President Trump on Thursday whipsawed between threatening new, major attacks against Iran and touting significant progress in negotiations to end the war, the latest frantic episode in the conflict that’s gone on for more than 100 days. Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran “very hard” and eventually take over its oil export hub Kharg…

President Trump on Thursday whipsawed between threatening new, major attacks against Iran and touting significant progress in negotiations to end the war, the latest frantic episode in the conflict that’s gone on for more than 100 days. Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran “very hard” and eventually take over its oil export hub Kharg…

President Trump said Thursday that he canceled the forthcoming strikes and bombings against Iran, citing progress in discussions with Tehran’s leadership.  “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the…

President Trump said Thursday that he canceled the forthcoming strikes and bombings against Iran, citing progress in discussions with Tehran’s leadership.  “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the…

The Pentagon went into lockdown Thursday over an air quality issue, prompting the department to execute a shelter-in-place order for the affected area.  Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said at 1:31 p.m. EDT: “Subsequent testing confirmed no hazard exists, and normal operations have resumed.” Parnell said two hours earlier that the Pentagon was executing “standard protection protocols”…

The Pentagon went into lockdown Thursday over an air quality issue, prompting the department to execute a shelter-in-place order for the affected area.  Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said at 1:31 p.m. EDT: “Subsequent testing confirmed no hazard exists, and normal operations have resumed.” Parnell said two hours earlier that the Pentagon was executing “standard protection protocols”…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s targeted blocks on the promotions of officers in the Navy and Air Force have intensified scrutiny from former military leaders, who call the moves unprecedented and a corrosive abuse of his power.  A disproportionate number of the nine stalled promotions in the Navy were reportedly women or minorities, coming a few…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s targeted blocks on the promotions of officers in the Navy and Air Force have intensified scrutiny from former military leaders, who call the moves unprecedented and a corrosive abuse of his power.  A disproportionate number of the nine stalled promotions in the Navy were reportedly women or minorities, coming a few…

The U.S. military began launching another round of strikes Wednesday evening against multiple targets in Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be “strong and clear.” The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) began launching strikes at 5:15 p.m. ET at President Trump’s direction, it announced in a post to…

The U.S. military began launching another round of strikes Wednesday evening against multiple targets in Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be “strong and clear.” The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) began launching strikes at 5:15 p.m. ET at President Trump’s direction, it announced in a post to…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the U.S. military would launch “strong and clear” strikes against Iran on Wednesday night and Thursday night if needed. The warning came hours after President Trump said more attacks on Iran were planned for Wednesday night after retaliatory strikes on Tuesday. “This building continues to plan, and…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the U.S. military would launch “strong and clear” strikes against Iran on Wednesday night and Thursday night if needed. The warning came hours after President Trump said more attacks on Iran were planned for Wednesday night after retaliatory strikes on Tuesday. “This building continues to plan, and…

The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday after it said the vessel violated the ongoing U.S. naval blockade, the U.S. Central Command announced on Wednesday, but the kinetic action has drawn pushback from India, which said three Indian crew members are now missing.  A U.S. aircraft fired precision…

The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday after it said the vessel violated the ongoing U.S. naval blockade, the U.S. Central Command announced on Wednesday, but the kinetic action has drawn pushback from India, which said three Indian crew members are now missing.  A U.S. aircraft fired precision…

An unmanned U.S. Navy surface vessel rescued the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache crew late Monday that went down near the Strait of Hormuz.  The two crew members, who were in the waters close to the coast of Oman, were located and picked up by a Saronic Corsair, which is part of the Navy’s artificial intelligence and drone…

An unmanned U.S. Navy surface vessel rescued the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache crew late Monday that went down near the Strait of Hormuz.  The two crew members, who were in the waters close to the coast of Oman, were located and picked up by a Saronic Corsair, which is part of the Navy’s artificial intelligence and drone…

The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday that it said was in violation of the U.S. Navy blockade, according to the U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East.  An F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, fired a precision…