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US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
June 6, 2026, 1:21 pm
Pentagon raises threat assessment of Israeli spying on US to ‘critical’ level — report
Trump envoy Witkoff among key officials being spied on, NYT says; original NBC report vehemently denied by White House, Israeli embassy says story ‘completely false’
By ToI Staff
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, watches as acting Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller Jules Hurst III testifies at a House Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing for the US Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 12, 2026, 9:54 pm
Pentagon says US cost of Iran war approaching $29 billion
US Defense Department tells Congress $4 billion jump from previous estimate is due to equipment upkeep, as Democrats accuse White House of futile and opaque spending on conflict
By Frankie TAGGART
This photo is from the US Air Force's 'The Roswell Report,' released June 24, 1997, which discusses the alleged UFO incident in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 (US Air Force via AP, File)
May 8, 2026, 8:21 pm
As first batch of UFO files is released, Trump urges public to draw its own conclusions
Several include military videos that show small ambiguous dots moving above the landscapes of Iraq, Syria, UAE; US president: ‘Have Fun and Enjoy!’
By AP
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the ChatGPT home Screen, March 17, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
May 2, 2026, 4:42 am
US military reaches deal with 7 tech firms to use their AI on classified systems
Anthropic absent from deal after it insisted on forbidding use of AI in fully autonomous weapons, surveillance of Americans; it sued Trump for trying to stop federal agencies using its Claude chatbot
By Agencies
A Spanish Navy unit takes part in the NATO Dynamic Mariner/Flotex-25 naval exercise in Barbate, southern Spain, on March 28, 2025. (AP/Bernat Armangue)
April 24, 2026, 11:04 am
Pentagon said to float ways US can punish NATO allies for not helping fight Iran
Internal email considers suspending Spain — though it’s unclear how — and reviewing position on UK’s claim to Falkland Islands; Spain’s Sanchez: ‘We do not work with emails’
By Agencies
Pentagon press secretary Sean Parnell speaks to the media in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, on March 17, 2025, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
April 23, 2026, 3:41 pm
Pentagon denies reported assessment that de-mining Hormuz will take six months
US Defense Department calls Washington Post report, based on classified briefing to lawmakers, ‘dishonest journalism’; Iran claims it has banked first tolls from shipping in strait
By AFP
Boys stand on a launcher of an Iranian domestically built missile during an annual rally marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution at Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
April 4, 2026, 9:36 am
Iran said restoring bombed missile bunkers within hours after being struck
US intelligence said to believe Iran retains notable number of missiles and launchers, casts doubt on how close Washington is to goal of destroying Tehran’s ballistic capabilities
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Iran's domestically built missiles and satellite carriers are displayed in a permanent exhibition at a recreational area in northern Tehran, Iran, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 27, 2026, 9:06 pm
US can only confirm a third of Iran’s missile, drone arsenal destroyed — report
Pentagon also said to be worried US is burning through Tomahawk missiles too quickly; Iran-linked hackers breach FBI chief’s personal emails; G7 ministers press Rubio on war plans
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Journalists stand atop a fuel tanker as they cover a nearby ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. (AFP)
March 10, 2026, 8:58 pm
Tightened restrictions stifle press across Middle East, fogging coverage of war
Iran warns those caught filming damage may be considered Zionist agents; hundreds arrested in Gulf for sharing videos, info; IDF censor shuts down live skyline views during attacks
By AFP
Members of the US Air Force (USAF) prepare munitions at RAF Fairford in southwest England on March 10, 2026, after USAF B-1 Lancer bomber jets and Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers landed at the RAF base. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
March 10, 2026, 5:07 pm
US defense secretary warns of ‘most intense day’ of strikes on Iranian targets
Hegseth: War won’t end until ‘enemy is decisively defeated’; top US general: Iran is not ‘more formidable than we thought’; Netanyahu: We want to help Iranians ‘throw off yoke of tyranny’
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, March 4, 2026. (AP/Konstantin Toropin)
March 4, 2026, 7:06 pm
Hegseth: Iran is ‘toast,’ and the US and Israel will rain down ‘death and destruction’
Defense secretary promises complete control of Iran’s skies within a week, says US forces can keep fighting ‘as long as we need to,’ though defenses ‘can’t stop everything’; hails capable, courageous Israel
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Illustrative: The Claude AI app is seen in the app store on a phone on February 16, 2026 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
March 2, 2026, 6:05 pm
Hours after Trump announced ban on Claude AI, US military used it in Iran strikes — reports
US military said to employ AI tool to assess intelligence, identify targets and simulate battle scenarios; Trump has now banned it due to a dispute
By ToI Staff
The Widener Library at Harvard University, September 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
February 7, 2026, 12:41 pm
Pentagon says it’s cutting study programs for officers at ‘woke’ Harvard
Defense Secretary Hegseth says too many officers come out with ‘heads full of globalist and radical ideologies’
By Jocelyn Gecker and Collin Binkley
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet takes off for airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, September 25, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 30, 2025, 8:51 am
Pentagon announces $8.6 billion Boeing contract for Israeli F-15 fighter jets
Amid Netanyahu visit, US aviation giant inks deal to add 25 F-15IA jets to Israel’s arsenal; Trump says ‘seriously’ considering selling F-35 jets to Turkey
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
December 7, 2025, 8:20 am
Hegseth under pressure as Pentagon scandals mount
While the US defense secretary appears to maintain Trump’s support despite controversial strikes on alleged smugglers and use of Signal messaging app, experts say he’s on thin ice
By AFP
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