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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - REPORT: Iran Secures Hundreds of Chinese Missiles to Use Against U.S.

Iran's reported purchase of Chinese-manufactured missile systems could raise tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Iran’s reported purchase of Chinese-manufactured missile systems could raise tensions between Washington and Beijing. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Iran has reportedly struck a deal to purchase between 300 and 400 Chinese -made shoulder-fired air-defense missile systems to rebuild its air defense capabilities, which have been degraded after months of American and Israeli strikes. The contract, valued at between $60 million and $70 million, according to three sources who spoke to Reuters, includes QW-12 and FN-16 man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), with the first shipment expected to arrive within weeks, although some delivery details remain subject to change. The purchase represents Iran’s largest known effort to strengthen…Open

NYTIMES (Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt) - Trump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in Iran

President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.

WAR (U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command) - Army Contracting Support Enables Marine Operations Along Southern Border

Army contracting support is essential for the Marine Corps' mission at the U.S. southern border. By walking the ground alongside the warfighters, the contracting team is better positioned to deliver the right capabilities, at the right time, in the right place.

THEFEDERALIST (Chris Bray) - The Iran War Is Piling Up A List Of Surprises

We keep learning new things about the war with Iran. The new revelations haven’t added up to a clear picture yet, but they suggest the characteristics of a war that’s bigger than we’ve understood it to be. First, over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Israeli military built a covert base inside […]

NYTIMES (Mark Mazzetti, Tyler Pager, Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Erika Solomon and Julian E. Barnes) - In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame

The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran’s leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.

ARMY (Pentagon News) - Joint Force Refines Chemical, Biological Defense Capabilities

To ensure the joint force can fight and win in any environment, key organizations from across the Army and Department of War gathered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to refine the complex challenge of operating through a chemical or biological attack.