Overall, the tenor from the military leadership is that the ongoing Iran operation, having reached the six-month mark, has been “too much for too long,” said one person familiar with the assessment.

Now, six months later, peace negotiations are in ruins, there's no end in sight and the conflict has taken the lives of 18 American soldiers and women

As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict’s toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe.

The Navy has transferred money from its payroll and other sources to cover the cost of the ongoing contract, The Guardian reported Friday, citing documents and interviews with sources. It comes as the war, which began on Feb. 28, reached its six-month mark and shows no signs of de-escalating.

The Strait of Hormuz remains the central battleground in the US-Iran standoff, with Tehran now drawing up conditions for reopening the vital waterway while Washington insists it is already open., Middle East News,

The Pentagon’s inability to subdue Tehran, dwindling weapons stockpiles and distancing from allies have led U.S. military officials to question whether America maintains its clout.

By David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses finance leaders from the G20 major economies to shrink global trade imbalances,

The Iran war has changed the Middle East, but not in the ways that the United States and Israel had hoped. The war they launched six months ago has left the Islamic Republic with a more