War with iran scenario

Trump’s Israel aid cut sparks controversy as JD Vance blames Iran war for Republican midterm losses

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance in the White House, July 28, 2026.
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Iran deploys heavy weaponry to Kurdish regions amid fears of renewed conflict with Israel, US

Iran has reportedly deployed artillery and IRGC troops to Kurdish regions near the Iraqi border as it intensifies operations against Kurdish opposition groups amid concerns over renewed conflicts.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A U.S. Air Force boom operator performs a pre-flight inspection of a KC-135 Stratotanker at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility

US Air Force widow initially denied benefits because Iran conflict ‘not technically a war’

The widow of one of 18 US servicemen killed since the start of the war with Iran will receive partial payment after she was initially denied combat-related benefits.

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Soldiers from the United States gather together during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Jackeroo on May 29, 2026 in Townsville, Australia.

Iran using social media footage to target US troops, assets in Middle East

"Detailed public disclosures can become an immediate green light for Iranian forces to launch a secondary, much more devastating wave of attacks," said Admiral Brad Cooper.

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Israel Air Force embroiled in ‘war between wars’

The IAF is engaged in a daily, covert effort to “push back the next conflict.”

FEBRUARY 3, 2016ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
The latest batch of graduating IAF pilots, December 26, 2015.

'We must be ready for the possibility of war with Iran in 10 - 15 years'

Once it receives approval, the Gideon plan will aim to transform the IDF and place war readiness at the heart of everything.

DECEMBER 2, 2015ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot (R), Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

A Prophecy Fulfilled: Sept. 4, 2015

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015ByHARRY MOSKOFF
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Team Obama turns the Netanyahu address into a global event

FEBRUARY 27, 2015ByDAVID TURNER
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Promesses chimériques

L’idée de créer une zone exempte d’armes de destruction massive au Moyen-Orient demeure une utopie

FEBRUARY 3, 2015ByYOSSI MELMAN
Les installations nucléaires israéliennes dans le désert du Néguev aux abords de Dimona

Israel-America relations vis-à-vis the Crimean War

As a regional power, Israel is certainly keeping on top of any new movement in the area, and following its coverage in international discourse.

MARCH 12, 2014ByNACHMAN SHAI
A Ukrainian soldier stands on a military vehicle at a checkpoint at the road near a Crimea region border March 9, 2014.