Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says the United States will be “expelled from Iraq and Syria,” adding that “The U.S. government’s long-term performance has led to abhorrence by a major part of the world.”
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IntelBrief: One Foot In, One Foot Out: The Muddled U.S. Approach to the Middle East
Bottom Line Up Front The United States recently announced plans to remove two Patriot anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia, which could be accompanied by a further drawdown of other U.S. military capabilities in the region.The removal of the Patriot missile batteries is emblematic of the Trump administration’s schizophrenic policy on …
Read More »IntelBrief: Instability in Iraq During Leadership Transition
Bottom Line up Front Iraq’s new government will struggle to extricate the country from its role as an arena for conflict between Iran and the United States, or necessarily set Iraq on a course for long-term stability.
Read More »China Marine Corps on Show in the South China Sea
Amid the recent muscle-flexing in the disputed South China Sea, one maritime drill went largely unnoticed that could be an important harbinger of China’s strategic thinking, and how its forces could project power across heavily contested waters.
Read More »Department of the Air Force expands potential basing locations for US Space Command Headquarters
With the establishment of the United States Space Force, the Department of the Air Force, in coordination with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, is announcing its revised approach for determining the permanent location of U.S. Space Command headquarters.
Read More »Air Force reviews preliminary design for future ICBM
The Air Force reviewed Northrop Grumman’s preliminary design for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent in late April, advancing the program toward its next milestone and acquisition phase.
Read More »New Nuclear Threats to the U.S.: Better to Deter Them or Play Dead?
At present, exactly zero percent of America’s nuclear platforms are modernized. Worse, when, in 2017, General Hyten… warned of the Russian threat, a common counter-narrative in the U.S. arms control community – and shared by some members of Congress — was that simply by proposing to modernize a then-rusting nuclear …
Read More »40-Plus Suspects Detained in Venezuela in Connection With Botched Raid
More than 40 people have been detained as alleged participants in last week’s unsuccessful attempt to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as security forces continue to round up suspects.
Read More »China warns France not to harm bilateral ties by selling weapons to Taiwan
China has warned France not to sell weapons to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, saying such a move would harm bilateral ties.
Read More »China's Naval Aviation Force Shows up at Fiery Cross Reef
Chinese military aircraft have been sighted once again at its largest base in the disputed Spratly islands, suggesting that People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force may be starting to use it as a base of operations, according to Jane’s.
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