Iran’s Top Diplomat Says Indirect US-Iran Talks in Oman Were a ‘Good Start' Iran’s top diplomat says that indirect talks with the United States held in Oman were “a very good start” but negotiators now...
Operation Praying Mantis: That Time America Decimated Iran's Navy On April 18, 1988, the U.S. Navy destroyed two Iranian oil platforms, sunk one frigate and a missile boat, crippled a second...
Trump and XI Discuss Iran in Wide-Ranging Call as US Presses China and Others to Break From Tehran President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the...
Iran Wants US Talks Moved to Oman, Limited to Nuclear File Tehran is resisting U.S. pressure to include its ballistic-missile program and support for allied militias in the Middle East...
US Shoots Down Iranian Drone That ‘Aggressively’ Approached an Aircraft Carrier, Military Says U.S. Central Command says a U.S. Navy fighter jet has shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier...
Iran’s President Seeks ‘Fair and Equitable Negotiations’ With the United States Iran’s president says he has instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the...
Iran Edges Toward Nuclear Talks With US in Bid to Avoid War The developments underline the international effort to ease Middle East tensions as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens the...
What Iran’s Starlink Shutdown and Ukraine’s Drone War Reveal About the Next Conflict Domain Iran’s Starlink jamming and Ukraine’s drone war show commercial satellites now shape conflicts while space law lags behind...
US Forces Headed to the Middle East as Tensions with Iran Rise U.S. naval and air forces are moving toward the Middle East as tensions with Iran rise, highlighting deterrence efforts...
What to Know About the Strait of Hormuz as Iran Plans Military Drill The U.S. military's Central Command issued a warning telling Tehran that any “unsafe and unprofessional behavior near U.S...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/a-7e_va-94_on_cat_of_uss_enterprise_cvn-65_1988.jpeg.jpg?itok=8xRODujb "An armed U.S. Navy LTV A-7E Corsair II from Attack Squadron VA-94 Shrikes is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) during "Operation Praying Mantis" on 18 April 1988 in the Persian Gulf. (Wikimedia Commons)")
