John Ismay

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

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Tracing Tomahawks: US Missiles Bound for Iran Spotted Over Iraq - bellingcat Geolocated videos show Tomahawk missiles heading for targets in Iran.

The US Department of Defense said they “had nothing to provide” when asked if they had reached any agreement with these countries to utilise their airspace for cruise missiles targeting a third country. Work by @mabl2k.bsky.social and @easybakeovensz.bsky.social: www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

U.S. Forces Attack Iranian Mine-Laying Ships Near the Strait of Hormuz

Since 9/11, the U.S. Navy has adopted autonomous underwater vehicles that greatly reduce the amount of time required to locate naval mines underwater. The EOD sailors at CTF56 in Bahrain are trained and ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if required www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/w...

Fragments of U.S.-Made Missile Seen in Photos Taken by Iran Near Deadly School Strike

'Made in USA' and Department of Defense codes imprinted on weapons fragments used to make American Tomahawks and seen in photos by Iran near bombed school. Latest story w/ @trbrtc.bsky.social and @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/w...

“Made in USA” and Department of Defense codes: new photos of weapon debris allegedly recovered from Feb. 28 school strike in Minab show remnants consistent with a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile. w/ @malachy.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social t.co/q8zQ0peJpd

Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label

NEW- Anthropic has officially filed suit agains the Pentagon over the supply chain risk designation. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/t...

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

Most Tomahawk missiles land within 30' of their assigned target. The girls' school in Minab, Iran appears to be much more than 30' from IRGC compounds

via @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

U.S. Tomahawk hit naval base beside Iranian school, video shows
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U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.

Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.

At EOD School, my team's final test in Nuclear Ordnance Division was an ALCM W80 'crash n smash' scenario set at the Nevada Test Site. Had to put into action what we'd learned about locating and separating different nuclear materials and how much we could stack without criticality issues. Good times

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran The service member killed was not publicly identified, but U.S. Central Command said the death was caused by injuries after an attack on a Saudi military base.

Another American service member has died in the war with Iran, the Pentagon said on Sunday, bringing the number of American troops killed in the conflict to seven.

Country Joe McDonald holding a guitar in 1981. A card reads: "1942-2026: Country Joe McDonald, Artist Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84. Photo by United Archives, via Getty Images."

Country Joe McDonald, one of the starring acts at Woodstock whose satirical anti-Vietnam War song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” became an anthem, died on Saturday. He was 84. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a...

U.S. Continues Airstrikes Against a Wide Array of Targets in Iran

The Pentagon is intensifying its attacks on the Iranian military as the war stretched into its ninth day www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

U.S. Military Warns Civilians in Iran to Stay Home Amid Continuing Airstrikes

U.S. Central Command today warned civilians in Iran to stay indoors as airstrikes against Iranian weapons systems continue. How likely it is that civilians will get that warning in a country without internet, however, is unclear www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War.

In white phosphorus news... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/c...

The Pentagon won't say why its targeting manual was released online A full instruction manual from the Pentagon appeared online.

In November 2016, after the election, someone in Obama's pentagon leaked the (unclassified, for official use only) air strike targeting manual the US used with Five Eyes to show requirements for airstrikes within the laws of war. It's a time capsule of doctrinal norms. www.popsci.com/pentagon-tar...

State Department Bypasses Congress to Send Israel More Than 20,000 Bombs

NEW: Trump aides declared an emergency over Iran to bypass Congress to sell more than 20,000 bombs to Israel valued at $660 million. The State Dept. hasn't publicly disclosed info on half of the bombs. US gives $3.8 billion of arms aid to Israel annually. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

The Long March of Presidential Power That Led to War on Iran

The Long March of Presidential Power That Led to War on Iran

Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation.

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Trump Says He Wants to Destroy Iran’s Navy. Here’s What to Know.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

U.S. Submarine Launches First Torpedo in Combat Since World War II

Since 1991, Navy subs have launched scores of cruise missiles in combat, but the torpedo attack off Sri Lanka is a return to form after 80 years www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’ The U.S. Southern Command said that the joint activity with Ecuador was an effort to “combat the scourge of narco-terrorism,” but did not provide other details about the operation.

Breaking News: The U.S. conducted joint military operations with Ecuador against “designated terrorist organizations,” the Pentagon said. The U.S. Southern Command called it an effort to “combat the scourge of narco-terrorism,” but did not provide other details. nyti.ms/4cld7aV

CENTCOM acknowledges using PrSM missiles -- a short-range ballistic missile that would have been banned under the former INF Treaty -- against Iran x.com/centcom/stat...

Eliminating Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Could Be Difficult

Trump wants to destroy Iran's entire arsenal of ballistic missiles as well as their production facilities, both of which are largely underground. The job is even harder as the missiles can be disassembled, spread out and reassembled later www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...

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A large group of people, mostly men, standing in the rubble of a collapsed building. A headline reads: "Strike on Girls’ School Kills 115, Iranian State Media Says" Photo by Mehr News Agency

At least 115 people, most of them likely children, were killed in a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran on Saturday, health officials and state media said. It was not immediately clear which country hit the school. Our reporters are trying to confirm details of the attack. trib.al/HxXybV9

US military begins search for fallen POWs in wreckage of Subic Bay ‘hell ship’ DPAA has commenced a multiyear mission to account for Americans lost in the WWII sinking of a Japanese prisoner transport ship in the Philippines.

US military begins search for fallen POWs in wreckage of Subic Bay ‘hell ship’

U.S. Confirms Three Service Members Killed as Iran Retaliates Over Death of Khamenei: Live Updates Three American service members were killed in action, the Pentagon said. At least nine people were killed in a small Israeli city near Jerusalem, as the United States and Israel renewed attacks on Iran.

Breaking News: Three U.S. troops were killed in action and five others were seriously hurt, the Pentagon said, announcing the first American deaths in President Trump’s war with Iran. Follow live updates.

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