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While Trump is brandishing return to war, the emerging record of U.S. losses in the Iran war suggests that Washington paid a far higher operational price than it initially acknowledged.
A provision in the FY2027 defense bill would expand joint research, weapons development, co-production, and data cooperation between the Pentagon and Israel, drawing criticism from America First voices.
Iran’s strikes on U.S. military sites revealed a wider scale of American losses than initially acknowledged, with congressional and satellite-based assessments pointing to damaged aircraft, disrupted bases, and hundreds of casualties.
The October 7 attacks revealed the degree to which violent non-state actors could be capable of collecting, processing, and operationalizing intelligence in a professional and coordinated manner.
Saudi Arabia carried out covert airstrikes inside Iran in late March in retaliation for Iranian attacks on the kingdom during the wider Middle East war.
The United Arab Emirates has secretly carried out military strikes against Iran, including an early-April attack on Iran’s Lavan Island oil refinery.
Baghdad is finalizing a deal for 20 Turkish systems as the Iran conflict pushes Iraq to protect oilfields, diplomatic sites and critical infrastructure from cheaper, harder-to-stop aerial threats.
Sisi and Mohamed bin Zayed’s visited an Egyptian air detachment revealing that Egypt has deployed a Rafale fighters squadron in the UAE.
Hezbollah has reportedly copied the evolution of drone technology inspired by Russian fiber-optic drones that do not require radio signals or GPS to operate.
A standard battery includes three to four launchers, a fire-control radar, and a battle-management system; each launcher can carry up to 20 Tamir interceptors.