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July 3, 2025 | |

‘We’re Probably Thinking Closer to 2 Years’: Pentagon Provides More Details on Damage Assessment of U.S. Strikes Against Iranian Nuclear Sites

Battle Damage Assessment: Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell provided more details on the Pentagon’s battle damage assessment (BDA) on July 2 regarding U.S. strikes against...

June 28, 2025 | Bill Roggio |

Iran is severely weakened but remains a regional threat

Iran remains the “primary and enduring threat” in the Middle East, US Navy Vice Admiral Charles B. Cooper II, the nominee to become the next commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), told the Senate...

June 24, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Israel and Iran trade strikes, ceasefire goes into effect (June 24 updates)

After a highly publicized ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump went into effect at midnight Eastern Standard Time on June 24, Iran and Israel traded attacks, accusing one another of violating...

June 23, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Location of Iran’s Highly Enriched Uranium Uncertain — but It Likely Cannot Build Nuclear Weapons Now

Iran may have relocated its highly enriched uranium (HEU) — key stocks for fueling a nuclear weapon — to secret sites prior to U.S. or Israeli airstrikes targeting its nuclear facilities. While recovering...

June 23, 2025 | Bill Roggio, Joe Truzman

Iran launches missile attack on US base in Qatar

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted a missile attack on the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American military facility in the Middle East and the forward headquarters...

June 23, 2025 | |

Extensive IDF Strikes Target Iranian Regime Sites, Evin Prison, Fordow Entrances

Prison Gate and Doomsday Clock: The Israeli Air Force carried out extensive airstrikes against Iranian regime targets in Tehran on June 23, reportedly eliminating hundreds of Islamic...

June 23, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Trump announces ceasefire, Israel strikes Iranian regime’s repression apparatus (June 23 updates)

After nearly two weeks of high-intensity conflict, US President Donald Trump announced on June 23 that Israel and Iran had reached a ceasefire agreement that is set to begin roughly six hours after the announcement.

June 22, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen

US dealt Iran’s nukes a major blow — but here’s why the cheers may be premature

One of the most profound threats to global security for the last thirty years or more has suffered a historic setback that will resonate for decades. In a ruse worthy of World War II’s “Operation...

June 22, 2025 | Bill Roggio |

US strike inflicts “severe damage and destruction” on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, CJCS Caine states

Three Iranian nuclear facilities that were struck by the US military last night have “sustained extremely severe damage and destruction,” according to preliminary US intelligence estimates, Chairman...

June 22, 2025 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Iranian drone and missile attacks against Israel: June 22, 2025

Iran launched four attacks against Israel on June 22, 2025: three drone attacks and one ballistic missile barrage, in two waves, consisting of 35 missiles. These attacks came in the wake of Operation Midnight...

June 22, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Houthis repeat threats against US over strikes against Iran

Yemen’s Houthis threatened to attack American forces in the Red Sea following US attacks on the Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan on June 21. The US military struck...

June 22, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Israel targets IRGC officials, nuclear scientist, and missile bases in Iran (June 22–21 updates)

Over the past 72 hours, Israel has intensified its air campaign across Iran, striking missile and drone infrastructure in Esfahan, Bushehr, Ahvaz, Yazd, and Qom. Targets included the Imam Hossein missile...

June 21, 2025 | Bill Roggio |

US strikes Iranian nuclear facilities

The US struck three Iranian nuclear facilities, including the hardened Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant that is built inside of a mountain, on June 21. The US executed the strike just two days after President...

June 21, 2025 | |

‘Blood of Thousands of Israelis is on His Hands’: IRGC Commander Who Backed October 7 Massacre Among Key Leaders Eliminated in IDF Precision Strikes

Latest Developments Iranian ‘Palestine Corps’ Commander Killed: The IDF eliminated an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF) commander described as a key orchestrator of Hamas’s...

June 18, 2025 | |

Grossi Played ‘Destructive Role’: Iranian Atomic Energy Chief Attacks IAEA Director General Over Israeli Strikes

Grossi Blamed for Israeli Attack: The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency lambasted the United Nations’ nuclear chief, Rafael Grossi, on June 18, saying that the International...

June 18, 2025 | |

Iranian Missile Attacks on Israeli Civilians Begin to Taper Off

No Israeli Deaths in 2 Days: Iran launched two small waves of ballistic missiles along with several drones at Israel on June 18. They caused no significant damage; most of the projectiles...

June 17, 2025 | |

Israel ‘1 to 2’ Weeks Away From Achieving Military Objectives Against Iranian Nuclear Program, IDF Says

IDF Progress Report: Israel said on June 17 that it is “one to two weeks” away from eliminating the “existential threat” posed by Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile...

June 16, 2025 | |

Natanz ‘May Have Imploded’: Israel Inflicts Damage on Key Iranian Nuclear Facilities

IAEA Confirms Significant Damage at Natanz Enrichment Site: Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed that Israel inflicted significant damage on Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility at Natanz.

June 15, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

Israel May Need U.S. Help to Take Out Key Iranian Nuclear Site Before Disaster Strikes

Iran is relocating its enriched uranium stocks for protection against Israeli strikes and will not tell the UN’s nuclear watchdog where, the nation’s deputy foreign minister said Saturday. The move...

May 30, 2025 | |

‘Stop Suppression and Plundering’: Escalating Iranian Trucker Strikes Garner Support

Support From Unions and Celebrities: Anti-government strikes by truckers across Iran have begun to garner support from prominent Iranian celebrities and other domestic labor unions....