A narrow strip of water, barely 21 miles wide at its tightest point, holds the global economy hostage every single day. The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply through those contested waters — and in the 2026 Iran war scenario,

In episode 1808 of Cut the Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta analyses the big picture emerging from the war in West Asia as the conflict completes its second week. There are lessons to be learnt from history— from the Iraq war & US air ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Saturday morning, the U.S. and Israel initiated a sustained air war against Iran. The morning daylight attack enjoyed tactical and operational surprise, catching Iranian leaders in a ...

After four years of watching the war in Ukraine, NATO defense decision-makers are finally beginning to pour money into drones. The Iran conflict has drawn further attention to these investments. The assumption is that unmanned aerial systems will ensure a ...

Israel and the US have achieved spectacular successes in the air war against Iran, but already the limitations of raw airpower are apparent. As of 12 March, the Pentagon’s statistics for its Operation Epic Fury were stupendous: 6,000 targets struck, with ...

President Donald Trump warned that the United States was "not finished" attacking Iran as strikes continued Tuesday, as Tehran broadened its offensive against Gulf states after its Houthi allies

Western airpower debates are increasingly driven by grim math. Analysts tally missile inventories, strike ranges, and sortie-generation capacity against a small number of critical runways, fuel systems, and aerial refueling aircraft. The prevailing ...