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The Israeli military said it had struck command centers belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and other domestic security forces responsible for “maintaining the regime’s stability.”
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Israel Strikes Key Iranian Command And Control Sites In Tehran (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 23, 2025

US base in qatar attacked by iranian ballistic missiles
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Revenge Strike On Al Udeid Air Base In Qatar (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 23, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine have now briefed TWZ and other reporters on the historic strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last night, dubbed Operation Might Hammer.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

B-2 Strikes On Iran: What We Know About Operation Midnight Hammer (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 22, 2025

B-2s bombed iran
Iran Nuclear Crisis

U.S. Has Attacked Iran’s Nuclear Facilities (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 22, 2025

At least two separate groups of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are currently heading westward across the Pacific Ocean, but their exact final destination is currently unclear.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

B-2 Bombers Head West Across Pacific Amidst Iran Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 21, 2025

Iran's nuclear scientists were assassinated in their homes using an undisclosed weapon.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Top Iranian Nuclear Scientists Killed By Secret Israeli Weapon: Report

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 20, 2025

At least one Iranian ballistic missile impacted the port city of Haifa in northern Israel.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Iranian Ballistic Missiles Hit “Strategic Points” In Israeli Port City Of Haifa (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 20, 2025

B-2 bomber
Iran Nuclear Crisis

U.S. Decision On Striking Iran To Be Made In “Next Two Weeks” (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 19, 2025

Iran fired at least one ballistic missile with a warhead containing multiple submunitions as part of a particularly destructive barrage on Israel earlier today.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Iran Just Used Ballistic Missiles With Cluster Warheads To Strike Israel

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 19, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump is edging closer to a decision on whether to attack Iran.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

World Waits As Trump Mulls Direct Military Action Against Iran

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 19, 2025

C-130 from the IAF dropping material via airdrop.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Could Israeli C-130s Drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bunker Busters?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

As Israel's campaign of strikes on Iran continues, a question emerges about whether some level of additional action may be required on the ground to meet the stated goal of preventing the regime in Tehran from being able to acquire nuclear weapons.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Loose Nukes In Iran Is A Scenario U.S. Special Operators Have Been Training For

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of its drones had been downed by a surface-to-air missile while operating over Iran, AFP reports. An army statement said the drone “fell in Iran. No injuries were reported and there is no risk of an information breach.”
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Israeli Hermes Drone Shot Down In Iran, Trump Ramps Up Threats To Tehran

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

Israel's air campaign against Iran's missiles and launch systems appears to be having an effect.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Israeli Airstrikes Blunt Iranian Long-Range Ballistic Missile Threat (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 17, 2025

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, refuels a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during exercise RAMSTEIN FLAG 2024 while flying over the coast of Greece, Oct. 4, 2024. RAFL24 demonstrates NATO unity and strength, as Allies across the Euro-Atlantic area train side by side in defensive and offensive air operations scenarios in support of the enduring commitment to shared values and ability to adapt to the emerging environment.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

U.S. Air Force Fighters Deploy To Reinforce Middle East

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 17, 2025

Spike launcher found in Iran after attacks by Mossad agents.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Spike Missiles That Destroyed Air Defenses From Inside Iran Were Remotely Operated

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

28 tankers were sent out over the Atlantic heading east tonight.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Armada Of USAF Tankers Just Deployed East Over Atlantic Spurring Speculation (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 16, 2025

The U.S. Navy is sending the supercarrier USS Nimitz and the rest of its strike group to the Middle East amid a new buildup of forces in the region ostensibly for defensive purposes, U.S. officials have told TWZ.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Major U.S. Middle East-Focused Buildup Confirmed (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

Israel strikes Iranian F-14 tomcat.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Iranian F-14 ‘Persian Tomcats’ Obliterated In Israeli Airstrike

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

The Israeli military claims it has destroyed one third of Iran’s long-range surface-to-surface missile launchers since the start of the conflict. For now, however, Iran is still launching missile strikes against Israel, with overnight attacks having killed at least eight people, according to Israeli sources.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

One Third Of Iran’s Long-Range Missile Launchers Destroyed, Israel Claims (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

Iran and Israel continue to trade blows late on Saturday and into Sunday. On the Israeli side, the strikes constitute the latest phase of Operation Rising Lion, a campaign designed to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and long-range weapons capacity. For its part, Tehran continues to launch barrage of retaliatory missile strikes at Israel, with reportedly killed at least 10 people and injured more than 100 overnight.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

IAF Destroys Iranian Aerial Tanker 1,400 miles From Israel, Farthest Strike Yet (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 15, 2025

Israel is now attacking Iranian energy facilities after warning it would if Iran didn't stop hitting Israeli urban areas.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Israel Escalates To Attacking Iranian Energy Targets After Ballistic Missiles Hit Tel Aviv (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 15, 2025

Israeli officials are warning that the strikes that began to be launched against Iran overnight are just the start phase of a wider operation.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Israel’s Operation To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program Enters New Phase (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 13, 2025

Israel strikes Iran's nuclear program.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Israel Launches Operation Rising Lion To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 13, 2025

Israel hand commando teams inside Iran attack air defenses
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Israeli Commandos Attacked Iranian Air Defenses With Drones From Inside The Country: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 13, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has been presented with a broad array of potential military options against Iran should ongoing nuclear negotiations with that country fail.
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Growing Fears of Massive Strikes On Iran As Nuclear Negotiations Sputter

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

As the dust settles, for now, on the latest clashes between India and Pakistan, it’s clear that the nations’ respective air forces played a very active role in the fighting. At this stage, details of what happened are still extremely hard to come by, with seemingly endless claims and counterclaims, especially around possible shootdowns, and very little in the way of verifiable facts about how the air-to-air engagements played out. However, many observers are already pointing to the potentially significant impact of the Pakistan Air Force’s Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C multirole fighters, as well as their vaunted PL-15 air-to-air missiles.
India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff

China’s J-10C Fighter: Separating Myth From Reality

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 15, 2025

Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt General Rajiv Ghai with Air Marshal AK Bharti, Vice Admiral AN Pramod during a press conference on 'Operation Sindoor' at National Media Centre, on May 12, 2025 in New Delhi, India. Senior officers from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force addressed the nation, revealing details of Operation Sindoor, a coordinated military strike carried out on May 7 targeting terror bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Punjab province. Officers confirmed that over 100 terrorists were killed during the operation. The strikes were launched in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people.
India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff

Claims Swirl As India And Pakistan Assess Results Of Latest Conflict

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 13, 2025

Reports of the air war that’s been taking place between India and Pakistan in recent days suggest what may well be the most intense series of aerial engagements for decades. While it’s still very hard to obtain confirmed details of this combat, which some sources state has involved more than a hundred fighters simultaneously, we do, at least, know what kinds of air-to-air missiles (AAMs) are available to the Indian and Pakistan Air Forces.
India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff

The Air-To-Air Missiles That Equip India And Pakistan’s Fighters

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 8, 2025

The air war currently unfolding between India and Pakistan is exceedingly murky, but one aspect that seems almost certain is the use of the Chinese-made PL-15 active-radar-guided air-to-air missile (AAM) by Pakistan. So far, Pakistan claims to have shot down five Indian aircraft and at least one Indian official has reportedly confirmed the crash of three aircraft but cautioned that the reasons were not clear. Unverified imagery suggests that one of the Indian Air Force’s prized Rafale multirole fighters may have been shot down. Regardless, the fighting between the two nuclear-armed states is the most intense for decades, now with the growing risk of the situation spiraling further out of control.
India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff

China’s PL-15 Air-To-Air Missile Appears To Have Been Used In Combat For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 7, 2025

India Strikes, Pakistan Responds, Claims Of Aircraft Losses Mount (Updated)
India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff

India Strikes, Pakistan Responds, Claims Of Aircraft Losses Mount (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 6, 2025

Imagery has emerged showing North Korea’s heavily armed new frigate, the Choi Hyon, firing a variety of weapons from its huge array of vertical launch system (VLS) cells. The missiles seen appear to include a previously unknown air defense missile and a possible new supersonic cruise missile.
Nuclear Proliferation

North Korea’s New Frigate Tests Its Weapons Days After Commissioning

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 30, 2025

North Korea Frigate
North Korea Nuclear Crisis

North Korea’s New Frigate Has Ballistic Missile Launchers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 27, 2025

North Korea's new warship with VLS and phased array radar.
Nuclear Proliferation

North Korea’s New Warship Appears To Be Designed For Vertical Launch System, Phased Array Radar

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2024

The U.S. military has not seen demonstrable evidence of North Korea successfully testing a re-entry vehicle capable of bringing a nuclear warhead back down to Earth through the atmosphere, according to America's top officer in the Pacific region.
Nuclear Proliferation

ICBM Reentry Vehicle Capability Still Unproven By North Korea, U.S. Military Says

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 20, 2024

North Korea has tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that it claims is its longest-ranged so far. The announcement of the test of the Hwasong-19 comes amid large-scale U.S.-South Korean military maneuvers during which their aircraft have bombed mock-ups of North Korean ballistic missile launchers.
North Korea Nuclear Crisis

North Korea’s New ICBM May Have Biggest Transporter-Erector-Launcher We’ve Ever Seen

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 1, 2024

B-2 MOP Yemen iran
Iran Nuclear Crisis

B-2 Spirits Just Sent A Very Ominous Message To Iran

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 17, 2024

A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a ceremony on September 6 to celebrate the launch of a newly built "tactical nuclear attack submarine" during a news program at the Yongsanl Railway Station. North Korea has launched a newly built "tactical nuclear attack submarine" capable of carrying out an underwater nuclear attack, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to "further strengthen the state nuclear deterrence," the North's state media said on September 8. (
Nuclear Proliferation

Signs Point To North Korea Building A Nuclear-Powered Submarine: South Korean Intel

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 9, 2024

Israel raid
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Israeli Commando Raid In Syria Sends A Message To Iran That Its Underground Bases Are Not Untouchable

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 13, 2024

W76-1 warhead
Nuclear Proliferation

Current American Nuclear Warhead Inventory Numbers Revealed

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 22, 2024

A new report indicates the thresholds for Russia's use of tactical nuclear weapons are much lower than have previously been understood and also points to continued planning for a potential nuclear conflict with China.
Nuclear Proliferation

Russia’s Low Threshold For Nuclear Weapons Use Detailed In New Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 29, 2024

Natanz nuclear facility satellite view
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Iranian Underground Nuclear Facility May Be A Hard Target For America’s Biggest Bunker Busters

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 24, 2023

Russian RS-24 Yars
Nuclear Proliferation

Russia To Get Yars-M Ballistic Missiles With Novel Warhead Delivery System: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 16, 2023

North Korea Solid Fuel ICBM
Nuclear Proliferation

North Korea Has Tested Its First Solid Fuel ICBM (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 14, 2023

KN-23 SILO
Nuclear Proliferation

Silo-Launched Ballistic Missile Capability Likely Tested By North Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

North Korea New ICBM
Nuclear Proliferation

North Korea Shows Off Unprecedented Number Of ICBMs And Possible New Solid-Fuel Design

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 9, 2023

China surpasses the U.S. in number of ICBM launchers
Nuclear Proliferation

China Now Has More ICBM Launchers Than The United States

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Feb 9, 2023

SOUTH KOREAN MISSILE
Nuclear Proliferation

South Korea Now Openly Discussing Arming Itself With Nuclear Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 12, 2023

Nuclear Weapon Tactical
Nuclear Proliferation

Just How Radioactive Are Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?

By James Ragland, Adam Lowther, James Petrosky, Robyn Hutchins

Posted on Dec 19, 2022

Iskander-M Launch
Nuclear Proliferation

Russia To Give Belarus Nuclear-Capable Iskander-M Missiles

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Jun 27, 2022

North Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)
Nuclear Proliferation

North Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2022

Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied
Nuclear Proliferation

Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 15, 2021

Everything We Know About North Korea’s New “Strategic” Cruise Missile Test
Nuclear Proliferation

Everything We Know About North Korea’s New “Strategic” Cruise Missile Test

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 13, 2021

Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane
Nuclear Proliferation

Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 6, 2021

Pentagon Warns Of An “Increased Potential” For Nuclear Conflict In Newly Disclosed Manual
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Pentagon Warns Of An “Increased Potential” For Nuclear Conflict In Newly Disclosed Manual

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

Here’s America’s Plan for Nuking its Enemies, Including North Korea
North Korea Nuclear Crisis

Here’s America’s Plan for Nuking its Enemies, Including North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Leaving Nuclear Weapons In Turkey Is Just Poor Strategy
Nuclear Proliferation

Leaving Nuclear Weapons In Turkey Is Just Poor Strategy

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

When It Comes To The Demise Of Kim Jong Un, Be Careful What You Wish For
Nuclear Proliferation

When It Comes To The Demise Of Kim Jong Un, Be Careful What You Wish For

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 26, 2020

Kim Jong Un Ends Testing Moratorium And Threatens To Unveil New “Strategic Weapon” (Updated)
Nuclear Proliferation

Kim Jong Un Ends Testing Moratorium And Threatens To Unveil New “Strategic Weapon” (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 1, 2020

U.S. Infrared Satellite Data Could Settle The Debate Over Pakistan-India Dogfight
India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff

U.S. Infrared Satellite Data Could Settle The Debate Over Pakistan-India Dogfight

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Air Force Updates Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid New Iranian Nuclear Posturing
Iran Nuclear Crisis

Air Force Updates Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid New Iranian Nuclear Posturing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 14, 2019

U.S. Sells Seized North Korean Freighter As Pyongyang Threatens Nuke And Missile Tests
Nuclear Proliferation

U.S. Sells Seized North Korean Freighter As Pyongyang Threatens Nuke And Missile Tests

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 10, 2019

North Korea Tests Submarine Launched Missile In First Launch Of Its Kind In Three Years (Updated)
Nuclear Proliferation

North Korea Tests Submarine Launched Missile In First Launch Of Its Kind In Three Years (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 2, 2019

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea
North Korea Nuclear Crisis

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019