The developments, confirmed by 3 #US officials speaking on the condition of anonymity…,, belied earlier assertions by the #Trump admin that US forces had obtained air superiority over #Iran & raised immediate questions about how much of the country’s arsenal remained after a month of targeted […]
2 US warplanes now shot down; search ongoing in #Iran for 1 missing crew member
An F-15 fighter jet & an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. 2 Black Hawk helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.
#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US […]
#US forces rescued one of the crew members of a downed US fighter jet in #Iran, according to 3 sources familiar with the matter.
2 of the sources said the #pilot was alive, in US custody & receiving medical treatment.
It wasn’t clear what the status of the 2nd crew member was. Sources said […]
"Our Military, the greatest and most powerful (by far!) anywhere in the World, hasn't even started destroying what’s left in Iran. Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants!," #Trump wrote in a subsequent post.
In response, the #IRGC said it would hit "all assets of the Israeli regime & the US […]
#Trump vows to hit more Iranian #infrastructure as nations seek to open #Hormuz
Trump threatened to extend attacks on #civilian infrastructure in #Iran after a #US strike cut a major highway bridge on Thursday, prompting a defiant response from Iran, which hit a #desalination #water plant in […]
The channel showed metal debris in the back of a pickup truck while making the announcement but provided no other immediate details.
Throughout the #war, #Iran has made a series of claims about shooting down piloted enemy aircraft that turned out not to be true. Friday was the first time that […]
On Wednesday evening, #Iran launched missiles at #Israel in what Iranian state-aligned media outlets hailed as one of their biggest attacks yet. Extensive damage was reported in several cities in central Israel, according to the country’s fire & rescue services.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #war […]
The mission would require the airlift of potentially hundreds or thousands of #troops & heavy equipment to support the excavation & recovery of #radioactive material. That could take weeks, former #defense officials have estimated, & take place under fire deep inside #Iran.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar […]
Trump’s request for the plan, previously unreported, signals his interest in contemplating what would be an unusually sensitive & high-stakes special operations mission.…
Limiting Iran’s capacity to build a #nuclear weapon remains a top goal of the #Trump admin. But this plan, experts say […]
The #US #military has given #Trump a plan to seize nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched #uranium in #Iran that would involve flying in excavation equipment & building a runway for cargo planes to take the radioactive material out, acc/to two people familiar with the matter.
The complex plan […]
Risky commando plan to seize #Iran #uranium came at Trump’s request
A plan briefed to #Trump last week to insert ground forces to remove Iran’s #nuclear material would be a very difficult endeavor of a type never before attempted in wartime.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #WarCrimes […]
Snr Israeli ofcls described the regime in #Iran as battered but resilient, stable & feeling triumphant after withstanding a month of strikes by 2 of the world’s most powerful militaries.
…Some experts worry that Israel’s growing proficiency at targeted killings, even when conducted with […]
The decapitation campaign relies on an #assassination apparatus that #Israel spent decades building but transformed over the past several years to achieve new levels of lethal proficiency, acc/to senior Israeli #military & #intelligence ofcls.
#tech #AI #law #InternationalLaw #WarCrimes […]
And because he’s doing so well in negotiations, #Trump issued a new threat to #Iran #civilian #infrastructure [a #WarCrime] if a ceasefire isn't reached 'shortly'
Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s #energy resources & other vital infrastructure, including #desalination […]
#Trump raised the idea of #US forces seizing Iran’s #Kharg Island, its main #oil terminal in the Persian Gulf.
“Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,” Trump told the newspaper. “It would also mean we had to be there (on Kharg Island) for a while.”
#TrumpsWar […]
The Feb 28 attack occurred the same day as a #US #Tomahawk cruise missile struck a #school in the city of #Minab, several hundred miles away, killing 175 people. In the case of #Lamerd, though, it involved a weapon that had been #untested in combat.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump […]
On the 1st day of the #war with #Iran, a weapon bearing the hallmarks of a newly developed #US made #BallisticMissile was used in an attack that struck a sports hall & adjacent #ElementarySchool near a #military facility in southern Iran, acc/to weapons experts & a visual analysis by NYT. Local […]
#Trump #idiocracy
New #US Missile Hit #Iran Sports Hall & #School, Analysis Shows
The #Pentagon used missiles #untested in combat in a deadly attack that struck #civilian sites near a #military compound on Feb 28, acc/to visual evidence examined by NYT & weapons experts.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar […]
#Netanyahu says #Israel will widen its #invasion of southern #Lebanon
Netanyahu said Israel would expand what he called the “existing security strip” in Lebanon as Israeli forces continue to target the #Iran backed #Hezbollah militant group.
“We are determined to fundamentally change the […]
#Iran warns the #US against a ground invasion as regional powers meet in Pakistan
Iranian forces “are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire & punish their regional partners forever,” the country’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said.
Qalibaf […]
Michael Rubin, a historian at the American Enterprise Institute who worked as a staff adviser on #Iran & #Iraq at the #Pentagon from 2002 to 2004, said #Trump is “the first president of any party in recent history that hasn’t self-constrained to live within rhetorical boundaries.” [what a nice […]
As the war entered its second month on Saturday, Trump’s penchant for embellishments, exaggerations & falsehoods is being tested in an environment where the stakes are much higher than an isolated political fight.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #IranWar #TrumpsWar #propaganda #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars […]
Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion [& disbelief] over the #IranWar
#Trump says the #US is winning the #war with #Iran even as thousands of additional American #troops deploy to the #MiddleEast.
He has pilloried other countries for not helping the US, only to say later he does not need […]
#Israel says it targeted a #journalist killed in #Lebanon
1 of 2 journalists killed in a strike on southern Lebanon on Saturday was targeted for being a suspected #Hezbollah intelligence operative, the Israeli military claimed, without providing evidence.
Israel’s statement about Hezbollah’s […]
An airstrike hit Iran’s #University of Science and Technology in Tehran [#IUST] on Saturday, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
The strike damaged #research & #education buildings, IRNA reported, citing the university’s public relations office.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war […]
#Kuwait’s international #airport has been hit by drone attacks, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Saturday.
It said the attacks severely damaged the airport’s radar systems.
No casualties were reported.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange […]
#IranWar
Yemen’s #Iran backed #Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack on #Israel on Saturday, raising concerns about the rebel group entering the fighting in the #MiddleEast. Israel said it intercepted the missile, the first time it has faced fire from #Yemen since the start of the […]
The deployment of the vessels -- which can be used for surveillance or kamikaze strikes -- has not been previously reported. It comes despite a series of setbacks in the US Navy’s years‑long effort to field a fleet #of uncrewed surface vessels, Reuters reported last year →
Exclusive: The US […]
What could possibly go wrong?
Exclusive: #US deploys uncrewed #DroneBoats in conflict with #Iran
The US has deployed uncrewed #drone speedboats for patrols as part of its operations against Iran, the #Pentagon said, the first time Washington has confirmed using such vessels in an active […]
#R4Today
#Trump sending #paratroopers to #Iran
Under the #RulesOfWar, it is illegal to kill paras while they are in the air
… but those rules have been annulled by #USA launching illegal hostilities against a sovereign state, with no clear aim or justification
#MAGA should expect #US #BodyBags
