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 ...

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

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 ...

Though oil prices have surged since the start of fighting in the Middle East, investors are still hopeful that the war will resemble ...

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

Despite the outbreak of war in the Middle East, high-level U.S. and Chinese trade negotiations are proceeding as planned. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott ...

Fighting spreads to the Caucasus. Iranian drones struck the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan on Thursday. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense said unmanned ...

Opposition groups. The CIA is reportedly working to arm Kurdish forces in the hopes of inspiring a popular uprising against the Iranian government. According to a report by CNN, U.S. officials have ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said March 3 that he thinks a “more moderate,” popular figure who is already part of Iran’s regime would be an appropriate choice to take over in Tehran. A day earlier, ...