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Crews unload containerized nuclear power reactor at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 15, 2026. The system is part of an interagency demonstration evaluating the feasibility of rapidly deploying nuclear power using strategic airlift. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. William McCalmant)

LISTEN: Why U.S. military bases want nuclear microreactors

A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Trump: U.S. not seeking talks with Iran as regional violence reemerges

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

U.S. officials tout success of economic pressure on Iran even as Strait of Hormuz remains closed

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags overlooks Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran takes partial credit for expansion of defense pact among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump touts incoming peace deal with Iran even as Tehran signals defiance

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

With morning light beginning to spread across the Orchard Combat Training Center’s newest Digital Air Ground Integrated Range (DAGIR), B Company tank crews begin heading toward their tanks to begin the first day of gunnery qualification. GOWEN FIELD, BOISE, IDAHO, UNITED STATES 05.17.2021. Photo by Thomas Alvarez / Idaho Army National Guard.

LISTEN: Inside the next generation of ground combat systems

President Donald Trump arrives with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and owner Mark Walter for an event to honor the 2025 World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump won’t say if blowing up Iranian bridges or power plants is a war crime

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree speaks at a rally against the U.S. and Israel in Sanaa, Yemen, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman, File)

Houthi blockade opens new front in Middle East war even as mediators work to salvage peace

By Vaughn Cockayne, Tom Howell Jr. and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Participants walk near displays during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

LISTEN: Here’s the core problem facing the defense industrial base

FILE - White House national security adviser Mike Waltz speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, on Feb. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Mike Waltz rejects Iran’s explanation of ‘errant’ faction behind strike in Strait of Hormuz

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Mourners attend the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Iran digs outs from U.S. strikes, sprays missiles across Gulf region as the peace process teeters

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Israeli troops gather on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, Thursday June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel, Hezbollah trade attacks despite ceasefire, threatening peace deal between U.S., Iran

By Vaughn Cockayne and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Turkish and Iranian flags are seen in an Iranian currency exchange business in the Aksaray district of Istanbul on Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

In a Middle East with a defanged Iran, Israel-Turkey tensions move to the fore

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

How China's intellectual property theft actually works and what can be done about it. File image credit: William Potter via Shutterstock.

LISTEN: How China’s IP theft machine really works

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LISTEN: Can companies really build data centers in space?

Terrance McCauley works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Oil rises back around $100, but U.S. stocks hold steady as hopes continue for U.S.-Iran talks

By Stan Choe - Associated Press

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LISTEN: Here’s where cyber and physical threats converge

Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command operating area, Nov. 23. Costing approximately $35,000 per platform, LUCAS drones are providing U.S. forces in the Middle East low-cost, scalable capabilities to strengthen regional security and deterrence. U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 23, 2025) (Courtesy Photo)

Back to the future: Despite tech advances, age-old ‘continuities of war’ key to U.S.-Iran conflict

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times