My first week at @WSJ as national security editor - the US military launched one of the most complex rescue missions in decades after a jet was shot down over Iran.
Amazing details by @VeraMBergen@alexbward@mgordonwsj@shelbyholliday
https://t.co/G8dtAihArj
NEW: President Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, U.S. officials said, insisting that the weekslong pause in airstrikes remains intact despite a steady stream of violent skirmishes.
KUWAIT: Horrible scenes from Kuwait International Airport after #Iran drone and missile attack hit terminal. At least one killed, 8 injured, flights suspended
NEW: There are two people close to President Trump who are disliked by some in the White House in Howard Lutnick and Bill Pulte.
Today, Trump announced Pulte would be the interim Director of National Intelligence.
Here’s how Pulte pulled it off with a key message in private to Trump: loyalty to the president’s national security agenda including the conflict with Iran.
Story w/ @ginaheeb@jdawsey1
https://t.co/555C3gVKF5
The Army was using dozens of screens to monitor for drones and missiles. But after convincing defense execs to share their data and waiving 700 pages of regulations, the service now has a single Google Maps-like battlefield picture:
https://t.co/wfYIme4Tir via @MarcusReports
NEW: There were *TWO* tense Trump-Netanyahu calls on Monday. It was the second where Trump tore into Bibi, demanding Israel pull back from attacks on Beirut and that Bibi should listen bc Trump had kept him out of prison (as Axios first reported).
Across Estonia, on NATO’s eastern border with Russia, preparing for potential war has become a part of everyday life.
Even if the world’s focus has moved on from Ukraine, Estonia and its neighbors can’t afford to do so.
Read @RobbieGramer https://t.co/yxlqMlLS8d
An armed Russian drone crashed into a residential building in Romania - a NATO member - stoking fears that Russia will attempt to spread violence beyond Ukraine: https://t.co/V0PYins7V7
Hegseth has fired or sidelined at least 8 Army generals
Some of those moves enabled the rise Gen LaNeve, who was once booed by his own troops at a community event
A look at the swift rise of the polarizing four star by @laraseligman and Dan Lyon https://t.co/Hp7AfW345s
Beneath the pageantry, Rubio’s first trip to India comes as Trump’s tariffs, visa restrictions, overtures to Pakistan— and his repost of a comment calling India a “hellhole” — have rattled New Delhi.
A dispatch from Rubio's whirlwind four-day visit https://t.co/z99DWobZeh
The deal Trump is considering w Iran would keep the two sides talking for another 30-60 days
“Trump has to decide between the uncertainty of escalation, and the certainty he will be criticized for taking a weak deal" @DanielBShapiro tells @WSJ
https://t.co/E5Wsyu9DT7
The Trump admin is now surging new resources to central Africa to try to contain an Ebola outbreak, after previously slashing foreign-aid funding. Now it's pausing visas for certain travelers too, report @RobbieGramer and @SabrinaSiddiqui
https://t.co/t1FLeryFLq via @WSJ
Sources tell @WSJ that Trump asked Hegseth in a recent phone call why the troop deployment to Poland was canceled. Trump told Hegseth that the U.S. shouldn’t treat Poland poorly: https://t.co/PTou5yJb4Y
House Republican leaders yanked a planned vote to restrict President Trump’s ability to conduct military strikes against Iran, after it became clear that the resolution would likely pass https://t.co/Ka8JLuAvRM
Base officials confirm that two Navy Growlers collided at an Idaho air show, all four crew members successfully ejected
'The incident is under investigation'
Each jet costs about $67M
Two EA-18G Growlers crashed today following a midair collision at the Gunfighter Skies Airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. All pilots appear to have ejected safely.
The Trump administration intends to prosecute the frail patriarch and former president, shifting the pressure campaign from broad sanctions against Cuba’s government toward accountability for a man who symbolizes the Communist regime’s power structure. https://t.co/Deo1h5ufKV
'It’s a tough message to carry to Congress that you’ve got a trillion dollar budget, but within that you’re short'
The latest on the Pentagon's cash flow problem by @MarcusReports
https://t.co/UURWLFfP3O
"Saudi Arabia conducted secretive strikes on Iran after Tehran attacked the kingdom’s energy facilities and civilian infrastructure, according to U.S. and Gulf officials familiar with the attacks"
by @shelbyholliday@summer_said
https://t.co/JfPURwHxSS via @wsj