Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The U.S. Navy has sealed every Iranian port — no ship of any nation gets in or out. If Iran fires a single missile...
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The U.S. Navy has sealed every Iranian port — no ship of any nation gets in or out. If Iran fires a single missile...
US President Donald Trump is now threatening to blockade the Gulf of Oman, the body of water between the Strait of Hormuz and the...
So, we’re doing this. Again. After talks between the US and Iranian delegations collapsed over the course of twenty-one hours in Pakistan, President Trump has...
In mid-March, the USS Tripoli and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit threaded through the Strait of Malacca heading west — an American warship and...
The Pakistan Talks Failure Was Predictable. Here’s What Washington Still Gets Wrong About Iran: While President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio were at...
Even before the outbreak of Operation Epic Fury, which is now paused due to a ceasefire, Iran’s naval capabilities were not all that impressive...
The U.S. has largely achieved air superiority around Iran, and the USS Tripoli is an amphibious ship built for aviation with F-35Bs and Osprey...
The Iran Crisis Isn’t Exactly Over: The U.S. Navy has a near-perfect record of shooting down drones and missiles at sea. Oil tanker crews...
Iran’s remaining arsenal, high gas prices, Strait of Hormuz passage, and terrorism threats are all emphasized focal points for assessments of Operation Epic Fury,...
MANILA – While the ceasefire might be holding in the Iran war, Team Trump, at least before the latest diplomatic breakthrough, had other ideas....