In a press briefing on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, provided updates on Operation Epic Fury and the expanding conflict in Iran. “To be completed in a few days... the two most powerful air forces in the world [the United States and Israel] will have complete control of Iranian skies, uncontested airspace,” Hegseth said, adding, “Four days in, we have only just begun to fight.”
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:31:37 GMT
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced the names of the four U.S. service members killed when a drone struck a port in Kuwait. Two other service members have also been killed during the start of the operation in Iran, but their names were not released.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:37:18 GMT
WASHINGTON — Concerns over depleting munitions used to defend American forces in the Middle East may lead the Trump administration to force defense companies to produce more weaponry quickly, according to three people familiar with the discussions
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:41 GMT
Barely a week after President Donald Trump hailed falling gas prices as one of his economic triumphs, his actions are sending the cost per gallon back up
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:24:40 GMT
NBC News visited the main nerve center for Israel’s primary emergency service, Magen David Adom, as the country was on stand by for retaliatory drone strikes.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:30:00 GMT