United States Air Force

February 4, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iranian regime escalates hostilities with US, hardens negotiating position

Iran has ramped up military provocations against US forces in the Middle East as nuclear negotiations loom, with regime officials sending mixed signals on uranium enrichment while refusing to discuss missile...

January 28, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

The new Greenland deal

With America leading and NATO following, the Arctic can be defended

January 7, 2026 | Toby Dershowitz, Janatan Sayeh

Iran’s New IRGC Deputy Chief Is Responsible for American, Iranian, and Israeli Deaths

Ahmad Vahidi, a veteran of the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was named its deputy commander on December 31, 2025, by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The IRGC was established in 1979...

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...

July 2, 2025 | Bradley Bowman, Sinan Ciddi

S-400s or not, don’t give Turkey the F-35

Thomas Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkey, suggested on Sunday that the impasse with Washington over Ankara’s procurement of the Russian S-400 air and missile defense system could be resolved...

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 22, 2025 | |

Concern Over Escalation, Recognition of Iranian Nuclear Threat Dominate World Reaction to U.S. Strikes

Calls for Peace: Calls for restraint dominated international reactions following the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities by the U.S. Air Force, but many leaders also emphasized...

June 22, 2025 | |

U.S. Calls for Peace as Region Braces for Further Escalation

Trump Tells Tehran, ‘Make Peace’: President Donald Trump advised Iranian leaders to “make peace” following his announcement that the U.S. Air Force had conducted strikes...

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 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 19, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn |

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...

June 17, 2025 | |

U.S. Boosts Middle East Military Presence Amid Ongoing Israel-Iran Conflict

U.S. Deploys Air and Naval Assets to Middle East: The U.S. military has reportedly surged large numbers of military assets to the Middle East and dozens of aerial refueler aircraft...

June 17, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Ryan Brobst

U.S. Military Surges Combat Power to the Middle East

The Pentagon is surging additional combat power to the Middle East and Europe as the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict shows no signs of cooling down. The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is reportedly...

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 29, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles Corcoran

We’re training Ukraine’s brave F-16 pilots — here’s what they need to keep fighting

After years of delay, Ukraine’s Air Force is flying the F-16 fighter jets it’s received from NATO — and, during a training visit this month, we saw for ourselves how these “Vipers”...

May 27, 2025 | Cleo Paskal |

FSM breaks ground on China-led airport reconstruction project in Woleai

Federated States of Micronesia President Wesley Simina officiated the May 26 groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the Woleai airport runway. ...

April 24, 2025 | |

‘None Of Your Business’: Iran Rebuffs IAEA Chief’s Concerns Over Tunnels Built Around Nuclear Site

Grossi Asks for Clarification on Tunnels, New Security Perimeter: Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on April 24 that he...

April 7, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Arsenal of Democracy

Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base