Fourteen Russian spy satellites moved over a US military base in Saudi Arabia two days before a devastating attack by Iran. The timing and sequencing of the spacecraft gave them access to a large spectrum of data which, US officials and international intelligence sources say, helped Tehran conduct some of its most precise attacks against American assets. CNN's Tamara Qiblawi reports.
Helicopters for evacuating casualties were pulled from four countries, and hundreds of military facilities were destroyed, according to a new report
U.S. forces stopped an Iranian attempt to steal an American surface drone patrolling waters in the Middle East.
‘It’s like peak Iraq and Afghanistan’
The Pentagon’s official watchdog released a special report about the Iran war on Monday, representing the Defense Department’s first formal accounting of US equipment and facility losses from the conflict. The inspector general, citing its communications with US Central Command, said that “Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman and Jordan” during the war’s first months. The report, which covers the start of the war on February 28 through June 30, also acknowledged the depletion of key US munition stockpiles. CNN Senior military analyst Retd. Adm. James Stavridis explains what this new report means. 0:00 New Pentagon report…
The U.S. military destroyed two Iranian small boats on Monday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attempted to seize a U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel patrolling the Strait of Hormuz,
The U.S. military’s action against Iranian boats highlights the ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. military destroyed two Iranian small boats on Monday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC ) attempted to seize a U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel patrolling the Strait of Hormuz , according to U.S. officials. The incident occurred near Iran’s Kargan port and Larak Island. Iranian media initially claimed that two fishing boats had been struck by a drone, leaving an unknown number of fishermen missing. DETAIL: A U.S. official said the boats were being operated by the IRGC as part of an attempt to capture the American naval drone , prompting U.S. forces to respond with two missiles…Open
The U.S. military destroyed two Iranian small boats Monday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tried to steal a Navy drone patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials told Axios. Why it matters: The unusual incident shows how efforts to restore normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continues direct confrontation with Iran . - The U.S. military initially didn't disclose the strike, and Iranian media presented it as a drone strike on "fishing boats." Driving the news: According to Iranian media , two fishing boats were struck Monday off the coast of the port city of Kargan and near Larak Island in Hormozgan province. - Ahmad Nafisi, the province's deputy governor for security affairs, attributed the strike to the U.S.…
NATO's Matthew Whitaker discusses President Donald Trump calling out NATO allies over securing the Strait of Hormuz, NATO's response and Russia's drones putting the eastern flank on alert. The segment also covers diesel and oil price spikes.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked the United States for more U.S. military help last week after the Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched a broad offensive.