Middle East

Daily on Defense

In two-pronged approach, Trump hoping for peace while preparing for more war

Jamie McIntyre -

March 25, 2026 7:23 am

Close-up of Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf

Foreign Policy

US and Israeli officials insist Iran’s speaker is negotiating despite denials

Timothy Nerozzi -

March 25, 2026 7:00 am

gas production facility at Ras Laffan, Qatar

Beltway Confidential

The Iran war requires a Permian Basin revolution

James Rogan -

March 25, 2026 6:00 am

U.S. paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, reach the ground after jumping from a US Air Force C-17 aircraft during a 'Saber Strike 2018' military exercises at the Gaiziunai Training Area, some 130 kms (80 miles) west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, June 9, 2018. A major U.S.-led military exercise with 18,000 soldiers from 19 primarily NATO countries is taking place in the alliance's eastern flank involving Poland and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Defense

Trump to deploy at least 1,000 airborne troops to Middle East amid Iran peace talks

Claire Carter -

March 24, 2026 8:10 pm

President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Defense

Trump weighing deployment of part of 82nd Airborne Division to Middle East

Mike Brest -

March 24, 2026 3:34 pm

World

Lebanon withdraws Iranian ambassador’s designation and gives him days to leave

Brady Knox -

March 24, 2026 8:52 am

Daily on Defense

Facing a bad choice of his own making, Trump buys some time

Jamie McIntyre -

March 24, 2026 7:34 am

Residents watch and take pictures as flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck as attacks hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran

News

IDF claims it struck Iranian senior officials’ headquarters in airstrikes

Washington Examiner Staff -

March 24, 2026 5:27 am

FILE - President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

World

How does Israel fit in the US-Iran talks?

Mike Brest -

March 23, 2026 5:22 pm

Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia and clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India.

Beltway Confidential

Trump risks encouraging Iranian escalation

Tom Rogan -

March 23, 2026 4:27 pm

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