A B1 bomber prepares to take off as police officers man a checkpoint near RAF Fairford air base, in Fairford, England Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press.

The US has had at least 81 US military aircraft lost or damaged since the war in Iran began, a loss totaling as much as $3.3 billion, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. The losses include some of America’s most advanced warplanes,

All U.S. military aircraft and personnel across the Middle East are safe and accounted for,’ a military command said.

Whether the military was properly prepared for treating its wounded has become a sharp point of contention. Soldiers and family members have told The Associated Press of a failure to recognize the seriousness of injuries,

Trump administration officials have attempted to distance themselves from the word 'war' when discussing the ongoing conflict in Iran.

It's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether commanders underestimated the threat and saying the military medical system failed them.

The U.S. has withdrawn 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from a British military base over concerns that it might be attacked with drones by Iran, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.

President Donald Trump has said Iran will be choked out or bombed if they do no give up nuclear weapons and the former is leading the latter as Iran says there is no military resolution. The standoff comes amid the midterm elections.

Then came February 28, the day the United States and Israel began striking the country. Since then, the air campaign has reached staggering proportions. In less than two weeks, reports were already claiming that more than 6,000 targets had been destroyed.

In a rare step for active-duty troops, nine injured service members spoke on the record, describing a military medical apparatus that frequently left them fighting to secure treatment on their own