A U.S. strike on Iran breaks a month-long lull, and Iran fires back World By: Alex Horton · Mohamad El Chamaa · Suzan Haidamous 31 August 2026 at 17:13 The U.S. attack hit rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran fired back early Monday, marking the first known clash in weeks.
Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations World By: Alex Horton · Tara Copp 30 August 2026 at 13:00 A recent classified assessment advised that prolonged large-scale operations in the Middle East risk weakening U.S. capabilities elsewhere.
CIA director’s secretive visit to Moscow stirs mystery World By: Alex Horton · Michael Birnbaum · Warren Strobel · Joyce Lee 26 August 2026 at 13:39 A Kremlin spokesman said John Ratcliffe did not meet with Vladimir Putin and that it was "premature" to say whether the trip would affect fraught U.S.-Russia relations.
Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats World By: Imogen Piper · Ellen Nakashima · Samantha Schmidt · Samuel Oakford · Warren Strobel · Alex Horton · Aaron Schaffer 13 August 2026 at 19:29 A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the fishing boats before drones attacked, flight data shows.
Pentagon report reveals steep civilian toll of Trump’s Yemen campaign World By: Alex Horton · Meg Kelly 12 August 2026 at 02:36 The military operation was the first following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s dismantling of an office focused on mitigating unintended casualties.
Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘hard’ following missile attack on U.S. assets World By: Tara Copp · Alex Horton · Ellen Francis · Susannah George 29 July 2026 at 18:02 The threat came after Saudi Arabia joined U.S. military strikes on Iranian proxies.
Deadly U.S. boat strikes have failed to curb cocaine supply, Pentagon and DEA officials say World By: Alex Horton · Terrence McCoy · Samantha Schmidt · Dylan Moriarty 27 July 2026 at 12:00 The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
Latest combat deaths show risk has shifted to troops far from Iran’s borders World By: Tara Copp · Alex Horton · Aaron Schaffer 22 July 2026 at 18:18 Trump flew to Delaware to honor soldiers killed in the Iran war, which has proved deadly for those far from the front lines.