SecDef: Soleimani’s Killing Dealt Big Setback to Iranian Terrorism Esper told members of the SASC that it was the right call to kill Iranian Quds Force leader Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
Iran Has Backed Off of Challenging US Since Soleimani Killing, General Says Tensions between Iran and the U.S. military have eased since the airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani.
Trump Gave Military a Standing Order to Target and Kill Soleimani: Pentagon Official The U.S. military had standing approval from President Donald Trump to take out Qasem Soleimani at will.
Airstrike Kills 5 Members of Iran-Backed Militia, Iraq Official Says An airstrike Friday hit two cars carrying members of an Iran-backed militia north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, killing five...
The US Cannot Afford to Risk Another Endless War by Exerting Max Pressure on Iran The reality is that Iran, at best, is a middling power with an aging military checked by other regional powers.
Iran Escalates Threats as Anniversary of Soleimani Strike Nears Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Trump had committed an "unforgivable crime" in ordering the killing of Soleimani.
Biden Says US 'Shall Respond' After Drone Strike by Iran-Backed Group Kills 3 US Troops in Jordan They were the first U.S. fatalities in months of strikes against American forces across the Middle East by Iranian-backed...
Is the US Military at War with the Houthis and Iran-Backed Militias? The Answer Is Complicated. The question of war comes amid growing signs that American forces in the region are certainly in combat and approaching a war...
US Troops in Iraq Getting Evaluated for Traumatic Brain Injuries After Iran-Backed Militia Attack At least one Iraqi service member was reportedly wounded.
American Forces Must Strike Iran to Protect US Troops "The disproportionate scale of Iranian attacks to American responses lays bare that Iran, not the U.S., holds deterrence in...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...