No US planes damaged by Iranian strikes - CENTCOM
No U.S. aircraft have been damaged as a result of Iran’s strikes on U.S. military bases in the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
No U.S. aircraft have been damaged as a result of Iran’s strikes on U.S. military bases in the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
Whether the decision is valid only today or will extend further is unknown
US forces have carried out a strike on the IRGC Navy headquarters in Gilan province. No casualties have been reported so far.
US President Donald Trump announced he is prepared to carry out a massive strike on Iran, stating that US forces have sufficient resources and do not require Israeli support.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran will pay “many times over” for any American troops killed amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East.
The USA and Iran carried out new missile strikes against each other overnight, targeting weapons depots, air defence systems, and radars, with US forces also hitting IRGC units responsible for Friday's attack on a US base in Jordan.
The United States plans to deploy “dozens” of additional aerial refueling aircraft as U.S. President Donald Trump considers expanding military operations against Iran, Axios reported.
The US military will need at least four years to restore its weapons stockpiles after the Iran campaign, during which its arsenal was severely depleted, The Hill reports.
The headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet was also attacked
Hostilities between the US and Iran escalated further on Sunday night with a third mutual missile strike, as the US military reported hitting 140 Iranian targets and three Gulf nations said they had repelled missiles and drones from Iran.
The Pentagon is considering relocating some of its military bases from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in order to reduce potential damage from Iran should military operations in the Middle East resume, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
According to CENTCOM, US forces have lifted the blockade of Iranian ports, allowing transport vessels to navigate freely along the Iranian coast.
The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes across the Middle East for a second consecutive day, further straining an already shaky ceasefire agreed between the two countries in April.
The Pentagon is facing a budget squeeze over military operations, primarily Operation Epic Fury, that were not planned for the fiscal year 2026 budget, Fox News reported, citing U.S. Army officials.
Iran’s Navy said that it targeted a U.S. destroyer in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday that it described as the “command-and-control center” behind American attacks against Iranian commercial vessels.
The US may completely close several bases in the region rather than rebuild them
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said it will take years to replenish the advanced weapons used by the U.S. during the Iran war.
The U.S. military struck a number of targets in southern Iran, Fox News reported, citing Tim Hawkins, a primary spokesperson for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
According to the US Army's Middle East headquarters, US forces prevented 70 tankers and 62 other vessels from either departing from or entering Iranian ports throughout the 26 days of the naval blockade.
According to Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is on heightened alert and may resume military action against Iran.