A shortage of Navy destroyers, used to defend against Iranian ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of U.S. European Command to prioritize the U.S. homeland instead, officials said.
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Foreign Affairs The Iran War Is Lose-Lose A realist analysis of power and interests points to a mutually beneficial outcome. Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images The conflict between the United States and Iran has laid bare a profound failure of political judgment and strategic adaptation in Washington and Tehran alike. Both sides locked themselves into rigid adversarial paradigms and prioritized short-term tactical military successes at the expense of long-term strategy. For the United States in particular, this failure is a symptom of a much larger, more dangerous disease—a stubborn adherence to a…Open
The U.S. military says Iran has launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting as mediators tried to get both sides back to negotiations.
The Pentagon has launched its planned review of the U.S. military mission in Europe.
Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles toward a U.S. military base in Jordan on Tuesday in what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) described as an "attempted surprise attack." - All of the missiles were intercepted, CENTCOM said in a statement . Why it matters: This marks Iran's first ballistic missile attack against a U.S. base in the region since President Trump paused strikes against Iran last Friday to give diplomacy another chance. - The attack threatens to unravel the fragile pause and could force Trump to decide whether to resume military action against Iran. State of play: CENTCOM said forces from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched the missiles at 5:45 p.m. ET. - "U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state…
The war with Iran took a pause over the weekend as top U.S. officials raise concerns about dwindling munitions stockpiles. The U.S. and Iranian militaries broke a streak of 13 consecutive days of tit-for-tat strikes Saturday, after President Trump threatened last week to drastically escalate the war if Iran continued to threaten ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Read more: https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5991665-us-pauses-iran-strikes-weapons-concerns/ #IranWar #Iran #Trump #Military #Munitions #Pentagon
Strikes on critical infrastructure across the Middle East marked a significant expansion after nearly a week of sustained fighting.
Germany has reached an agreement to acquire American-made Tomahawk missiles, a move that is expected to enhance NATO’s deterrence capabilities in Europe.
The Polish defense chief said a previously suspended U.S. military rotation has been reactivated, which suggests it could involve a Fort Hood-based armored brigade.