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The head of U.S. Central Command told lawmakers that operations against Iran have reduced the country’s naval and defense-industrial capacity so sharply that rebuilding may not begin for five to ten years.

More than 20 U.S. warships, including two carrier strike groups, are enforcing a blockade on Iran in the Central Command theater, while the USS Gerald R. Ford nears the end of an unusually long deployment.

U.S. Central Command said it attacked Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian fire on U.S. Navy destroyers, adding a dangerous new turn to a fragile ceasefire.

U.S. Central Command says an F/A-18 Super Hornet disabled the rudder of an Iranian-flagged vessel after warnings were ignored during blockade enforcement.

The USS Gerald R. Ford appears to be ending its record-setting deployment, but two U.S. carrier strike groups remain under CENTCOM command as Washington rolls out Project Freedom in the Persian Gulf region.

The U.S. military says it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted missiles and drones as it moved to protect commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The confrontation points to a widening risk around

The U.S. military says deterrence and prevention efforts are underway in and around the Strait of Hormuz after concerns that Iran may have placed mines during the conflict.

A US official confirmed that an American F-15E Strike Eagle was downed over Iran, a loss that would mark a major escalation in Operation Epic Fury and, according to the report, the first known manned US aircraft shot dow

The USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have entered US Central Command waters amid a broader military buildup following Iranian attacks in the region.

U.S. Central Command is seeking hardened shelters and underground infrastructure at Al Udeid Air Base after repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks damaged facilities, wounded personnel, and pushed troops into improvi

The U.S. military has used its LUCAS long-range kamikaze drones in combat for the first time during Operation Epic Fury against Iran. The drones, reverse-engineered from Iran's Shahed-136 design, cost just $35,000 each and were deployed by the newly created Task Force Scorpion Strike.