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This comes after several other positions in Syria and Iraq have been vacated by U.S. forces in recent months. Among those are Al Asad air base, which Iran targeted in 2020 after the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
How many Starshield satellites are there? How many Starlink satellites are needed to provide continuous service? https://t.co/qIfvwWuPIy
The Pentagon will hold its first briefing in three months tomorrow. Unclear which news organizations will be admitted.
Whatever may come next from Iran, @Cloudflare is well aware of their techniques, not worried, and fully prepared to defend our customers.
Easier said than done. They have very capable aircraft, but deconflicting air operations and altering planning may be more trouble than it’s worth and invite risk, at least at this stage.
Conventionally-armed ballistic missiles suck unless one can achieve very high levels of accuracy. Last time Israel didn’t even bother to intercept Iranian missiles aimed at passively defended targets. No reason to think this will turn out differently for the Iranians.
In his latest Greed & Fear FLASH, my good friend Chris Wood wrote: "The US-Israeli attack on Iran... [is] extremely risky politically for the US president, most particularly as his MAGA base is against overseas wars." https://t.co/MyysVy5Ukr
New Nukesletter post on Substack: my early assessment of the fundamental missteps in how Iran approached deterrence (with its missile force, with its approach to the nuclear threshold, and with diplomacy with a bad faith Trump administration). Link in next...
Data breaches containing AI prompts from users create a whole new set of privacy problems. Prompts are frequently very personal in nature and, from a privacy perspective, not something users expect to see tied back to their IRL identities.
I was geolocating the July 2025 Typhon launch from Australia last summer and--even though I teach my students that focal length can mislead--I was somehow still surprised by how misleading focal length can be. Around -15.32, 130.49° at 8:04:03 UTC+9:30....
The Iron Beam is a massive breakthrough by Israel, it will change things. Glad to see it fully operational.
Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson on Chinese and Russian support for Iran: “[China and Russia] may send additional naval assets to assist Iran in closing the Strait of Hormuz. They are continuing to supply intelligence … and critical minerals that Iran...
I’m calling it now: Japan will amend Article 9 before 2030 to formally recognize the Self-Defense Forces in the Constitution
Iran started a war against the United States in 1979 and has never stopped. - 444 days of American hostages. - 241 Marines murdered in Beirut. - 603 U.S. troops killed in Iraq by Iranian-backed militias. Their proxies, agents, and Iranian IEDs attacking...
I’ve been talking to everyone that will listen for months now that centralized data centers will be a top target in time of war. America needs its own sovereign inference infrastructure.
Our take on a real hero: The Army pilot on whom President Donald Trump bestowed the Medal of Honor last week was celebrated for his actions that were partly responsible for the tactical success of the mission to capture Venezuelan...
Can confirm with @TaraCopp @AlexHortonTX that the U.S. troops killed overnight were with a sustainment unit deployed to Kuwait, according to two U.S. officials. One of them adds that they were in the Army. Details previously were reported by NBC...
I was just remembering how before the full-scale invasion Ukrainian diplomats told us journalists off the record that officials from the ayatollah regime in Iran behaved absolutely disgracefully during negotiations over the Ukrainian passenger jet downed over Tehran. They refused...
Still no briefing at the Pentagon since Dec. 2. Not even for its replacement, right-wing press corps.
UK approves U.S. military request to use their bases to strike Islamic Regime military targets (missile launchers, missiles, etc.) as a defensive measure to protect other nations.
From fiber cuts to alleged missile strikes on datacenters, digital infrastructure is now part of the battlespace. That’s why the space domain matters. Resilient connectivity and compute can’t depend on a single geography. Data centers, fiber, satellites — this is all national...
The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck. @nytimes https://t.co/LrwnfpnKMi The information provided a window of opportunity for the two countries to achieve a critical and early victory: the elimination of top Iranian officials and the killing...
The Islamic Regime in Iran is recklessly firing missiles/drones at Jerusalem, despite well documented accuracy limitations in parts of its ballistic missile arsenal. Jerusalem is home to more than 1 million people and contains sacred sites of three religions: the...
America’s New PrSM Ballistic Missile Just Made Its Combat Debut In Iran Strikes PrSM can fly hundreds of miles further than its predecessor ATACMS, allowing for a far broader set of targets in Iran to be held at risk. https://t.co/IPxRrH0UQE
God's eye view 24-hour replay of Operation Epic Fury. The Iran strikes kicked off and I set an AI agent swarm loose to record every OSINT signal I could find before the caches cleared. Built a full 4D reconstruction in WorldView. I...
Why are European countries just now standing up to Russia's oil revenue and shadow fleet after the war just crossed its 4 year anniversary? What has changed? Has the US done more to help Ukraine in the last year than...
#TurkeyWatch 🇹🇷: President Erdoğan said Netanyahu’s “provocations” triggered the US–Israeli strikes on Iran. Erdoğan said that Israel is “poisoning the process,” and urged an immediate ceasefire to prevent a wider regional war. https://t.co/y2YtJLqeUy
B-2 Spirits Join Iran Air War, Pummel Underground Missile Caves The arrival of the B-2s marks a change in the air campaign and will put certain target sets at greater risk as the operation expands. https://t.co/K24rBVFjmR
The @CMF_Bahrain Joint Maritime Information Center's has released their new advisory for the Strait of Hormuz as of 1 March 2026. The situation is deemed CRITICAL. They had three confirmed incidents in the past 24 hours: 1️⃣SKYLIGHT at anchor south of Hormuz, abandoned...
American and Israeli forces are showing no sign of letting up in their attacks on Iranian targets. A complete liquidation of the country's security apparatus is the clear goal. Watch the full video analysis and access daily coverage of the Iran...
The Strait of Hormuz may be open according to the Iranian government, but the IRGC seems to have different machinations. https://t.co/cvL7jYvGoa
"Amateurs talk tactics; professionals study logistics." -USMC Gen. Robert Barrow Many rightfully noting US hitting Chinese oil supplies; few noting that US cannot restock weapons without Chinese components. Left headline: Wednesday of last week Right headline: WSJ today https://t.co/N0oRvB87DA
Hungarians want to kick Viktor Orban out of power. Is he planning a coup to stop them? From @dailytelegraph https://t.co/WK4P4gz7nL
1/ Update on middle east tensions & their market impact : - Iran's Supreme leader is dead , new leadership will take charge soon (likely today) - IRGC announced to hit America & Israel today in the most intense way - Trump responded...
U.S.-Israeli War With Iran Enters Day Two U.S.-Israeli strike and Iranian retaliation continues amid new uncertainly with the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death. Live updates: https://t.co/XsF2d0NJAY
🚨 IRAN WAR UPDATE — MARCH 1, 2026 🚨 Khamenei is confirmed dead by Iranian state media. But the bigger story: the IRGC has formally closed the Strait of Hormuz. Shipping firms are instructing vessels to shelter in place. About 20%...
the us and israel attacked iran. why now and what comes next? i break down the decision, the risks of escalation, and what to watch. with @ted
If you think the United States has not conducted months of war gaming and scenario analysis of the fall of the regime, the potential successors or power structures that step into the Ayatollah’s and Mullah void. You are not serious....
US automotive production is $180B. US defense manufacturing is $220B. Don’t understimate the impact of defense production on American trucking freight.
Distinguished Columbia Prof. Jeff Sachs on the US strikes on Iran: “The U.S. has stepped into shit today, if I could put it bluntly.” https://t.co/TcqwrdIyD9
north korea looking a lot smarter for developing nuclear weapons despite all the international opposition and pressure.
The loss of access to Microsoft Teams is gonna go down in history as one of the most consequential intelligence actions of all time
U.S. Military Has Used Long-Range Kamikaze Drones In Combat For The First Time America's clone of Iran's Shahed-136 had been used against Iran in an ironic vignette of modern drone warfare. https://t.co/TUY72CkNm5
The most important strategic strike on Iran was denying them access to seamless remote work with Microsoft Teams
No Pentagon calls or pressers today. But Centcom is pushing back on various claims here:
United Nations right now @michaelgwaltz explaining the many reasons why Operation Epic Fury was/is absolutely necessary @FoxNews https://t.co/dbssW9Qdx1
not an expert, but impo, ai use in military/govt should be decided through a more formal collaborative process, not through public contract negotiations pitting private companies against each other
Watching our military operate, no one can doubt our offensive operational excellence. But what I see against our bases today, and risks we accepted before today, our military must do more ASAP to institutionalize defensive lessons from Ukraine and experienced...
american and israel military escalation dominance is the most important geopolitical story in the middle east post-october 7. no ability of iran or its proxies to counter strikes against them. and nobody willing or capable to support them outside the...
More than 40 senior Iranian security and regime figures were killed in the opening strikes this morning. Add that to the more than 30 senior military leaders Israel killed during the 12 day war. Psychological and real impact to command...
