Pentagon officials confirmed the release of $400 million in funds for Ukraine that already had been authorized by Congress, after the top Senate Republican overseeing defense spending criticized Pentagon leaders for withholding the money.
Pentagon officials confirmed the release of $400 million in funds for Ukraine that already had been authorized by Congress, after the top Senate Republican overseeing defense spending criticized Pentagon leaders for withholding the money.
Firefighters work at a site following a Russian strike in Kyiv on April 16.
The US has spent an estimated $25 billion on the Iran war so far, the Pentagon comptroller said, providing the most complete public estimate of the conflict’s cost.
The US has spent an estimated $25 billion on the Iran war so far, the Pentagon comptroller said, providing the most complete public estimate of the conflict’s cost.
A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is fired during Operation Epic Fury, on February 28. Source: U.S. Navy/Getty Images
Pentagon officials said the Iran war had cost $25 billion so far, offering the estimate in a contentious congressional hearing that saw Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trade barbs with Democrats over the administration’s handling of the conflict.
Pentagon officials said the Iran war had cost $25 billion so far, offering the estimate in a contentious congressional hearing that saw Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth trade barbs with Democrats over the administration’s handling of the conflict.
Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with Donald Trump on his proposed 44% raise for the Pentagon, a rare act of defiance that signals the president’s weakening grip on Washington as the midterm elections near and he quickly approaches the back half of his second term.
Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with Donald Trump on his proposed 44% raise for the Pentagon, a rare act of defiance that signals the president’s weakening grip on Washington as the midterm elections near and he quickly approaches the back half of his second term.
President Donald Trump, left, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a news conference in Washington, DC, on April 6.
Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired after clashing with top leaders at the Pentagon, including over administration efforts to revive US shipbuilding, according to people familiar with the matter, making him the latest high-profile Pentagon departure amid the war in Iran.
Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired after clashing with top leaders at the Pentagon, including over administration efforts to revive US shipbuilding, according to people familiar with the matter, making him the latest high-profile Pentagon departure amid the war in Iran.
The US government has approved a potential sale to Germany of up to $11.9 billion in combat management systems for surface vessels, the State Department announced Friday.
The US government has approved a potential sale to Germany of up to $11.9 billion in combat management systems for surface vessels, the State Department announced Friday.
US Navy crew members work on the USS George Washington during a joint US and South Korea military exercise on the Korean Peninsula's west sea, South Korea on November 29, 2010. Photographer: Seo Dong-Il/Getty Images
Fourteen vessels have turned around in three days rather than test a US naval blockade on Iranian-linked ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said.
Fourteen vessels have turned around in three days rather than test a US naval blockade on Iranian-linked ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said.
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks as a map of the Strait of Hormuz is displayed during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on April 16.
US lawmakers questioned a top military officer over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to fire Army Chief of Staff General Randy George earlier this month, saying the Pentagon chief had given no explanation for the move.
US lawmakers questioned a top military officer over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to fire Army Chief of Staff General Randy George earlier this month, saying the Pentagon chief had given no explanation for the move.
General Randy George, US Army chief of staff, speaks with soldiers during training exercises at Lightning Academy at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu, Hawaii, US, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. The US Army is pitting ideas born in Washington against battlefield realities, with the outcomes shaping how future wars will be fought.
Israel and Lebanon met for their first high-level talks in more than 30 years in what the Israeli ambassador to the US called a “victory for sanity,” even as officials played down hopes for an end to the war with Hezbollah.
Israel and Lebanon met for their first high-level talks in more than 30 years in what the Israeli ambassador to the US called a “victory for sanity,” even as officials played down hopes for an end to the war with Hezbollah.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter speaks to members of the media outside the U.S. State Department following working-level peace talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh on April 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. In their first direct diplomatic talks in more than 30 years, Lebanon and Israel have entered negotiations to potentially end Israel's conflict with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The US and Iran are looking to arrange a second round of peace talks in the coming days as a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz worsens a global energy crisis and complicates diplomatic prospects.
The US and Iran are looking to arrange a second round of peace talks in the coming days as a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz worsens a global energy crisis and complicates diplomatic prospects.
The Rich Starry (in white) is currently transiting the Strait of Hormuz signaling Chinese ownership. The Elpis had passed through a few hours earlier.
Pope Leo XIV challenged the Trump administration’s argument that God is on the side of the US in the conflict with Iran, the latest in a series of rebukes even as the Vatican and the White House denied any rift following reports of a contentious meeting in January.
Pope Leo XIV challenged the Trump administration’s argument that God is on the side of the US in the conflict with Iran, the latest in a series of rebukes even as the Vatican and the White House denied any rift following reports of a contentious meeting in January.
The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Friday, April 21, 2023.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said NATO was moving from an “unhealthy co-dependence” between Europe and the US and was becoming a “transatlantic alliance grounded in true partnership,” after President Donald Trump criticized the bloc over the Iran war.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said NATO was moving from an “unhealthy co-dependence” between Europe and the US and was becoming a “transatlantic alliance grounded in true partnership,” after President Donald Trump criticized the bloc over the Iran war.
A NATO Star logo flag flies during the military and political alliance's summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, July 12, 2018. In an unexpected twist, NATO leaders held an unplanned emergency session on the last day of their two-day summit, which has been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on allies over defense spending. Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg
President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization poses an ethical quandary for the US military, whose officers would carry out his orders — and could be in jeopardy if they do anything later deemed illegal.
President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization poses an ethical quandary for the US military, whose officers would carry out his orders — and could be in jeopardy if they do anything later deemed illegal.
President Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026.
Even as Donald Trump pushes for talks to end the war against Iran, the US has ordered thousands of troops to the region, fueling fears that the president is gearing up for exactly the sort of risky ground invasion that he once campaigned against.
Even as Donald Trump pushes for talks to end the war against Iran, the US has ordered thousands of troops to the region, fueling fears that the president is gearing up for exactly the sort of risky ground invasion that he once campaigned against.
Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg conduct a reenlistment ceremony in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2025.
The Pentagon wants to shift roughly $1.5 billion in previously approved funding to buy critical missile interceptors from Lockheed Martin Corp. and RTX Corp., according to the acting comptroller — weapons that are in short supply as the war in Iran consumes vast amounts of the munitions.
The Pentagon wants to shift roughly $1.5 billion in previously approved funding to buy critical missile interceptors from Lockheed Martin Corp. and RTX Corp., according to the acting comptroller — weapons that are in short supply as the war in Iran consumes vast amounts of the munitions.
The Patriot-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile made by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin
The Pentagon has agreed with major defense contractors on a series of framework agreements meant to accelerate production of key missile systems that have seen heavy use during the initial phases of the US and Israeli war against Iran.
The Pentagon has agreed with major defense contractors on a series of framework agreements meant to accelerate production of key missile systems that have seen heavy use during the initial phases of the US and Israeli war against Iran.
Visitors look at missiles made by Lockheed Martin at the Defence and Security Equipment International fair in London.
US officials said the White House is sending more than 2,000 additional Marines to the Middle East as it weighs a plan to seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub, a ground operation that would carry huge risks for President Donald Trump.
US officials said the White House is sending more than 2,000 additional Marines to the Middle East as it weighs a plan to seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub, a ground operation that would carry huge risks for President Donald Trump.
Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf on March 17. Source: Copernicus
At least 16 US military aircraft have been lost since the start of the war with Iran, including 10 Reaper strike drones hit by enemy fire and a half-dozen other planes badly damaged in attacks or accidents.
At least 16 US military aircraft have been lost since the start of the war with Iran, including 10 Reaper strike drones hit by enemy fire and a half-dozen other planes badly damaged in attacks or accidents.
F-15 aircrafts prepare for take off at RAF Lakenheath in Mildenhall, England on March 18.
At least 16 US military aircraft have been lost since the start of the war with Iran, including 10 Reaper strike drones hit by enemy fire and a half-dozen other planes badly damaged in attacks or accidents.
At least 16 US military aircraft have been lost since the start of the war with Iran, including 10 Reaper strike drones hit by enemy fire and a half-dozen other planes badly damaged in attacks or accidents.
F-15 aircrafts prepare for take off at RAF Lakenheath in Mildenhall, England on March 18.
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