Tag: Middle East

This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows a F-35C Lightning preparing to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy via AP)

American F-35 fighter makes emergency landing at US base in Middle East

Mike Brest · March 19, 2026 12:44 pm

A British soldier guards at the main gate of the U.K.'s RAF Akrotiri.

Cyprus reconsiders ‘future of the British bases’ on island after UK bungled defense response

Timothy Nerozzi · March 19, 2026 11:40 am

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and FBI Director Kash Patel testify in front of the House Intelligence Committee on March 19, 2026.

US and Israel goals in Iran war differ, Gabbard and Ratcliffe confirm

Mike Brest · March 19, 2026 11:26 am

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MARCH 19: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth provides updates on the continued military operations on Iran 2during a press briefing on the Iran war at the Pentagon on March 19, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. The U.S. and Israel have continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28.

Iran’s attacks on Gulf States have put them in US ‘orbit,’ Hegseth says

Mike Brest · March 19, 2026 10:24 am

President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question.

The war in Iran will last at least a few more weeks

Tom Rogan · March 19, 2026 8:00 am

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during flight operations in the Red Sea, Jan. 22, 2024.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Yemen, the unfinished business America ignores at its peril

Edmund Fitton-Brown, Bridget Toomey · March 19, 2026 6:00 am

An poster shows a drawing of Reza Pahlvai flashing a victory gesture

Israel’s relentless Iran regime change campaign complicates US prospects of negotiating

Timothy Nerozzi · March 19, 2026 5:00 am

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks as, from left, FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Intelligence Agency Director James Adams III, Acting Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command William Hartman, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe listen during the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings to examine worldwide threats on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

John Ratcliffe and Tulsi Gabbard dance around whether Trump was properly briefed on Strait of Hormuz retaliation

Mike Brest · March 18, 2026 2:41 pm

Joe Kent.

Most GOP and Trump supporters stand with him over Joe Kent on Iran: Guy Benson

Asher Notheis · March 18, 2026 10:29 am

Ships in waters near Strait of Hormuz.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Iraq’s oil lifeline is breaking: The biggest state casualty of Hormuz crisis

Heyrsh Abdulrahman · March 18, 2026 6:00 am

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib attends the inauguration ceremony of the 6th term of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran, Iran, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

IDF says Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib killed in overnight strikes

Washington Examiner Staff · March 18, 2026 5:50 am

Missiles launched from Iran streak across the sky over central Israel

Two dead in Israel after Iranian missile attack near Tel Aviv

Molly Parks · March 17, 2026 9:37 pm