July 18, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Iran War Claims First U.S. Troop Deaths as Strikes Widen

U.S. Central Command said Saturday, July 18, 2026 that two U.S. service members were killed in action and one is missing after Iranian ballistic-missile and drone attacks Friday on partner forces near Jordan's Muwaffaq...

July 14, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Developing

Internal Pentagon Estimates Put the Iran War Cost Near $100 Billion

According to NBC News reporting on July 14, 2026 — citing six people familiar with internal estimates, including three U.S. officials — the Pentagon's internal estimate of the cost of the U.S. war with Iran is $80...