Military Conflict

According to a Wall Street Journal report, US vessels, fighter squadrons, and air defense units will remain in the region at least until next year. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has restricted access to classified information following leaks regarding military opposition to the war in Iran.

Against the backdrop of reports by the Iranian news agency "Fars" regarding the sounds of explosions heard near Larak Island, a US source said that their forces bombed rocket launchers of the Revolutionary Guard Corps that were apparently on alert to launch missiles equipped with mines toward the Strait of Hormuz.

Former senior Turkish naval officer Cem Gürdeniz warns of a total conflagration reminiscent of the eve of World War II. According to him, the campaign will immediately spill over into the maritime arena, change the regional balance, and drag in another player.

The current confrontation between Israel and Turkey came to light even before Jerusalem sought to officially reveal it. The Americans, through their special envoy to Syria, explicitly accused Israel of the latest strike, thereby bringing the issue to the public sphere. Although the exchange of inflammatory statements is routine on the part of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, this time it is the...

A spokesperson for Houthi forces claimed on Monday that the organization launched ballistic missiles at a Saudi military landing craft and four escorting boats off the coast of Al-Mukha in the Red Sea. The Houthis allege the vessels were hit and sunk, though there is no independent verification of these claims.

The drones were used extensively in the Strait of Hormuz area. The cost of a single unit reaches tens of millions of dollars, and the total damage exceeds $1.3 billion. Due to their low speed and altitude, these drones have become relatively easy targets.

After about six months of fighting, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Kane, warns of risks in the conflict with Iran and is looking for a way out of the war. Background: depletion of US weapons stockpiles and the threat to energy infrastructure in the Gulf.

President Donald Trump posted a series of AI-generated images targeting Iran, while criticizing his predecessors, Joe Biden and Barack Obama, for failing to use force against the regime as he does. In another post, the US President shared a graph illustrating the major devaluation of the Iranian currency since he took office.

US Central Command has proposed an extensive two-week plan to escalate strikes in Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal. Overnight, the US military struck dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets in response to ballistic missile launches. President Trump has delayed the expanded attack amid internal discussions regarding interceptor stockpiles.

President Volodymyr Zelensky reported strikes on vessels used for military cargo shipments related to Iran, as well as a warship. Tehran confirmed that one commercial vessel was damaged and a crew member killed, labeling the attack an "act of aggression that threatens to further expand the scope of the war."

An Iranian military official rejected President Donald Trump's remarks that Iran is becoming more serious about negotiations, describing the conflict as a "war of attrition." The exchange follows two weeks of US strikes across Iran.