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May 18
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  • As the U.S. continues its military operations against Iran, top members of the Trump administration continue to give mixed messaging on the reasons behind the offensive.
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  • Iran has formed a temporary three-member leadership council after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli attack. The interim council includes President Masoud Pezeshkian, judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei and senior cleric Alireza Arafi, who is serving as the Guardian Council’s representative.
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  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine provided an update on the war in the Middle East Monday morning.
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    Mar 2
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    ‘War is hell’: Hegseth, Caine won’t rule out boots on the ground in Iran

  • Oil prices surged more than 10% after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks targeting shipping and energy infrastructure.
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    Mar 2
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  • At least 175 people were killed in a missile strike that hit a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran over the weekend.
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    Mar 2
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    Iran says US-Israeli strike kills 175 at girls’ school, UN condemns

  • Three U.S. service members were killed and five "seriously wounded" in the United States and Israel's attack against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Sunday. Several service members also received minor shrapnel injuries and concussions.
    AP Photo/Vahid Salemi
    Mar 1
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    4 US service members killed during Iran operation; Iran, Israel trade strikes

  • (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
    Feb 28
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    ‘Lay down your weapons’: Prayer app used by Iranians hacked following US-Israeli strikes

  • AP Photo/Leo Correa
    Feb 28
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    US, Israel attack Iran as Trump vows regime change

  • Damage assessments are continuing after U.S. and Israeli strikes early Saturday in Iran. Retaliatory missile attacks are reported in at least five countries. Among the strikes, a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain.
    Reuters
    Feb 28
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    Damage reports begin filtering in from attack on Iran

  • Vice President JD Vance is publicly playing down the risk of another long Middle East war even as the United States concentrates a huge amount of naval and air power around Iran. In a Thursday interview with The Washington Post, Vance said President Donald Trump is actively weighing military options against Tehran. At the same time, he brushed off warnings that a strike could spiral, saying there is “no chance” the United States ends up in a Middle Eastern war that drags on for years with no end in sight.
    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
    Feb 27
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    Vance downplays long war risk as Trump reviews Iran strike options

  • For the first time, the United States has stationed combat aircraft in Israel for a possible wartime mission against Iran. The Wall Street Journal reports that advanced F-22 Raptor stealth fighters arrived at an Israeli air base this week. 12 F-22s reportedly landed Tuesday, adding to U.S. forces assembling in the region.
    Austin DeSisto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Feb 26
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    US stacks advanced stealth F-22 Raptors in Israel as Iran talks continue

  • The Pentagon has threatened to blacklist Anthropic from working with the military unless it gives them full access to its AI system. 
    Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images
    Feb 25
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    How Anthropic will lose more than $200 million if it refuses Pentagon demands

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth has given Anthropic until end of day Friday to give the U.S. military unfettered access to its AI model, Claude.
    AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File
    Feb 25
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    Hegseth gives Anthropic deadline to give military full access to its AI

  • Based on publicly available satellite imagery and flight-tracking data, The Washington Post reports the Pentagon has rapidly shifted more than 150 military aircraft to bases across Europe and the Middle East. The buildup began after a second round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks ended without a breakthrough on Feb. 17.
    Katelynn Jackson/U.S. Air Force via Getty Images
    Feb 24
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    Trump’s top general warns of munitions shortages as Iran strike risks grow

  • Just days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, Moscow launched a massive aerial bombardment against Ukraine's already battered power grid. According to The New York Times, Sunday's barrage featured hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles as Russia continued attacks on Ukraine's electricity grid during what officials described as the coldest winter in more than 10 years.
    Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images
    Feb 23
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    Latest attack adds to mounting casualty toll as Ukraine war nears 4-year anniversary

  • Trump said Iran’s nuclear arms program is the main reason the U.S. may attack but some analysts say it could be something else.
    ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images
    Feb 20
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    Trump’s push for war in Iran might go beyond its nuclear ambitions: Analysts

  • A senior U.S. Air Force officer raised alarms when she said that “Twitter feeds of randos” are tracking U.S. aircraft movements, creating operational security concerns.
    Alaska National Guard/Anadolu via Getty Images
    Feb 20
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    ‘Twitter randos’ are tracking US military flights. Why that creates a security risk

  • The United States and Iran are locked in a high-stakes military standoff. The Wall Street Journal reports that Washington amassed its largest concentration of air power in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Between Tehran's rapid expansion of uranium enrichment, attacks on commercial oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and a January crackdown on domestic protesters that left thousands dead, the White House says the status quo is over.
    REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski/File Photo
    Feb 19
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    What are Trump’s options as US builds up air power around Iran?

  • A senior U.S. arms-control official says seismic data from June 22, 2020, point to a suspected low-yield nuclear test at China’s Lop Nur test site. Speaking at the Hudson Institute, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw pointed to data from a monitoring station in Kazakhstan that detected a magnitude 2.75 event roughly 450 miles from the test site.
    Maxim Shemetov/REUTERS
    Feb 18
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    New seismic data challenges Beijing’s nuclear test ban claims

  • Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images
    Feb 18
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    The US gives Iran an ultimatum: Two weeks to make a deal

  • Feb 16
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    Pentagon used Anthropic AI in Maduro raid as contract faces review: Report

  • The Pentagon could soon send more firepower toward the Middle East as the White House balances a major military build-up with high-stakes diplomacy. The Wall Street Journal reports that a second aircraft carrier strike group has been told to prepare for deployment to the region. If approved, the second carrier — one option officials cited is the USS George H.W. Bush — would join the USS Abraham Lincoln already in the area, creating a two-carrier presence.
    Alex Wong/Getty Images
    Feb 12
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    Second US carrier could deploy as Iran talks hit missiles, enrichment roadblocks

  • Public flight-tracking data compiled by OSINT accounts show a large flow of U.S. C-17 transport aircraft into Europe and the Middle East, but the U.S. military has not publicly linked those movements to any named operation. All movement data in those reports comes from civilian tracking feeds, not from official deployment announcements.
    U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Hirsch
    Feb 10
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    Netanyahu heads to DC while heavy US aircraft crowd skies near Iran

  • The United States set a June deadline for Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace deal and end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters.
    Andriy Zhyhaylo/Oboz.ua/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
    Feb 7
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    Zelenskyy says US gave June deadline to end Russia-Ukraine war

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