The operation went forward because it was intended to be below the threshold of armed conflict — using the same shadow tactics that Iran has used.
Tag: United States Defense and Military Forces
Trump Says He Was ‘Cocked and Loaded’ to Strike Iran, but Pulled Back
The president said he stopped because 150 people would probably die in an attack as retaliation for Iranians shooting down an unmanned American drone.
In Trump’s Iran Response, Some See a Dangerous Ambiguity
As diplomats try to ratchet down tensions, some of them worry that hard-liners in Iran could be emboldened to further test President Trump’s resolve.
In Trump’s Iran Response, Some See a Dangerous Ambiguity
As diplomats try to ratchet down tensions, some of them worry that hard-liners in Iran could be emboldened to further test President Trump’s resolve.
U.S. Navy Says Mine Fragments Point to Iran in Tanker Attack
The United States has blamed Iran for the attacks in the Gulf of Oman, and officials said that fingerprints and other evidence could be used to build a criminal case.
Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They’re Starting a New Global Arms Race.
The new weapons — which could travel at more than 15 times the speed of sound with terrifying accuracy — threaten to change the nature of warfare.
Trump Adds Troops After Iran Says It Will Breach Nuclear Deal
As President Trump ordered the deployment of 1,000 more troops to the Middle East, Tehran was trying to get European nations to blunt American economic sanctions.
U.S. Special Forces Battle Against ISIS Turns to Containment, and Concern
“They’re always going to hold those mountains,” a Green Beret said of Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan. The fear is that the group will keep growing.
An Afghan War Veteran Reports Back
I deployed to Helmand Province in 2008 as an enlisted Marine infantryman. I returned there a decade later as a journalist.
‘Flying Object’ Struck Tanker in Gulf of Oman, Operator Says, Not a Mine
A Japanese company’s account of the damage to its ship differed from the explanation of American officials who blamed Iran.