THAAD/PATRIOT interceptors fired at Iranian ballistic missiles headed towards US base(s) in Qatar.

Netanyahu decided on an Iran war last year, then sought to recruit Trump. Lots of great new details in this piece by Gerry Shih Warren Strobel Souad Mekhennet wapo.st/43Vk6Tl

A senior US official said the blueprint for Monday’s ceasefire agreement came from discussions with Iranian officials who made clear to the Trump admin that they would come back to the negotiating table & discuss their nuclear program on the condition that Israel stops bombing

A very frustrated Trump slams Israel for bombing Iran. Says he’s not happy w/Tehran either, then drops the mic with this: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting for so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*ck they’re doing.”

The American strike on Fordow enrichment plant was astoundingly accurate.   The U.S. military successfully precision-hit the two weakest points in the mountain over the underground Fordow halls.  They happened to be perpendicular to each other at two ends of underground halls,

NYT - Foreign policy experts say the Trump administration is not just losing its grip on the global megaphone with its destruction of the Voice of America and RFE/RL, but handing it off to its eager adversaries. nytimes.com/2025/06/24/bus… ift.tt/sMJXEg9

The 19-year-old known as "Big Balls" resigned, WH says wired.com/story/big-ball…

According to well-placed sources who have seen the classified DIA assessment of the bomb damage assessment (BDA) after the US military strikes last weekend, DIA assesses that the Iran nuclear program could be back on line in a matters of “months” from 1-2 months on the low end

"Low-confidence" is intel speak for "we're really not too sure." This DIA assessment should not be read (by anyone) as dispositive.

Remember amid this fight over intel assessments, over and above damage to Iran nuke program. Israel penetration of Iran leadership and program was and likely remains among its greatest assets. For Iran, crossing nuclear threshold has always been a risk reward exercise. -1-

IAEA head Grossi: "I think the word 'destroyed' is too much, but it did suffer enormous damage. The attack led to significant physical damage at the three nuclear sites. What I can say and what I think everyone agrees on is that there is very, very, very significant damage”

Some fireworks right now: Fox’s Jennifer Griffin: “Are you certain none of that highly enriched uranium was moved?” Hegseth: “Jennifer, you've been about the worst.” Fox’s Griffin: “I was the first to describe the b-2 bombers, the refueling, the entire mission with great

The IRGC requires great increases in accuracy if they really want a credible conventional deterrent. At the current level of performance, there is effectively nothing stopping Israel from conducting the same operation in the future with similar results.

#BREAKING Iran bars IAEA chief from entering country, refuses camera installations at nuclear sites: Iranian foreign minister

After U.S. and Israeli Strikes, Could Iran Make a Nuclear Bomb? nytimes.com/interactive/20…

EXCLUSIVE Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed.

SCOOP: The United States obtained intercepted communication between senior Iranian officials discussing this month’s military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program and remarking that the attack was less devastating than they had expected, per four soures

Travelers no longer have to remove their shoes to get through the regular line at TSA security checkpoints at airports, CBS News reports.

A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to contact high-level officials. From me and Hannah Natanson washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Just want to take a minute to mark a huge moment in DC. The legendary Dan Balz is retiring from full-time work at the The Washington Post after 47 remarkable years. I had the great privilege of sitting next to Dan in the Post newsroom and working with him for years. He is the last of