Iran possesses the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the Middle East, with thousands of ballistic and cruise missiles, some capable of striking as far as Israel and eastern Europe. For the past decade, Iran has invested significantly to improve these weapons’ precision and lethality. Such developments have made Iran’s missile forces a potent...
US strikes 'dozens of targets' in Iran as war threatens to engulf Middle East
America's military strikes "dozens" of Revolutionary Guard targets across Iran, as the spread of hostilities to Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia threatens to plunge the rest of the Middle East into all-out conflict.
U.S. fires a new wave of strikes on Iran and hits a tanker trying to skirt its blockade
The U.S. and Iran traded fire for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday with U.S. strikes targeting Iranian command centers and missile sites, and Iran targeting U.S. military bases in Gulf countries, as both sides intensified attacks over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Miscellanea: The War in Iran
This post is a set of my observations on the current war in Iran and my thoughts on the broader strategic implications. I am not, of course, an expert on the region nor do I have access to any spec…
Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either nuclear fission or a combination of fission and nuclear fusion reactions, producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. Nine sovereign states are believed to possess nuclear weapons as of 2026: United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel.
Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool
Israel’s use of Tehran street cameras to help kill Iran’s supreme leader shows how everyday surveillance can turn into a wartime weapon.
Revisiting Iran's Missile and Drone Campaign
An early reflection on my writing and thinking during the war
The Air Defense Array That Shielded Iraqi Kurdistan During Iran War
The majority, though not all, of these attacks were intercepted by an array of air defense systems installed by the U.S. and Britain in Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital, Erbil.
Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam
A war of choice has turned into a strategic disaster for Washington.
Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformation
Fake AI videos relating to the conflict have gained over 100 million views online, BBC Verify finds.
Iran Conflict Damage Proxy Map
Trump gifts Saudi Arabia a nuclear win | Politics Weekly America
Donald Trump has announced a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia while pressing ahead with efforts to stop Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. What’s driving Trump’s new agreement with Riyadh? And how is it likely to be received at home and across the Gulf?
Iran’s Drone Advantage
The Pentagon copied Tehran's technology but is still struggling to keep up.
Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight
From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing region desperate to shore up supplies
NEW with @lhn.bsky.social: The US claims to have struck more than 9,000 sites in Iran, but the war is taking place in an information void. Iranian volunteers are mapping confirmed strikes and warning citizens about potential strike targets, as the country enters its 26th day without the internet
Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map
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