Vaughn Cockayne

F-35 jet crashes at Marine Corps base in San Diego

An F-35B fighter jet crashed Friday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, according to local reports.

July 31, 2026

IRGC says it struck two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that were escorted by U.S. military

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday said its forces had struck two oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, forcing several other ships to turn around in the process.

July 31, 2026

Middle East war expands to Egypt as U.S. continues strikes against Iran

The Iran war expanded Thursday as Egypt confirmed that an unidentified drone caused a fire at the Mediterranean port of Damietta, while the U.S. continued striking military and intelligence targets in Iran.

July 30, 2026

CENTCOM rejects IRGC claims of destroyed jets in Jordan strikes

U.S. Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, rejected Iranian assertions that its forces destroyed three F-35 fighter jets in Jordan this week.

July 30, 2026

New satellite imagery confirms Iranian attack on Amazon Web Services data centers in Bahrain

Newly released satellite images appear to confirm Iran's claim that it struck two Amazon Web Services data centers in Bahrain earlier in July.

July 30, 2026

U.S.-Iran war expands to Saudi Arabia and Iraq after consequential strikes

The dayslong pause in the Iran war was shattered Tuesday night and into Wednesday as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched joint airstrikes on Iranian-linked militias in Iraq, drawing yet more countries into Tehran's crosshairs and casting further doubt on the prospects of an easy peace.

July 29, 2026

U.S. Treasury targets Iran’s levers of control in Strait of Hormuz as blockade continues

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on two entities used by Iran to control traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

July 29, 2026

Iran condemns U.S.-Saudi attacks on Iraq as war expands further

Iran on Wednesday sharply criticized the joint U.S.-Saudi airstrikes against its allied militias in Iraq.

July 29, 2026

U.S.-Iran diplomacy faces headwinds as Trump threatens civilian targets, Tehran vows counterattack

Chances of a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. seemed especially distant on Wednesday after President Trump repeated his threats to strike at civilian targets there and Tehran said it would retaliate.

July 22, 2026

U.S., Saudi Arabia sign historic nuclear cooperation deal

The Trump administration signed a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that could lead to the kingdom developing a domestic uranium enrichment program.

July 22, 2026

Iran denies nuclear activity at ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ after Trump’s threats

Iran on Wednesday denied there had been any nuclear-related activity at the so-called "Pickaxe Mountain," one of the country's most advanced uranium-enrichment facilities, less than a day after President Trump promised to strike the complex.

July 22, 2026

Trump warns Houthis over Red Sea blockade, grapples with Hezbollah in Lebanon meeting

President Trump met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday to wind down fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and threatened to bomb Houthi rebels in Yemen if they enforce a blockade in the Red Sea.

July 21, 2026

Trump threatens Houthis with strikes if they block shipping in Red Sea

President Trump on Tuesday threatened to bomb Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen if they carry out their threat to enforce a blockade in the Red Sea.

July 21, 2026

Is Mojtaba Khamenei still in Iran? Supreme leader’s whereabouts unclear as speculation grows

Where exactly is Mojtaba Khamenei?

July 20, 2026

Houthi blockade opens new front in Middle East war even as mediators work to salvage peace

The Houthis, a Yemen-based rebel faction backed by Iran, announced a new blockade of the Red Sea on Monday, potentially opening a new front in the U.S.-Iran war even as Pakistani and Qatari mediators work to broker a ceasefire.

July 20, 2026

U.S. delegation oversees food security relief in Venezuela after quake as U.S. expands footprint

The State Department has led a sweeping U.S. humanitarian response in Venezuela after twin earthquakes devastated the country last month, deploying a disaster response team and millions of pounds of aid, according to U.S. officials, further expanding Washington's footprint in the Latin American nation since the Trump administration captured former President Nicolas Maduro in January.

July 20, 2026

Iran’s chief negotiator chastises U.S. for moving new military equipment to the region

Iran's head negotiator in peace talks with the U.S. harshly criticized Washington on Monday for continuing to move military assets to the Middle East despite voicing a desire to end the war.

July 20, 2026

Iran says it targeted U.S. base in Syria as strikes expand

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday said its forces struck the al-Tanf air base in southeastern Syria, in the first attack of its kind since the start of the U.S.-Iran war.

July 17, 2026

U.S. strikes creep toward Tehran while talks continue

Renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran entered its sixth day on Thursday, with both nations' militaries ramping up their attacks on sensitive facilities.

July 16, 2026

Rubio touts a Trump-backed global crackdown on ‘left-wing’ terror

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to a gathering of foreign leaders in Washington on Thursday, called for an American-led international crackdown on "left-wing" terrorism.

July 16, 2026