August 19, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Well supported

The Pentagon's Own Casualty Database Now Shows 757 Americans Wounded and 18 Killed in the Iran War

The Defense Department updated its Defense Casualty Analysis System on Aug. 19, adding more than 50 wounded service members, CNN reported. Combining the totals under "Overseas Operations" with those under Operation Epic...

July 10, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Commerce Eases Export Controls for the U.A.E., Citing Its Role in the Iran Operation

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security announced on July 10, 2026 that it would remove the United Arab Emirates from Export Administration Regulations Country Groups D:3 and D:4 and reclassify it into...

February 28, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Operation Epic Fury Opens a Second Major Round of War with Iran

The United States launched Operation Epic Fury, a major military operation against Iranian military capabilities, marking a second large-scale round of hostilities without a new congressional authorization for the use of...