US Army

Mistral, UVision win US Army role for HERO-90 suicide drone

The Hero 90 loitering munition is designed for anti-armor missions and delivers extended-range and precision strikes

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
UVision's Hero 90 loitering munition, also known as suicide drone
US President Donald Trump talks with Vice President JD Vance in the Cross Hall following a celebration of US military mothers event at the White House in Washington, US, May 8, 2025.

Vance urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran before military strikes - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reports that JD Vance is among the senior officials pushing Trump to enter a new negotiation round with the Islamic Republic regime.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One while departing for Florida at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 9, 2026

Donald Trump: Iranian protesters looking at freedom, US 'stands ready to help'

"Admin officials have had preliminary discussions about how to carry out an attack on Iran if needed to follow through on Trump's threats," The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
OPERATION ABSOLUTE Resolve offered a harsh real-world test of the military hardware Venezuela had accumulated over the years from Iran, Russia, and China. Here, a Russian-made Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKV is displayed during the 2025 Venezuela Industrial Aviation Expo at Libertador Air Base

When Caracas cracked: How the US broke through Venezuela's Iranian, Russian, and Chinese defenses

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Venezuela’s military arsenal, sourced from Russia and Iran fail under technologically and operationally superior US attack.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Target: Kataib Hezbollah - why the latest US airstrike is a gamechanger

The killing of an Iranian-backed militia leader in Iraq will likely galvanize Iran’s allies in the country to try to expel the US.

FEBRUARY 8, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) holds a flag of Kataib Hezbollah militia group during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019.

Five US Marines missing after helicopter found near San Diego

The aircraft was coordinating a search and rescue effort before going missing.

FEBRUARY 7, 2024ByREUTERS
IDF troops drill alongside US Marines as part of Juniper Cobra 2018​

Houthis fire missiles at two ships in the Red Sea, one sustains minor damage

No injuries were reported; the ship performed evasive maneuvers and continued its journey.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024ByREUTERS
A Tribesman loyal to the Houthis mans a machine gun mounted on a pick-up truck during a military parade for new tribal recruits amid escalating tensions with the U.S.-led coalition in the Red Sea, in Bani Hushaish, Yemen January 22, 2024.

US-backed Kurdish forces says six fighters killed in drone strike on US base

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq - an umbrella group of several Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups - on Monday claimed responsibility for the attack.

FEBRUARY 5, 2024ByREUTERS
A US soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they demolish a YPG fortification and raise a Tal Abyad Military Council flag over the outpost as part of the security mechanism zone agreement, in Syria September 21, 2019.

Who killed the three US soldiers at Tower 22? - opinion

BEHIND THE LINES: But who exactly carried out this attack? Who is targeting US forces in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan? 

FEBRUARY 3, 2024ByJONATHAN SPYER
HEZBOLLAH FIGHTERS, with posters of Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei, are photographed by the author at the Badr group headquarters in Baghdad in 2015.

US approves strikes against Iranian targets in Iraq, Syria - CBS

US officials have weighed how to punish Iran-backed militias without triggering a wider war.

FEBRUARY 1, 2024ByREUTERS
US soldier guarding US army base in Iraq.

Biden administration keeping Iran retaliation plans close days after fatal attack

More than 40 US service members reported injuries in Sunday's attack by Iranian proxy groups that left 3 US soldiers killed.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
El presidente de EEUU, Joe Biden, pronuncia un discurso en el Statuary Hall del Capitolio de EEUU durante una ceremonia en el primer aniversario del ataque del 6 de enero de 2021 contra el Capitolio de EEUU por parte de partidarios del expresidente Donald Trump en Washington, D.C., EEUU, 6 de enero

Does Iran expect US retaliation for drone killing in Jordan? - analysis

Iran’s calculations are based on years in which Iran has carried out attacks around the region and has never faced any retaliation.

JANUARY 30, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023

The drone wars of Iran’s militias are becoming more deadly - analysis

Iran is seeking to improve the capabilities of its drones. It has now had almost ten years to use them throughout the region.

JANUARY 29, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits a new drone called "Mohajer 10" with a range of 2000 km, in Tehran, Iran, August 22, 2023

Jordan in spotlight over killing of US service members - analysis

The US role in Jordan and Syria has an essential role to play in maintaining the regional stability that Iran is trying to erode.

JANUARY 29, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Jordanian and American soldiers are seen during a military exercise during the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah and then-US Vice President Joe Biden at Zarqa, northeast of Amman, Jordan, March 10, 2016.