An Iranian official on Wednesday suggested that Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, could close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, if the US launches ground operations against Iran. So far, the Houthis, who govern...
Top GOP Lawmaker Says Pentagon Not Sharing Enough Details on Potential Iran Ground War
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, denounced the US War Department on Wednesday for not providing enough information about the US war against Iran, including plans for potential ground operations. According to POLITICO, Rogers said...
Iran Rejects US Proposal To End War, Lays Out Its Own Conditions: Iranian Media
Iran's PressTV reported on Wednesday that Tehran has rejected the Trump administration's 15-point proposal to end the war the US and Israel launched on February 28 and laid out its own conditions to end the conflict. "Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and...
Commander of 82nd Airborne Ordered to Middle East for Potential Ground Operation in Iran
Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the chief of the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, and his headquarters staff have been ordered to the Middle East as the Pentagon prepares for potential ground operations in Iran, The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing two US government...
Iran Appoints Former IRGC Commander as New National Security Chief
Iran on Tuesday appointed a former high-ranking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander as the new secretary of its Supreme National Security Council (SNRC) after Israel killed Ali Larijani, the country's previous national security chief. According to...
US Pilot Suffered Shrapnel Wounds After F-35 Hit Over Iran
A US Air Force pilot suffered shrapnel wounds when a US F-35 fighter jet was struck while flying over Iran last week, Air and Space Forces Magazine has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. US Central Command (CENTCOM) hasn't shared any details about the...
‘Unprecedented’ US-Israeli Strikes Reported in Tehran Despite Trump’s Talk of Diplomacy
An Al Jazeera correspondent based in Tehran reported "unprecedented" US-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital on Monday despite President Trump's insistence that progress was being made toward a diplomatic solution, a claim Iranian officials have rejected. The...
Report: US Proposes Talks Between Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker With Turkey as Mediator
The US has proposed holding talks with Iran that would be led by Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, with Turkey acting as the mediator, Al-Monitor reported on Monday, citing a Turkish source. The report said that so far,...
NYT: Pentagon Considers Deploying 82nd Airborne Troops for Potential Attack on Iran’s Kharg Island
US military officials are considering deploying a combat brigade from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East to support the war with Iran and potentially take part in an operation aimed at seizing control of Iran's Kharg Island, The New York Times...
Trump Backs Off on Threat To Bomb Iran’s Power Plants
President Trump has backed off on his threat to bomb Iran's power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn't "fully opened" by Monday night and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held talks over the past two days, which has been denied by Iranian officials. "I AM...


