The narrow corridor planes are being pushed through to avoid the Middle East just got even narrower

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A map from Flightradar24 shows planes flying across the Caucasus and north into Russia.
Many airlines have been flying over the Caucasus since the strikes on Iran.

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Ukrainian troops say their hard-won lessons on Iranian Shaheds apply far beyond their war at home

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A damaged large black drone and other scraps lying in a field with two men standing beside holding a white tarp
Ukraine has developed new ways to take down Shahed-style drones. Now the US is facing Shaheds in the Middle East.

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Americans have been told to leave the Middle East immediately. Here's the latest guidance.

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A man cradles his forehead while looking at his phone at an airport beside his luggage on the floor.
A passenger in Beirut on Saturday, after airspace was closed following the US and Israel's attack on Iran and subsequent retaliation.

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Top American admiral in the Middle East says the US struck an Iranian drone carrier. He said 'it's on fire.'

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off to support combat operations against Iran.

US Navy photo

The Iran war is seeing big combat and weapons firsts. Here are the standouts so far.

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A man stands on the deck of an aircraft carrier as an F-35 flies by.
The war in Iran has seen some landmark firsts and historic events.

US Navy photo

Missiles are flying across the Middle East — and the air defense price tag is getting heavier

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A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System assigned to the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade fires during a joint live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range, N.M., May 11, 2024.
The MIM-104 Patriot system has been a key air defense system in the Middle East.

US Army photo by Sgt. David Rincon

Hidden details in the video of a US submarine sinking an Iranian warship, according to a WWII expert

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A split image showing a US Navy submarine torpedoing an Iranian warship.
A split image showing a US Navy submarine torpedoing an Iranian warship.

US Department of Defense

Americans stranded in the Middle East say they've had little US government help: 'I felt betrayed and left out to dry'

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Tourists abu dhabi

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The Iran war is becoming a proving ground for the newest US weapons

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A US military video shows a PrSM missile launch.
A Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) launch.

US Central Command/Screengrab via X

The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat

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Two F-35 aircraft sit on an aircraft carrier surrounded by munitions. The sun is setting in the background.
The US used layered, non-kinetic effects including electronic warfare in the initial phase of Operation Epic Fury.

US Navy photo

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