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US military delayed intelligence review tied to Iran's Minab school strike, CNN reports

An independent investigation was launched in March, with interviews conducted with service members involved in the strike, but the results have yet to be released.

The Minab school damaged by a strike on February 28, in Minab, Iran, May 21, 2026.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (2nd-R) and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (R) attend a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US sanctions network accused of procuring weapons for IRGC as Iran ramps up strikes in Hormuz

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington.

'Committed to protecting Israel from every threat': Katz confirms he spoke with Hegseth on Iran war

Department of War head Pete Hegseth is seen in a video announcement regarding testosterone screenings for US troops, released on July 15, 2026.

US troops to receive testosterone screenings, hormone therapy, says Hegseth


Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi's visit to US, meeting with Trump strengthens US-Iraq ties - analysis

It appears that Trump likes Iraq’s new leader. Zaidi is a former businessperson, like Trump. As such, Zaidi tried to present a new face of Iraq to the White House.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi as they participate in a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2026.

Democratic senators demand Pentagon release findings on Iran school strike probe

Iranian officials have pointed to the strike on the school as a US war crime. The US has said it never intentionally targets civilians.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during the Inaugural Events Of The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on July 03, 2026; illustrative

US Defense Secretary Hegseth cancels visit to Israel following Iran strikes, source tells 'Post'

Hegseth, who is in Ankara alongside US President Donald Trump for the NATO summit, was expected to make a brief visit against the backdrop of the American strikes against Iran.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, US, May 5, 2026.

Trump weighed return to all-out war with Iran, holds back to save nuclear disarmament deal - report

Trump also reportedly said that he is fine with negotiations with Iran continuing past a previous August 18 deadline for a nuclear deal.

US President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order dealing with automobile repairs with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in the Oval Office at the White House on June 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Young Americans don't hate Israel - they hate the Israel they think they know - opinion

As the United States marks 250 years of independence, a widening generational divide is testing the foundations that underpin the US-Israel alliance

A pro-Palestinian protester wearing a press shirt holds a photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a red handprint on it, near Netanyahu’s hotel during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly, in September 2025.
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Wounded US soldiers accuse Pentagon of downplaying injuries - report

The Army has strongly disputed this claim, telling CBS that military designations, including “not seriously injured” and “combat casualty,” have specific definitions that have been misconstrued. 

A satellite view shows the Ali Al Salem Base, after Iranian strikes, near Al Jahra, Kuwait, March 1, 2026.

Trump to meet munitions makers amid push to replenish weapons stockpiles

The United States has supplied large quantities of weapons to allies while also using munitions in its own military operations, raising concerns about inventories.

US President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 24, 2026.

'Maybe on the Iran side': Trump reveals Turkey's Erdogan stayed out of Iran war at his request

When asked if he would provide fighter jets and jet engines to Turkey, Trump stated that he would "probably do something" that would make Turkey ”very happy."

 U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

From Trump’s strength to Vance’s retreat: Regime change is the only path to peace - opinion

The deal with Ghalibaf does not represent a transformation away from the regime. His function is precisely to offer Washington a “rational” interlocutor through whom the system can rebrand itself

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani during a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar, June 21, 2026.

Trump’s cabinet may go down as the worst in American history - opinion

It doesn’t take much to figure out that Trump's cabinet does not have the best people in the US; not the best conservatives, not the best Trump supporters, not the best MAGA believers.

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 19, 2026.