State of the Union: The conflict over the Taliban’s support for an anti-Pakistani government militant group continues to escalate. The post Pakistan and Afghanistan in ‘Open War’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Pakistan launched a wave of airstrikes Thursday night against targets deep in Afghanistan, including in the capital of Kabul. “Now it is open war between us and you,” Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif wrote to the Taliban in a post on X Friday. The episode is the latest in a months-long conflict between the Pakistani government and the Taliban in Afghanistan over the Taliban’s support for the militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, which has killed hundreds of Pakistani civilians in terrorist attacks. Pakistan initially supported the Taliban in their guerilla war against the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan, but the relationship soured after the Americans pulled out of the country…Open
President Trump said Sunday the U.S. military destroyed nine Iranian warships and is in the process of destroying the rest of Iran's navy. Why it matters: The U.S. strikes target Iran's ability to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply flows. What he's saying: "I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest. They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters. Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. - A U.S. defense official confirmed…
President Trump said Sunday the U.S. military destroyed nine Iranian warships and is in the process of destroying the rest of Iran's navy. Why it matters: The U.S. strikes target Iran's ability to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply flows. What he's saying: "I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest. They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters. Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. - A U.S. defense official confirmed…Open
Iran has named interim leadership in the wake of U.S. and Israel's joint strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to Iranian state television.