U.S. military
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Government
Retired US General: Washington Has Lost Access to 15 Middle East Bases
DID Press: Retired US General McCaffrey has claimed that the U.S. military has permanently lost access to 15 military bases in the Persian Gulf, following damage sustained during the recent conflict with Iran. McCaffrey said in a recent interview that…
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Government
Foreign Affairs: U.S. Military Dominance No Longer What It Was
DID Press: Foreign Affairs argues in a new analysis that the United States no longer enjoys the level of military superiority it possessed in 1991 and can no longer rely on relatively low-cost military force to compel other countries to…
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Government
Stars and Stripes Editor Dismissed After USS Abraham Lincoln Reports
DID Press: US Department of War has removed the editor and several senior staff members of the military newspaper Stars and Stripes following reports detailing physical and psychological distress, including suicide attempts, among sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham…
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Government
US Military Casualties in Iran War Rise to 757 Wounded, Pentagon Says
DID Press: The number of U.S. service members wounded since the start of the war with Iran has risen to 757, according to newly updated U.S. Department of Defense casualty data. The Pentagon updated its casualty figures on Wednesday, recording…
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Government
US General: America Not Ready to Counter Mass Drone Attack
DID Press: Joseph Jarrard, a US Army general and deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command, acknowledged at a defense conference in Alabama that the United States is currently unable to counter a large-scale drone attack on its territory. Asked about…
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Government
Seven Killed, Dozens Injured in Reported Clash Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
DID Press: Military sources reported a violent confrontation among the crew of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in an incident that reportedly left at least seven people dead and dozens more injured, further escalating tensions aboard the vessel.…
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Government
NYT Report: Trump Secretly Fled Turkey in a Catering Container
DID Press: The New York Times reported that Donald Trump, during the NATO summit in Turkey, secretly left the country in an unprecedented operation after receiving security warnings about threats from Iran, hiding in a catering service container before being…
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Economy
WSJ: 42 US Aircraft Destroyed or Damaged in Iranian Attacks
DID Press: The Wall Street Journal has reported that Iranian attacks on U.S. military bases across the Middle East, including in Jordan, have highlighted the growing threat posed by Iranian missiles and drones, while the United States remains insufficiently prepared…
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Economy
Pentagon Moves to Rebuild Missile Stockpiles Amid Iran War
DID Press: The Washington Post reports that the U.S. War Department has ordered defense companies to submit plans within 21 days to rapidly increase the production and delivery of missiles and other critical weapons, amid warnings over sharply depleted stockpiles…
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Government
Pentagon Removes US Casualties From Official Iran War Tally
DID Press: US Department of War has removed four American service members killed during the recent conflict with Iran from its official war casualty database, transferring the records to a separate category, according to a report by The Associated Press.…
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