Iran is pounding U.S. military positions across the Middle East with missiles and cheap but highly effective drones, killing U.S. troops and wreaking havoc across the Persian Gulf. The cost to the U.S. of its defensive systems far exceeds the cost of Iran’s drones, and America and its regional partners are burning through their air defenses.
Big changes are coming to America’s space forces.
Russia’s military manpower shortage has led it to entice over 1,400 people from across the African continent to fight in Ukraine.
America's newest military campaign in the Middle East is now in its second week.
The United States has proved its military superiority over Iran. Whether it can secure Iran’s enriched uranium, protect the Gulf states, and encourage popular protests is a different story.
As the Islamic Republic weathers U.S. and Israeli missile strikes on its infrastructure and the killing of key political figures, China remains on the sidelines, offering words and technical expertise rather than arms to its closest partner in the Middle East.
Ever since the Trump administration returned to office last year, a major foreign policy debate has raged inside the Washington Beltway.
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