Category: News + Intel

From a wounded and possibly disfigured new ruler in Tehran to a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz testing NATO’s resolve, the war with Iran now stretches from shadowy leadership intrigue to oil-choked sea lanes guarded by ships like the destroyer USS Spruance standing watch beside the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

While missiles dominate the headlines overseas, the more unsettling question unfolding inside intelligence channels is whether Iran’s long-practiced playbook of proxies, deniable operatives, and patient retaliation could quietly shift the battlefield onto American soil.

Drone warfare has lowered the barrier to violence. From hobbyist FPV drones to Iranian Shahed loitering munitions, the technology now raises difficult questions about how far modern conflict can reach.

Operation Epic Fury has turned into a regional confrontation with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at its core. As the conflict spreads across multiple fronts, President Donald Trump faces the difficult task of weakening an institution designed to survive long wars.

The Iranian resistance is not a single movement. It is fragmented across Kurdish militants, diaspora monarchists, and decentralized protest networks. Understanding who these factions are and what they can actually do matters before assuming airpower can reshape Iran.

The terror threat in the United States is back in the conversation. A GWOT veteran offers practical advice on staying alert without living in fear.

Washington says airstrikes are crushing Iran’s ability to retaliate, but with American troops already wounded and Tehran shifting toward a war of endurance that stretches from missile arsenals to the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict may be entering its most dangerous phase.

Missile defense may look like a story about interceptors and launchers, but the real fight is over the radars that let those weapons see the threat in the first place.

The rise of Mojtaba Khamenei reflects a shift inside the Islamic Republic from clerical authority to security rule. His leadership may strengthen Iran’s hardline institutions while narrowing any remaining path toward diplomacy.

As the Pentagon quietly investigates whether a U.S. strike hit a school in Iran, the White House refuses to rule out a military draft while NATO air defenses shoot down a ballistic missile over Turkey, a snapshot of a widening war whose edges are now touching both Washington politics and the alliance’s front line.

A Domino’s franchise owner accidentally discovered that late-night pizza orders to the Pentagon predict military operations, and 40 years later, a publicly available pizza tracker is calling airstrikes before the news breaks — which means our adversaries can too.

The war with Iran is producing ripple effects across the Middle East and global markets. U.S. diplomats are evacuating Gulf posts, Israeli strikes expand into Lebanon, oil prices surge, and Kurdish leaders warn against opening another front as Washington pushes new alliances abroad.