Threats

The D Brief: WH, DOD upset by Iran assessment; Comity at NATO summit; Military mission expands in US; AI’s latest natsec problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

SecDef doubles down on claims Iran’s nuclear program is ‘obliterated’

Hegseth rails against reporting on DIA’s initial assessment that strikes did not destroy Tehran’s efforts.

  • Meghann Myers
Policy

NATO isn’t a ‘rip-off’: Trump says he’s leaving Europe feeling ‘different’

Trump also seemed to change his tune on Ukraine, saying Putin needs to end the war.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: DIA’s Iran-strike assessment; NATO’s Ukraine forecast; UK plans nuke-capable F-35s; FBI agents, re-redirected; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Why Saturday's strike on Iran was perfectly timed

The president waited until Israel set the conditions for success.

  • Charles Hamilton
Policy

NATO chief to Europe: ‘Stop worrying’ about US, just increase spending

European officials hope the 5% defense-spending pledge will placate Trump.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: Attacks continue despite ‘ceasefire’; al-Udeid targeted by Iran; Inside the B-2 strike; Alligator Alcatraz; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump joins Israel’s war; Results of Iran strikes unknown; World reacts; What happens next?; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

Is an Iranian bomb now more or less likely? It depends on these factors

Strikes alone won’t end Iran’s nuclear ambitions, say experts. But Tehran’s options now are “pretty bad.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Expect Iran to retaliate against US networks, DHS says

Iran's previous attacks on U.S. systems include last year's theft of sensitive documents from the Trump campaign.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

US joins Iran-Israel war

Trump, who ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, threatens more action.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The D Brief: Israel, Iran trade strikes; Golden Dome, questioned; F-35 engine delay; Russian recession?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Will US strike Iran?; China’s orbital gray zone; Army’s artillery production; Europe’s fighter-jet spat; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Will Israel attack Iran?; CJCS sees no “invasion”; Budget testimony; AUKUS under review; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The military must remain nonpartisan. America depends on it

The soldiers who cheered partisan applause lines at Fort Bragg, and their leaders, erred in a spectacular way.

  • Heidi A. Urben
Threats

The D Brief: Protestors ‘a foreign enemy’; DOD DOGE team, ID’d; Trouble for USAF radar plane; Robot navy?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Meet DOGE's team inside the Defense Department

ProPublica has identified four men installed by defense contractor Elon Musk at the Pentagon—and 100 more across the federal government.

  • William Turton, Christopher Bing, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Al Shaw and Jake Pearson, ProPublica
Threats

The D Brief: Trump sends Marines to LA; Hegseth, testifying; State’s AI hires; A first for China’s navy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: POTUS turns Guard on LA protestors; Russia’s record-breaking strike; Fiber-drone photos; NATO-summit preview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: ARRW is back; Amphib budgets; Putin’s AI plan; Europe’s aid to Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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