As reported in May, #Pentagon assessments conducted earlier in the #war showed that #US forces have shouldered the brunt of defending #Israel from #Iran ballistic missiles. The assessments found that American weapons, including the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and naval interceptors launched from the eastern Mediterranean, were used far more frequently than Israeli air defense weapons.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol

The #Navy has 5 destroyers that deploy from a #US port in Rota, Spain, with a 6th expected to arrive there later this year, #Pentagon officials have said. But maintenance issues have piled up due to the #Iran #war’s tempo, complicating matters for Grynkewich, officials said. WaPo withheld specific details about the ships’ availability at the request of #military officials, who cited security concerns.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics

The top #US General in #Europe privately warned the #Pentagon this week that he lacks sufficient naval forces to continue protecting #Israel from incoming ballistic missiles, ofcls said, illustrating how the ongoing #Iran #war has imposed constraints on the #military.
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, head of US EUCOM, sent written notification to senior Pentagon ofcls saying that without another Navy destroyer he will be forced to choose defense of the US “homeland” over that of Israel, said the ofcls….

#US General warns #Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect #Israel
A shortage of #Navy destroyers, used to defend against #Iran ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of US European Command to prioritize the US homeland instead, officials said.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/01/general-warns-pentagon-he-lacks-sufficient-forces-protect-israel/

“The US war has cost almost $40bn.

And the #Pentagon is asking for another $67bn.

The WH’s request for Congress for the fiscal year is a colossal $1.5tn.

#Trump said, “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare … We have to take care of one thing: military protection.”

A war that it itself launched, that nobody asked for, that has no defense features at all, and is run by a frat house of bullies & lickspittles.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/27/commander-in-chief-of-chaos-victims-trump-wars

“The US war has cost almost $40bn.

And the #Pentagon is asking for another $67bn.

The WH’s request for Congress for the fiscal year is a colossal $1.5tn.

#Trump said, “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare … We have to take care of one thing: military protection.”

A war that it itself launched, that nobody asked for, that has no defense features at all, and is run by a frat house of bullies & lickspittles.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/27/commander-in-chief-of-chaos-victims-trump-wars

In a recent assessment…, #DEA analysts found the strikes had failed to affect the supply or price of cocaine in the #US & had led traffickers to diversify beyond go-fast boats & to avoid international waters, opting instead for larger boats & hemming close to coastlines, where US forces are less likely to open fire. In a closed-door briefing last month, #Pentagon ofcls told lawmakers the strikes in international waters off South & Central America had not reduced its purity.

#Trump #law #murder

#Trump says deadly boat strikes have nearly ended #DrugTrafficking to the #US by sea. The #Pentagon & #DEA analysts concluded otherwise.

67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.

#GiftArticle

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #DueProcess
https://wapo.st/4yHb0qF

…Since the renewed hostilities began, the #Pentagon has provided even less information about #military strategy & casualties than it did during the first phase of the conflict. The Pentagon has not held a press briefing about the #war since early May, & officials at #US CENTCOM have stopped providing casualty updates to reporters.

#Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

The #US & #Israel launched the #war in #Iran on Feb 28, & 14 troops were killed in the initial waves of fighting. Washington & Tehran agreed to a ceasefire in April & then signed an interim deal to end the war in mid-June.

It was short-lived.… #Trump soon declared that the ceasefire was over.

The #Pentagon system’s new “Overseas Operations” category says it tallies casualties starting July 7.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

By Wednesday, the #IranWar figures in the #Pentagon’s system fell back to 14 dead & 420 wounded. However, a #US official told AP at the time that the actual number of wounded personnel in the war had actually grown to well over 500 troops.

The Pentagon’s top spokesman, Sean Parnell, took to social media that day to assert that the reported drop was a “temporary data disruption.”

#Iran #TrumpsWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

Adding further confusion, when the #Pentagon announced 2 of the deaths in Jordan, it said the troops were supporting the #US mission to counter the Islamic State group. The other 2 were announced in press releases simply as supporting overseas operations.

#Trump confirmed the total, writing in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that the “Iran Military Conflict” had claimed 18 lives.

#Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

#Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez argued Thursday that the drop in casualty figures in the online system was not an effort to hide the growing human toll of the #war but rather the result of “anomalies” & “temporary data disruptions” that were being resolved “imminently.”

As late as Tuesday, the website was reporting the war’s official toll as 18 killed & 482 wounded.

#US #Iran #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

The Defense Casualty Analysis System, which #Pentagon officials have repeatedly pointed to as the definitive source on the numbers of dead & wounded from the conflict, removed the 4 fallen soldiers as well as dozens of wounded #troops from its #Iran #war tally last week.

On Sunday, a new category called “Overseas Operations” emerged on the system’s website, listing the 4 Army deaths by name as well as 207 wounded. It was unclear if all of the wounded were injured in the Iran conflict.

#Trump

The 4 American troops killed during renewed fighting between the #US & #Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the #IranWar death toll in the #Pentagon’s official casualty count. They have been placed in a new, separate category Sunday.

It raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the #Trump admin has escalated strikes on Iran.

#TrumpsWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-casualty-count-pentagon-us-troops-4c578fc74746052627b1c87845fdc0d5

The #Pentagon now reports over 600 #casualties in Trump’s #IranWar. Officials quietly added over 140 wounded & restored 4 killed to database.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/politics/iran-war-casualties?cid=ios_app

The #Pentagon now reports over 600 #casualties in Trump’s #IranWar. Officials quietly added over 140 wounded & restored 4 killed to database.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/politics/iran-war-casualties?cid=ios_app