A group of veterans and their advocates are pushing the Defense Department to declassify tens of thousands of documents from ...

Over the last three decades, the Middle East has witnessed a devastating cycle of conflicts — from the Gulf War to the Iraq ...

Iraq has announced findings from its investigation into drone attacks on military bases during the recent Israel-Iran war.

The F-14 Tomcat is widely regarded as one of the most iconic American fighters of the final years of the Cold War. In this ...

The Persian Gulf War was a showcase of the combined arms capability of the United States. Yet, Iraq still had a formidable ...

The General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark” was a revolutionary multi-role strike aircraft renowned for its long range, high speed, and massive payload—the largest of any US warplane. -After a rocky combat ...

Doesn’t Congress hold the power to declare war – not the president? How can we afford war when we supposedly can’t support our existing veterans, elderly, disabled or fund our schools or ...

Congress could formally declare war, but has not done so since 1942. It could provide authority in advance, as it did before the 1991 Gulf War and in the Iraq invasion of 2003.

DANA STROUL is Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East from February 2021 to February 2024.

Presidential war powers have been a debate since they were enacted in the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Congress has not declared war since World War II.

Trump's targeted strike on Iranian nuclear facilities marks a departure from Iraq War mistakes, with no boots on ground and clear military objectives while supporting Israel ...

The more likely scenario is akin to what happened to Saddam Hussein’s Iraq after the first Gulf War. What will be left in Iran is a weakened regime, but one that is more radicalized, hostile to the ...