NEWSNATIONNOW (Catherine Herridge) - Directed energy attacks: Are intelligence officials ignoring danger?
Charles Kupperman was deputy national security advisor to President Trump in 2019.
NYTIMES (Cassandra Vinograd) - The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine
These Russian drones are more destructive, faster and harder to shoot down than the propeller-driven models Russia has used throughout the war.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump on Iran: Preventing a nuke the 'number one goal'
Last year, the U.S. launched a series of strikes on Iran, dubbed "Operation Midnight Hammer," which were aimed at eliminating the country's nuclear program.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.Open
NYTIMES (John Ismay) - Navy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War
Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Russian Drone Strike Hits Passenger Train in Odesa Region, Killing Two Railway Workers
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 14, 2026 A Russian drone strike hit a passenger train in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Thursday, killing two railway workers and forcing the evacuation of hundreds [...]
STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Trump’s Iran Campaign Delivers Major Nuclear Setback
President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran has inflicted major damage on Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure, even as questions remain about how much enriched uranium survived the strikes. Evidence of progress comes from Iran’s three principal nuclear sites. At Isfahan, facilities used to convert or enrich uranium remain significantly damaged after U.S. and Israeli attacks. At Natanz, […] The post Trump’s Iran Campaign Delivers Major Nuclear Setback appeared first on StoneZone .
President Donald Trump’s campaign against Iran has inflicted major damage on Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure, even as questions remain about how much enriched uranium survived the strikes. Evidence of progress comes from Iran’s three principal nuclear sites. At Isfahan, facilities used to convert or enrich uranium remain significantly damaged after U.S. and Israeli attacks. At Natanz, the aboveground plant was severely damaged, while entrances to its underground enrichment complex were struck and potentially buried. Fordo, once Iran’s most protected and advanced enrichment facility, was hit by 12 massive bombs and has been rendered inoperable. Even Rafael Grossi, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged…Open
AMERICANGREATNESS (Fred Fleitz) - Trump Gives Iran One Last Chance. Tehran Is the One Running Out of Time
A vocal group of Washington hawks wants President Trump to order one more round of strikes on Iran, reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Victor Davis Hanson) - The Long View of Iran
One day, the United States seems ready to unleash a Curtis LeMay-style devastating bombing campaign of Iran. The next, it appears trapped in endless haggling […] Source
DAILYCALLER (Rebeka Zeljko) - ‘Finish The Job’: Mike Pence Calls To ‘Unleash’ American, Israeli Armed Forces In Iran
‘Finish the job’