War

From early billion-dollar estimates to decades-long debt, modern wars carry costs that extend far beyond the battlefield

In the same week that Donald Trump said the federal government could not afford to "take care of day care" or programs such as Medicare and Medicaid because "we're fighting wars," the President asked Congress for a record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, a proposal that would increase defense spending by about 42% and open a new political fight over domestic priorities as the costs of the war in Iran keep climbing.

Rumors about the IRGC recruiting children and young adults were confirmed by a BBC World investigation and by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official, who said the organization enrolls "volunteers" aged 12 and older.

The Iranian leaders who have so far survived the war with the U.S. and Israel are struggling to make coordinated decisions as the conflict continues, according to a new report.

The Department of Homeland Security rejected a report claiming that ICE agents would be looking to arrest undocumented immigrants at a graduation ceremony for marines.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump's refusal to reject sending ground troops to Iran, saying he doesn't "understand why the base wouldn't the base, which they have already, have faith in his ability to execute on this."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran won't be able to control the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about 20% of the global energy goes through, after officers in Tehran said they intend to.

President Donald Trump is considering an operation to seize some 1,000 pounds of enriched uranium in Iran, which would require sending ground troops to the country for days or longer, according to a new report.

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon said that if Trump is to escalate hostilities in Iran, the U.S. should go for "total war" to achieve all military objectives.

Iran launched what it described a "Janfada," or "Sacrificing Life" campaign to recruit volunteers to fight a potential ground operation by U.S. forces.

The U.S. is able to confirm that it has effectively destroyed a third of Iran's vast missile stockpile, according to a new report.

The U.S. appears to have dropped anti-tank mines over a village in southern Iran, according to open source research group Bellingcat.

President Donald Trump is "getting a little bored with Iran" and "wants to move on" to other issues despite ongoing hostilities, according to a new report.

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert has publicly broken with the president and members of her party over proposals to approve up to $200 billion in additional funding for the U.S. war effort in Iran.

The commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Francis Donovan, told lawmakers that the army is not making preparations for a forceful takeover of Cuba.

The Trump administration is considering sending thousands of additional troops to the Middle East to support the war operation in Iran, according to a new report.

Washington and Tehran are claiming that the other side is seeking to engage to take steps towards ending the war but they are ignoring them, according to different reports.

President Donald Trump rejected an assessment from AI Czar David Sacks, who said days ago that Israel could launch a tactical strike against Iran if the war doesn't end soon.

New Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei only survived the strike that killed his father and other top officials because he had stepped outside for a walk a minutes prior, according to a new report.

Axios journalist Marc Caputo rejected speculation online that the Trump administration used right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson to trick the Iranian regime into thinking that a U.S. attack was not imminent.

Iran's top national security official, Ali Larijani, claimed on Sunday that "members of Epstein's network" are planning a false flag attack "similar to 9/11" and blame Tehran for it.

Vice President JD Vance privately expressed skepticism about U.S. military strikes on Iran before President Donald Trump decided to proceed with the operation, according to a new report.

President Donald Trump told G7 leaders on Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender," even as its leadership vows to fight on and released a letter attributed to the new supreme leader supporting that path.

Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been appointed to the post despite being in a coma and losing a leg as a result from U.S. and Israeli strikes, according to a new report.

A bunker builder from the U.S. said the amount of calls he has been receiving have increased "tenfold" since the war with Iran began on February 28.

President Donald Trump said the war in Iran will end "soon" because there is "practically nothing left to target," according to a new report.

Republican Senator Rand Paul warned that Republicans will face a "disastrous election" in the midterms if the war in Iran continues.

The U.S. intercepted encrypted communications believed to be coming from Iran, and could potentially be activating sleeper cells around the world, according to a new report.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman slammed fellow Democrats who have been criticizing the Trump administration over the Iran war.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the Trump administration over the ongoing war in Iran, claiming that it has "plunged the war into major global instability."