Joseph Trevithick

1 week ago | twz.com | Joseph Trevithick

As Israel’s campaign of strikes on Iran continues, a question emerges about whether some level of additional action may be required on the ground to meet the stated goal of preventing the regime in Tehran from being able to acquire nuclear weapons. Even if unique U.S. conventional strike capabilities are brought to bear, there could still be significant targeting challenges, especially if the Iranians move to disperse elements of their nuclear program.

1 week ago | twz.com | Joseph Trevithick

Iran’s primary presidential plane and two other government airliners have touched down in the Omani capital Muscat. The highly unusual arrivals come amid reports that the regime in Tehran is looking to negotiate an end to the ongoing conflict with Israel, as well as growing speculation that the United States may be about to directly enter the fighting in a major way. Where exactly the Iranian aircraft, a pair of Airbus A321s and an Airbus A340, originally departed from is unclear.

1 week ago | twz.com | Joseph Trevithick |Howard Altman

The U.S. Navy is sending the supercarrier USS Nimitz and the rest of its strike group to the Middle East amid a new buildup of forces in the region ostensibly for defensive purposes, U.S. officials have told TWZ. Overnight, dozens of U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers had already been tracked heading east over the Atlantic Ocean.

2 weeks ago | twz.com | Joseph Trevithick

Dramatic views are now circulating online after Iran launched a large ballistic missile barrage against Israel as part of its retaliatory strikes. Iranian authorities had earlier said that Israel’s decision to target its nuclear program, ballistic missile and other military capabilities, and top leadership figures, which began last night, had constituted a declaration of war and promised a massive response.

2 weeks ago | twz.com | Joseph Trevithick

New satellite imagery indicates that North Korea has held a new launch ceremony or a similar event for its second Choi-Hyun class frigate, or that one may be imminent. The warship is currently in a dry dock after a botched launch attempt in May that left it partially sunk. TWZ obtained the new images of the frigate, the name of which has not yet been publicly announced, which were taken today, from our friends at Maxar Technologies.