Despite dwindling U.S. stockpiles, President Donald Trump said that he wants to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot interceptor missiles during his visit to Turkey on Wednesday. Trump made the comments about Patriot missile licensing while talking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their televised meeting at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey. Patriot missile interceptors are in short supply as they have been continuously used in the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Iran War, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) . “A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we’ll give them [Ukraine] the right to make Patriots,” Trump said during his meeting with Zelenskyy.…Open
The war in Iran has exacerbated a shortage of missile-defense weaponry that is likely to plague the U.S. and its partners — from Ukraine to Taiwan — for years to come. Why it matters: The conflict is draining weapons stockpiles far faster than American factories can replace them, leaving the Pentagon and its allies scrambling to ramp up production and find cheaper alternatives. - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote to President Trump this week urgently requesting interceptors to knock down expected Russian missile barrages. - But Iran has taken top priority, and a new analysis suggests it will take years to replace munitions expended in that war. Breaking it down: A report from the Center for Strategic and International…
State of the Union: Iran is reportedly conditioning negotiations on the end of the blockade and the implementation of the Lebanon ceasefire. The post Ceasefire Day 25: Trump Stands By Blockade appeared first on The American Conservative .
A ceasefire to the Iran War entered its 25th day Saturday, one day after President Donald Trump notified Congress that the U.S. military actions against Iran “that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated.” Trump’s letter comes as U.S. servicemembers remain stationed in the region and a negotiated settlement to end the war has yet to be signed. It was reported on Friday that the Trump administration has added Nick Stewart, a lobbying executive at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies affiliate FDD Action, to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s office and negotiating team. Iran has conditioned its participation in a new round of negotiations on an end to the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and implementation of the…Open
The Iran War entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the U.S. will start “striking progressively deeper” into Iran. In a press conference on Wednesday Morning, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters that “we are just getting started. We are accelerating, not decelerating.” Hegseth added […] The post Iran War Enters Fifth Day appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Iran War entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the U.S. will start “striking progressively deeper” into Iran. In a press conference on Wednesday Morning, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters that “we are just getting started. We are accelerating, not decelerating.” Hegseth added that the war may last longer than previously announced. “You can say four weeks, but it could be six, it could be eight, it could be three,” he said. “Ultimately, we set the pace and the tempo.” The day before, the U.S. submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean. CNN, citing anonymous sources, reported that the CIA is working to arm Kurdish militants in Iran…Open
President Trump 's claim that America has a "virtually unlimited" munitions stockpile and could fight a war "forever," could soon be tested as counterattacks target military bases and U.S. Embassies across the Middle East in what has become a rapidly-widening conflict . Why it matters: Reporting suggests that the U.S. stockpile and that of key allies, such as Israel and Gulf nations, are dwindling faster than production can replace the weapons. - The problem is particularly notable given that other countries are considering whether to jump into the war. What they're saying: "The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better," the president wrote on Truth Social Monday night. …