Pentagon, Raytheon sign $6.3B deal to replenish US missile interceptor supply
The contract "supports urgent replenishment of missile defense inventory that has been successfully used in combat," Raytheon said.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Official poster depicts the US Army’s newest threat: The Iranian soldier
The U.S. Army recently published a quick-recognition guide to help soldiers identify members of the Iranian army.
By Michael Peck
US Navy assisting 2 tankers targeted in Gulf of Oman
The price of oil spiked and Iran’s foreign minister called the attacks “suspicious.”
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Japan premier warns US, Iran ‘accidental conflict’ possible
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe traveled to Tehran on Wednesday to warn that an “accidental conflict” could be sparked amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S., a message that came hours after Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi airport, wounding 26 people.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US cannot ‘expect to stay safe,’ warns Iran’s foreign minister
Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany’s top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran gears up for high-stakes diplomacy amid tension with US
As its nuclear deal with world powers unravels amid heightened tensions with the U.S., Iran will see a week of high-stakes diplomacy capped by the first visit of a Japanese prime minister to Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Carrier sends message to Iran
The Abraham Lincoln, with its contingent of Navy escort warships and a fighting force of about 70 aircraft, is the centerpiece of the Pentagon’s response to what it calls Iranian threats to attack U.S. forces or commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf region.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
US CENTCOM commander says Mideast buildup prompted Iran ‘step back’
Iran has chosen to “step back and recalculate” after making preparations for an apparent attack against U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region, but it is too early to conclude the threat is gone, the top commander of American forces in the Mideast said Thursday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Graham, Menendez offer action to thwart Trump arms sales to Saudi, UAE and Jordan
New legislation aims to block $8.1 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan
By Joe Gould
What war with Iran could look like
Military Times interviewed more than a dozen military experts, including current and former U.S. military officials, about how a conflict might begin and how it could play out. This is what they said could happen:
What’s the end game in an armed conflict with Iran?
The U.S.-Iranian relationship is one of “mutual distrust..."
US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf
The Abraham Lincoln on Monday was in the Arabian Sea some 200 miles off the coast of Oman.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press