Tag: Israel

Twenty-three years after Iraq, the United States is back in the Middle East, fighting a war while the character of the conflict shifts in real time. In its first weeks, the Iran war has exposed vulnerabilities in air defense, strained regional infrastructure, and pushed the fight into the information space and global energy markets.

Support for Israel on the American right is no longer politically frictionless. As the war with Iran sharpens divisions, a growing gap is emerging between institutional positions and segments of the conservative base—one that is already reshaping how politicians speak, align, and manage the alliance in public.

“No new wars” carried weight when it constrained someone else. Under current conditions, it has receded. The standard changed. The consequences remain.

Washington went to war in Iran and then asked its allies for help. The response was cautious and, in many cases, negative. The alliance still stands, but the margin for cooperation has narrowed—and that carries consequences.

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.

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.

Israeli and U.S. airstrikes across Iran intensify as the conflict spreads into Lebanon and Azerbaijan, disrupts Gulf aviation and shipping routes, exposes divisions among NATO allies, and coincides with renewed U.S.–Venezuela diplomatic and energy negotiations.

Iran expanded cross-border strikes against Kurdish militant groups as regional tensions escalate, while U.S. officials say munitions stocks remain sufficient for sustained operations. In the Western Hemisphere, Cuba faces mounting economic pressure amid power outages and a collapse in tourism revenue, while Ukraine offers its drone interception expertise to Gulf states confronting Iranian unmanned threats.

A fire at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh amid expanding Israeli strikes on Iran highlights rising regional risk, while Russia records its slowest advance in Ukraine since 2024, signaling strain across two active conflict theaters.

The Iran conflict expanded into Lebanon and across the Gulf, with missile exchanges, a strike on a British base in Cyprus, U.S. aircraft losses in Kuwait, and confirmed American combat fatalities.