Operation Midnight Hammer

Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address

As US-Iran tensions rise, US President Donald Trump stated that he will “never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon.”

US President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
B-2 bomber drops a GBU-57 during a test

US Air Force orders 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker busters as Iran tensions rise

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet climbs after taking off from the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.

F-22s pulled from Super Bowl flyover after reassignment for operational missions

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return - opinion


US support for Israel not a favor from past but an investment in region's future - editorial

If Washington doesn’t want more wars in the Middle East, it needs to support the one country that keeps the region from falling back into chaos.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.

US air force orders smaller, deadlier bunker buster bombs

ARA and Boeing to develop lighter, smarter munitions after Iran strike exposes limits of Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).

B-2 bomber drops a GBU-57 during a test

The single negotiation goal with Iran should be complete dismantlement of nuclear program - opinion

Trump’s ultimatum to Tehran is clear: accept American terms or face the consequences.

 A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025.

Iran rushing to rearm Mideast terror proxies after IDF, US strikes on Tehran - WSJ

Despite the denials from Tehran, there is mounting evidence that Iran continues to send military aid to these groups, demonstrating its determination to retain influence over its militia allies.

 (Illustrative) Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold up weapons as they rally to show support to Palestinians and Lebanon's Hezbollah in Sanaa, Yemen November 8, 2024.

Iran's enriched uranium remains at nuclear sites, Israeli official says

The official suggested that the Iranians might still be able to gain access to Isfahan, but it would be hard to remove any of the material there.

 Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

WATCH: Tucker Carlson announces upcoming interview with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian

Tucker Carlson announced that he did the interview despite the expected backlash so that the American people have access "to all of the information they can gather about matters that affect them."

 Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and American political commentator Tucker Carlson.

The victories of Operation Rising Lion prove God protects his chosen people - opinion

Rising Lion indeed is a “peculiar and fateful” moment in history, and point to the attentive hand of God in our world.

 AN IRANIAN missile attack is intercepted, as seen in the skies of northern Israel last week. Iran managed to fire about 600 missiles at Israel in 18 barrages, but 87% were intercepted by Israeli and other defensive systems, the writer notes.

Iran, US seek to resume back-channel efforts to restart nuclear talks, Iran's foreign ministry says

Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, had said that the US needed to show it had a genuine desire for peace with Iran.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

IDF, CENTCOM chiefs convene in Israel in first since end of Iran war

The American military and the IDF held a joint panel to discuss the achievements of Operation Rising Lion.

 CENTCOM Commander General Michael Erik Kurilla met with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir in Israel.

How DTRA's expertise aided in the strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility - explainer

DTRA played an integral role in planning the strike on Iran's heavily fortified Fordow facility, a site long suspected of being central to Iran's nuclear weapons program.

 Satellite imagery from Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility June 22, 2025.