A badly weakened Iran will no longer intimidate or threaten its neighbors in the same way. The regional impact could be comparable to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The United States and Israel launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades on Saturday in an operation that killed Supreme ‌Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

EADaily, March 1st, 2026. During the operation against Iran, three US servicemen were killed. This was announced by the Central Command of the American Armed Forces.

Iran launched missile and drone strikes on U.S. military facilities across Middle Eastern countries Friday, retaliating after U.S.-Israeli attacks.

Tensions in the Middle East have intensified sharply after United States President Donald Trump announced that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in a large-scale joint US and Israeli military operation targeting Iran.

Roughly 575 Iowa soldiers deployed in the Unites States' counterterrorism mission, 'Operation Inherent Resolve,' are returning to the Hawkeye state.