John Ismay

5 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Helene Cooper |John Ismay |Eric Schmitt |Ronen Bergman |Christopher Maag

Iran’s appetite and capacity for a counterstrike are unknown. Especially now that its proxy forces, including Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, have been hobbled, its leaders do not want to show weakness. Yet Israeli airstrikes in the past week have destroyed at least half of Iran’s missile launchers and an unknown number of missiles.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Helen Cooper |Eric Schmitt |John Ismay

WASHINGTON – Iran retains the naval assets and other capabilities it would need to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could pin any US Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, US military officials say. In meetings at the White House, senior military officials have raised the need to prepare for that possibility, after Iranian officials threatened to mine the strait if the US joined Israel’s attacks on the country.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Helene Cooper |Eric Schmitt |John Ismay

WASHINGTON — Iran retains the naval assets and other capabilities it would need to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could pin any US Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, US military officials say. In meetings at the White House, senior military officials have raised the need to prepare for that possibility, after Iranian officials threatened to mine the strait if the United States joined Israel’s attacks on the country.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Natan Odenheimer |Sanjana Varghese |Riley Mellen |John Ismay

The Israeli military said Iran launched a missile with a cluster munition warhead at a populated area in central Israel on Thursday, according to Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, a military spokesman — the first report of that type of weapon being used in the current war. Iran’s mission to the United Nations declined to respond to the Israeli claim, which was linked to a ballistic missile that struck Or Yehuda, Israel, and nearby towns.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Helene Cooper |Eric Schmitt |John Ismay

Iran retains the naval assets and other capabilities it would need to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could pin any U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, American military officials say. In meetings at the White House, senior military officials have raised the need to prepare for that possibility, after Iranian officials threatened to mine the strait if the United States joined Israel’s attacks on the country.