Wars can be viewed by historians later, but while they are raging and facts and lies compete for attention, it’s hard to understand what’s happening.

Modern warfare increasingly assumes that control of air and space decides the outcomes of conflicts. And it’s true that precision strikes, surveillance ...

Successor chosen. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected by Iran’s ...

First Thoughts on the Attack on Iran March 1, 2026 A message on how we are handling this crisis: This is not an answer to a ...

At about 9:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran. It did not seem ...

Replenishing stocks. The Pentagon is reportedly planning to request funds from Congress to replenish munitions used against ...

Tehran’s reprisals. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would allow passage through the Strait of Hormuz to Arab or European countries that expel U.S. and Israeli ambassadors. A ...

Shipping disruption. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is closed. An adviser ...

Opposition groups. The CIA is reportedly working to arm Kurdish forces in the hopes of inspiring a popular uprising against ...

The opening phase of Operation Epic Fury was a coordinated strike campaign aimed at disrupting Iran’s command continuity and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump last week demanded an unconditional Iranian surrender to end the joint U.S.-Israeli operation that started on Feb. 28. For the Iranians, this condition – as well as Trump’s ...

The war in the Middle East and resulting restrictions on hydrocarbon supplies through the Strait of Hormuz appear to be ...