials speaking with The Atlantic, Vance has expressed skepticism about the...

The White House has asked the intelligence community to assess how Iran would respond to the US declaring victory and ending the conflict.  According to multiple sources speaking with Reuters, senior Trump administration officials requested the intelligence community...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Iran has humiliated the US during the negotiating process. The US and Iran have held a round of talks and exchanged messages through Pakistan, but have been unable to reach an agreement.  "The Iranians are obviously very...

Iran sent a proposal to the US that would bring the war to an end and allow ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials sent the new proposal to the US via Pakistan. Tehran’s deal includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington...

The Department of War is preparing the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carriers for deployment. The US currently has three aircraft carrier strike groups operating in the Middle East.  On Friday, the Pentagon reported that the...

President Donald Trump said that he was cutting engagement in the Pakistani-hosted talks with Iran.  “If they want to talk, they can come to us, or they can call us. You know, there is a telephone. We have nice, secure lines,” the President told Fox News on Sunday....

The ceasefire in Lebanon appears to be collapsing as Israel and Hezbollah are escalating attacks.  On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF to "vigorously attack Hezbollah targets" in Lebanon. The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel started...