U.S. President Donald Trump has again declared that the United States has effectively won its war with Iran, while saying Washington will continue military and diplomatic efforts until the conflict is fully concluded. Speaking on Wednesday, Trump said the war would end “very soon”, repeating his position that the United States would complete its objectives […]
HIGH-RISK 50-HOUR OPERATION INVOLVED 21 AIRCRAFT AND MORE THAN 90 U.S. TROOPS ON IRANIAN SOIL Newly declassified details are shedding light on a high-risk U.S. military rescue mission in Iran following the loss of an F-15E fighter jet during a strike south of Isfahan in April 2026. The fighter, valued at approximately $30 million, was […]
The United States has spent approximately $37.5 billion on its military campaign against Iran, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who warned lawmakers that additional funding will be needed to sustain operations as fighting continues across the region. Speaking before Congress, Hegseth said the figure includes both current expenditures and projected costs through the […]
The escalating war in Iran is threatening a new global food-price shock, with developing countries expected to be hit hardest as energy and fertilizer supply chains face severe disruption. Experts warn the conflict could reverse recent progress in stabilizing food costs, which were already under pressure from previous global crises. Fertilizer shortages raise alarm Fertilizer […]
In WASHINGTON the Biden administration is actively considering deploying thousands of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East as the conflict with Iran enters a potentially new and more intense phase, according to U.S. officials and sources familiar with the planning. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity said that strategic military options are being evaluated […]
The ongoing war between the United States and Iran has entered a more dangerous phase, with Tehran launching fresh attacks on U.S. allies in the Gulf including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait even as President Donald Trump claimed these retaliatory strikes “were not expected.” The renewed offensive underscores how the conflict, […]
In WASHINGTON as many as 150 U.S. service members have been wounded during the ongoing war with Iran, according to U.S. officials and sources familiar with the matter, highlighting the growing human toll of a conflict that has rapidly escalated across the Middle East. The figure, which had not previously been publicly disclosed in full, […]