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Pentagon spox Sean Parnell declines to discuss force posture in Syria, but says the US has 1,500 troops in the country right now. This is down from 2,000 that DoD acknowledged in December.

Source has just confirmed to me a list of what the US withheld fm Ukraine w/o warning: From Eu depots Missiles AIM-7 x 92 PAC-3 MSE x 30 AGM-114 Hellfire x 142 GMLRS x 252 Stinger MANPADS x 25 AT-4 grenade launchers x 125 From US depots 155 mm rounds (M795) x 8,496

Trump in Iowa says Iran called him after the B-2 strike to ask him if it could fire missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. “Go ahead,” Trump says he told Iran. All 14 Iranian missiles successfully intercepted by U.S. Patriot PAC-3s.

Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine last night — 550 missiles and drones — began just after the Trump/Putin call, Zelenskyy says. Telling.

NBC: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth⁩ halted weapons for Ukraine despite military analysis that the aid wouldn’t jeopardize U.S. readiness. The move blindsided the State Department, European allies and members of Congress, who demanded an explanation from the Pentagon. nbcnews.com/news/military/…

The Ukrainian military said today that it carried out a long-range attack on a Russian factory producing warheads for Moscow's deadly Shahed drones, marking Kyiv's latest deep-strike operation targeting the Kremlin's war machine. businessinsider.com/ukraine-long-r…

Ever wonder what it’s like to spend a night on a combat-tested US Navy destroyer? Look no further — this is my dispatch from 24 hours on USS Thomas Hudner as we sailed from England to France (featuring insight on ship life from sailors and the captain). businessinsider.com/inside-us-navy…

On the Latest Attack in the Red Sea. #USAwithYemen

New: The deputy commander of a Ukrainian mobile air defense unit and a first responder shared some details with me about Russian double-tap strikes, using drones or missiles to hit the same target twice — a brutal tactic from Moscow's playbook in Syria. businessinsider.com/what-ukrainian…

New: US-made Patriots have emerged as Ukraine's best protection against Russian ballistic missiles. But their success has turned the once-controversial air defense systems into top targets. One US Army officer told me this requires a shift in thinking. businessinsider.com/patriot-air-de…

Update: Just after our story ran, Trump told reporters the U.S. would have to send Ukraine more weapons. “We have to, they have to be able to defend themselves,” Trump said. “They’re getting hit very hard. Now they’re getting hit very hard. We’re gonna have to send more weapons.”

Breaking: The Pentagon says it is sending more weapons to Ukraine so the country can defend itself

Airstrikes didn’t deter them

Ukraine's high demand for Patriot air defense systems and interceptors to battle Russian attacks is showing the US Army that it needs to stockpile missiles for future conflicts, two American officers told me. businessinsider.com/ukraine-patrio…

New: The Houthi attack on the merchant vessel Eternity C yesterday killed three crew members and injured two others, EUNAVFOR ASPIDES says. It's the first deadly assault in the Red Sea this year. The rebels attacked the ship with RPGs launched from speedboats and drones.

A Chinese warship used a laser against a German surveillance aircraft that was conducting operations above the Red Sea, Berlin said today, a dangerous practice that the US and its allies have repeatedly accused Beijing of doing in recent years. businessinsider.com/germany-china-…

The Iran-backed Houthis have restarted their Red Sea attacks after months of relative calm, with two fresh assaults in recent days that sank a commercial vessel and killed several crew members on another ship. businessinsider.com/red-sea-attack…

New: SecDef Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, 5 sources tell Natasha Bertrand & me, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented. cnn.com/2025/07/08/pol…

State Department on the fresh round of Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping: