~businessinsider | Bookmarks (9)

China characterized the attack that placed the Middle East on the brink of war as an act of self defense.

Iran's dismissal of President Joe Biden's warnings against a strike on Israel shows how much the US has "lost control," foreign policy expert says.

Iranian state television confirmed that the attack came in the form of an "extensive drone operation," reporter Kian Sharifi noted in a post on X.

The US military shot down Iranian-fired drones headed toward Israel during a retaliatory attack on the country, a defense official confirmed to BI.

Iran's loitering missiles are unusual. They can fly loops until they find targets like low-flying drones to attack.

War experts say Iran may retaliate for the attack in Damascus in part by targeting American troops based in the Middle East. It's done it before.

Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said the US Navy had committed about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea.

The US Coast Guard said it seized over 200 packages of illegal weapons and military components from a vessel in the Arabian Sea on January 28.

Biden has said the strikes are going to continue but acknowledged that they're not deterring the Iran-backed militant group.