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Somaliland Diplomat: Recognition Is US Strategic Imperative
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (649+ words) Somaliland's top diplomat in Washington says formal US recognition would deliver immediate strategic gains for American forces in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Bashir Goth, Somaliland's representative to the United States, told a recent Foreign Policy Research Institute…...
950, 000 Gallons of Coffee and 2 Million Energy Drinks Fueled Epic Fury
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (863+ words) Gen. Dan Caine offered an interesting tally on Wednesday as he noted the amounts of caffeine, nicotine and rations that powered U. S. forces through Operation Epic Fury, hours after a two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran took effect and handed American…...
Iran's 10-Point Plan, US Negotiations Amid Israel's Bombardment of Lebanon
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1021+ words) The ongoing situation in the Middle East remains a quagmire, according to Middle East analysts, with the United States and Iran currently engaged in a temporary ceasefire while Israel bombarded Lebanon on Wednesday. U. S. President Donald Trump issued remarks Tuesday via…...
Inside Trump's Iran Ceasefire Deal
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (515+ words) The Strait of Hormuz remains central to the agreement. Roughly 25% of the world's seaborne oil supply passes through this narrow waterway, making any disruption a direct threat to global energy markets and economic stability." Negotiations are expected to continue through…...
US, Israel and Iran Agree to a 2-Week Ceasefire But Details Remain Unclear
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (953+ words) DUBIAI, United Arab Emirates " Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th hour deal that allowed U. S. President Donald Trump to pull back from his threats to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. But…...
Iran Calls for Human Chains to Protect Power Plants as Trump's Deadline Nears
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1080+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates " Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, hours before the expiration of U. S. President Donald Trump's latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to reopen the…...
Bridge Day and the Law of War: Limits on Targeting Infrastructure
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (758+ words) The United States is bound by the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which provide baseline protections for civilians and civilian objects." The United States has not ratified Additional Protocol I, which contains the most detailed articulation of modern targeting rules." Despite…...
Republican Congressman Says US Boots on Ground 'May Be Required' in Iran
4+ day, 24+ min ago (990+ words) A Republican congressman told Military. com on Monday that U. S. boots on the ground in Iran "may be required" to accomplish its ongoing military campaign. "We do not have information on the timing of when it would happen, but will support…...
Latest Operation Epic Fury Data: 365 US Troops Wounded in Action, 13 Dead
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (551+ words) The Pentagon has added Operation Epic Fury to its casualty database, as of April 3 showing 365 U. S. troops wounded in action and 13 killed. The update marks the first time the Department of Defense has publicly included Operation Epic Fury in its official…...
US Military Aircraft Hit in Iran War are First Shot Down by Enemy Fire in Over 20 Years
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (920+ words) The attacks came five weeks after U. S. and Israeli strikes first pounded Iran, with Trump saying earlier this week that Tehran's "ability to launch missiles and drones is dramatically curtailed." Iran shot down a U. S. F15-E Strike Eagle fighter jet Friday, with…...