Telegraphed War, Unprepared Defenses: Iran’s Drone Campaign Forces a U.S. Reality Check
Patrick Zarrelli
March 18, 2026
Iran’s Drone Blitz Exposes Gaps in U.S. and Allied Defenses as War Strategy Faces Scrutiny Iran’s expanding use
Iran’s Drone Blitz Exposes Gaps in U.S. and Allied Defenses as War Strategy Faces Scrutiny Iran’s expanding use
Trump Moves to Ease Russian Oil Sanctions Amid Iran War Shock, Triggering Senate Backlash A sudden decision by
Oil Shockwaves: Iran War Triggers Historic Energy Supply Crisis as Global Markets Reel The escalating war involving Iran
Iran War Enters Costly New Phase as U.S. Missile Defenses Face Sustained Pressure What began as a rapid,
Boots on the Ground in Iran? As Pete Hegseth Faces Scrutiny Over $93 Billion Pentagon Spending Surge As
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Defends Iran War Strategy in High-Stakes “60 Minutes” Interview As the United States’ military
SNL Mocks Trump’s Iran War and Cabinet Chaos in Explosive Cold Open As the United States edges deeper
Trump Says U.S. Must Help Choose Iran’s Next Leader as War Escalates Across the Middle East WASHINGTON —
Anthropic Pentagon AI Clash Explodes as CEO Refuses to Drop Military “Red Lines” One of America’s most powerful
Hegseth: “We Have Only Just Begun” U.S. Expands War With Iran as Senate Backs Trump’s Military Campaign The
Anthropic Faces Pentagon Showdown as Pete Hegseth Threatens Contract Termination Over AI Guardrails WASHINGTON — A high stakes
Rubio and Hegseth Lay Out Three-Phase U.S. Plan for Venezuela After Maduro Capture Washington moved quickly this week
Hegseth Moves to Censure Sen. Mark Kelly and Review His Military Rank and Pay Over “Seditious” Video Defense
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Inside the U.S. Raid That Captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas WASHINGTON — After months of escalating military pressure,
A $620 Million Pentagon Loan, the President’s Son, and the Money Trail Washington Doesn’t Want Scrutinized “It’s not
Trump Orders U.S. Military Strikes on ISIS Targets in Nigeria on Christmas President Donald Trump said Thursday that
Worse Than We Thought: At Least Five People Survived the Initial Caribbean Boat Strikes The Pentagon’s controversial campaign
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