April 4, 2026 Global Brief
Active US-Iran hostilities have escalated to a critical threshold: two US warplanes (F-15E and A-10 Warthog) were shot down over/near Iran within a single operational…
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April 3, 2026 Global Briefing
BLUF The Iran-Israel war is escalating sharply, with IRGC ballistic missile strikes reaching Tel Aviv and Haifa in what Iran is calling “Wave 91” of…
Inside Iran’s War Machine: Troop Strength, Strategy, and the Domestic Cost of Conflict
As the shadow of a broader Middle Eastern war looms, the Islamic Republic of Iran remains a central, formidable, and deeply complex actor. For readers…
Boots on the Ground Intentionally Ambiguous
The short answer is that while the Pentagon is actively preparing for ground operations, it currently remains a contingency rather than an officially ordered invasion….