Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to remain in Persian Gulf as US braces for possible Iran attack By Jamie McIntyre NIMITZ ON GUARD: In a reversal of an announcement made just last week, the Pentagon has ordered an aircraft carrier to…

Can the US force Iran out of Syria? Not likely, former officials say By: Jared Szuba Earlier this month, a Trump administration official told Congress that Washington’s goals for the outcome of Syria’s civil war remain “within reach.” Those goals…

Ex-NSC chief: ‘Huge mistake for Biden to drop leverage on Iran’ By YONAH JEREMY BOB The incoming Biden administration may waste sanctions leverage the US has against Iran simply because of an emotional reaction to undo everything the Trump administration…

Does it matter if Israel’s located under US Middle East command structure? By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Decades ago, the US decided to create a series of combatant commands for regions of the world. US Central Command became the kind of…