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The US military’s battle damage assessment of its strikes on Iran’s key nuclear facilities has not been completed and will not be completed for some time, a senior defense official tells reporters.

US, Israel leave open future strikes amid questions over Iran's nuclear sites Read the latest Al-Monitor Security newsletter from Jared Szuba al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…

Trump confirms Patriot missiles will be among the sales to Ukraine. POTUS praises Sen. Graham & other Repub. lawmakers pushing for 500% tariffs on Russia and its allies as he announces a policy that falls short of that.

Trump claims he was aware of the Pentagon's pause on munitions to Ukraine.

Israel's war against Iran may have further tipped the regional power balance in favor of Turkey. But if Ankara moves on the Zanzegur Corridor, Iran could play spoiler for Turkey-PKK peace prospects. Great weekend read via Ezgi Akın AL-Monitor al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Read my latest for the inside scoop on ⁦Ambassador Tom Barrack⁩ Tom Barrack’s July 9 meeting with ⁦⁦Syrian Democratic Forces⁩ commander ⁦Mazloum Abdî مظلوم عبدي⁩ in Damascus al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

NEW: Trump’s Patriot sales to Ukraine underscore Iran's proliferation threat Via Al-Monitor Pentagon correspondent Jared Szuba: al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

News AL-Monitor — The US has begun scaling back its military posture in the Middle East following Israel’s latest bout of war with Iran. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has departed the region, although the USS Nimitz remains. More: al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

The crowd’s minimal reflexive reactions to the gunfire seem to suggest these people have endured a great deal of this type of thing.

It was reported today that DOD cancelled all its attendees at the Aspen Security Forum — an annual conference attended by top national security officials of all stripes. It’s set to start tomorrow. SecDef Hegseth said this Friday:

Is Sharaa’s Druze crackdown a warning to Syria’s Kurds? via ⁦Amberin Zaman⁩ ⁦AL-Monitor⁩ al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Israeli Army Radio: Netanyahu's corruption trial session suspended today due to security developments in Syria.

Israel’s military hit the defense ministry in Damascus - a warning to forces aligned with Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government to back off Druze areas of Sweida’. Raises questions as to how far Israel will go to get behind al-Hijri. Seems more likely symbolic to halt attacks on Druze