US military

IDF kills two 'central Hamas terrorists' in Gaza Strip, two soldiers reportedly wounded in Lebanon

US denies Iran's claim that deal would reopen Hormuz • Trump says no sanctions relief for Tehran • Israel assassinates fourth Hamas military chief

Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.
An Iranian man holds a poster of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as locals gather for an anti-Israel and anti-US ceremony in Tehran, May 24, 2026; illustrative.

Israel has 'drawn near final stages of their cursed demise,' Khamenei says in latest statement

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 26, 2026.

Rockets fired from Lebanon as IDF begins ground ops. beyond Yellow Line

A German Army serviceman talks to US Army servicemen during NATO tests of the new counter-drone technologies in Pabrade training area, Lithuania May 15, 2026.

US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say


IAEA claims no radiological danger after Israeli-US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites

After Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, the IAEA claims no damage to facilities containing nuclear material and no radiological release risk.

A satellite image shows ongoing efforts to harden and strengthen a facility's two tunnel entrances at a complex near Nantanz, Iran, February 10, 2026.

US reveals it is using new suicide drone, taking a page out of Iran's playbook - analysis

The new drones are called LUCAS, an acronym for Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones. They are based in the Middle East.

LUCAS drone (illustrative).

Operation against Iran marks historic milestone in US-Israel cooperation - analysis

For the first time in history, Israel and the US have reached the point of full cooperation in battle as true allies, even if no formal treaty binds them.

U.S. Sailor signals the launch of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70, on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).

No more containment: Iran strikes end half a century of Western appeasement - opinion

After decades of deterrence and diplomacy, Trump and Netanyahu are aligning in a direct campaign to confront the ideological and military engine of the Islamic Republic.

The joint US-Israel military strikes on Iran mark more than a tactical military operation. They represent a fundamental realignment – President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have closed a strategic gap that successive American administrations never fully bridged.

US considering moving additional THAAD and Patriot air defense systems to Middle East, experts say

The additional systems, currently based in South Korea, would be relocated amid Operation Epic Fury to better protect US and allied forces in the region.

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Operation Epic Fury

The US Army Reserve soldiers, from the 103rd Sustainment Command out of Des Moines, are the first to be identified out of six deaths confirmed by the US.

The American flag flies in front of the U.S. Capitol on February 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US says it wouldn't deliberately target a school after Iran said over 160 killed in strike

The reported strike took place on a girls' elementary school in the town of Minab in southern Iran on Saturday, marking the deadliest incident in the US and Israel's war against Iran.

FILE PHOTO: People and rescue forces work following an Israel strike on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026.

Hegseth: US strikes on Iran won’t become ‘endless war,’ targeting missiles, navy

"We're hitting them surgically, overwhelmingly and unapologetically," Hegseth said during a press conference at the Pentagon.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.

US fighter jets downed near American embassy in Kuwait in friendly fire, local authorities confirm

Kuwait's Defense Ministry confirmed later in the morning that several American warplanes had crashed in Kuwaiti territory, but that the crews had survived. 

A drone view shows Kuwait City, in the aftermath of strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, in Kuwait, February 28, 2026.

Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds just 27% of Americans approve of the US strikes on Iran, with concerns over US casualties and rising oil prices.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran, February 28, 2026.