First flown in 1952, the Boeing B-52 has seen service in Vietnam, Desert Storm, the Global War on Terror — and now Iran.
U.S. forces have hit 2,000 targets in Iran since the opening salvos of Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, adding the B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the air attacks, U.S. Central Command reported Tuesday morning.
The long-range, heavy bomber has the potential to…
MILAN — Government authorities in the Gulf states have warned residents and tourists that publishing visual content of Iran-launched strikes online could result in legal consequences, including fines of tens of thousands of dollars and possible imprisonment.
Social media…
WARSAW, Poland — As the Polish government is advancing efforts to absorb loans from the European Union to finance purchases of new weapons made in Europe, opposition politicians are concerned that reliance on funds from Brussels could draw the country away from defense…
BERLIN — Greece has dispatched two frigates and four F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus following a drone strike on RAF Akrotiri, the British military’s main hub for Middle East aerial operations, as the Iran conflict threatens to spill into the Eastern Mediterranean.
A Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicle reportedly struck the British base’s runway a few minutes past midnight on March 2, causing…
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — A U.S. strategy aimed at prioritizing foreign arms sales to recipients that vigorously support themselves and have geopolitical value to Washington should help Taiwan receive advanced weapons faster than usual, according to defense analysts.
While…
Vance insists Trump won’t ‘allow’ a long Iran war
March 4, 2026
Vice President JD Vance — a Marine veteran of the Iraq War who has long been skeptical of American military interventions abroad — insisted Monday that the war with Iran is different because President Donald Trump “has clearly defined what he wants to…
PARIS — France will expand its nuclear arsenal and implement a policy of “advanced deterrence” that could include deploying nuclear-capable forces to the territory of European allies, President Emmanuel Macron said Monday in a long-awaited speech on the country’s nuclear doctrine.
The plan is a “major evolution” of France’s deterrence posture, Macron said at the Île Longue naval…
Additional troops to deploy to Middle East as Gen. Caine says to expect ‘additional losses’
March 3, 2026
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine announced that additional military personnel were on their way to Iran hours after the U.S. military announced a fourth service member had died during combat operations there.
Speaking to reporters at a Pentagon media…
BERLIN — Iranian strikes on the weekend targeted regional bases that host European troops, triggering air defense systems and sending soldiers to seek shelter in bunkers.
“We can confirm that attacks took place yesterday and today on the multinational military bases in…
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in dispute over AI safety
March 2, 2026
The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology and imposed other major penalties, culminating an unusually public clash between the government and the company over AI safeguards.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a move that could prevent U.S. military vendors from…
