As the barrage airstrikes continue in the Middle East, we look at the military strength of Iran and the United States.

President Trump says he'll end the war soon, when he wants to, as Iran hits three ships near the Strait of Hormuz and warns U.S.-linked banks will be next.

Pentagon blocks photographers from Hegseth’s briefings on the Iran war Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 reelection bid The Islamic Republic launched so many drones across the region at once that some slipped through the defenses,

As the U.S. military expands its use of AI tools to pinpoint targets for airstrikes in Iran, members of Congress are calling for guardrails and greater oversight of the technology’s use in war

The fighting in the Middle East showed no sign of letup, as the Pentagon told Congress that the first six days of the war had cost the U.S. at least $11.3 billion.

A puzzling part of the ongoing war is that Iran has largely been visibly absent in the cyber domain. The nation has long been regarded as a capable cyber power and although the western cyber-security world is braced for attacks either from the state or hackers linked to the state, there has been little activity so far.

A joint Iranian military command says that banks and financial institutions are now a target in the Middle East

The strike on an Iranian elementary school killed at least 175, many of them children, raising questions as to whether the military’s use of AI-enabled targeting was a factor.

The United States and its allies announced steps to ease rising oil prices on Wednesday as the war with Iran continued to create chaos in the global oil market amid ongoing missile attacks throughout the Middle East.