Possible precedents for an air occupation in Iran include Israel’s aerial dominance over Gaza and Lebanon, plus the U.S.-led no-fly zones over Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.

Saddam hoped that by saving the aircraft in the sand, he could prevent their destruction, and when he was ready (because he assumed he would still be in power after all was said and done), he could ...

Israel learned from the 2024 attacks. During the 12-day war in June, Israel focused on taking out Iranian missile launchers, ...

Iran is attempting to rearm its militias across the Middle East after U.S. strikes crippled its nuclear program in June, ...

Israel's knocking out of Iranian air defenses also cleared the path for U.S. aircraft to launch their own strikes on three ...

HE WAS KILLED by an Israeli air strike in Lebanon last year. Yet the face of Hassan Nasrallah, formerly the boss of Hizbullah ...

The roots of this decision lie in the aftermath of the First Gulf War. In 1991, Iraq sent much of its air force to Iran for safekeeping, but Iran never returned the jets.

A B-2 stealth bomber in flight. However President Trump’s bombing attack on Iran plays out, comparisons with George W. Bush’s Iraq war are off base. (Jerod Harris / Getty Images) ...

“The war [in Iraq] cost us thousands of U.S. lives, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives, and we left after 20 years without doing too much good.” “Afghanistan was a failure," he said.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For many Iranians it was a lightning sequence of events: A 12-day war with Israel and a sudden, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Now, as they return to their ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For many Iranians it was a lightning sequence of events: A 12-day war with Israel and a sudden, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Now, as they return to their ...

But we will not leave invasion to the great Iran without answer.” The U.S. base in Qatar, Al Udeid Air Base, has 10,000 military personnel.