Anne Flaherty

National Security Editor @WSJ, former @ABC, @AP.

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

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

[Dave Brown @dave_brown24]

I knew this story would leak

[Alex Ward @alexbward]

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.

[Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam]

KUWAIT: Horrible scenes from Kuwait International Airport after #Iran drone and missile attack hit terminal. At least one killed, 8 injured, flights suspended

[Brian Schwartz @schwartzbWSJ]

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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

It’s not just the Navy and Army. Hegseth has blocked the promotions of senior Air Force officers too, reports @laraseligman https://t.co/UQqCE1vRNK

[Alex Ward @alexbward]

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).

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

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

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

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

[WSJ Politics @WSJPolitics]

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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

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

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

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.

[Sadie Gurman @sgurman]

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

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

In total, 115 ambassador posts out of 195 total positions are vacant nearly 18 months into the second Trump administration.

https://t.co/4grWAZY0Nv

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

'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

[Anne Flaherty @AnneKFlaherty]

"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