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1. A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit conducts an integrated maritime strike training exercise with U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II and F/A-18E Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) off the coast of California, on Feb. 10-11, 2026. Practicing innovative methods to employ and integrate strategic bombers like the B-2 with Navy carrier strike groups enhances combat capabilities through synchronized, integrated power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Katie Archibald)

A US Air Force B-2 Spirit conducts an integrated maritime strike training exercise off the coast of California on February 11, 2026. (US Navy)

Commentary

America Should Still Rely on the Stealth Bomber

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Mar 3, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)

Reports

Georgia’s Iranian Turn: Tehran’s Rapid Expansion of Influence in a Once-Committed US Ally

Giorgi Kandelaki

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Giorgi Kandelaki & Luke Coffey

Reports

Mar 3, 2026

Reports

5 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

The US Shifts from Phase One to Phase Two in Iran Offensive

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Mar 3, 2026

In the Media

An F-35C Lightning II is staged for flight operations on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 3, 2026. (US Navy)

Podcast

Beijing Is Watching the US Offensive in Iran Very Closely

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Podcast

Mar 3, 2026

Podcast

(School of War)

Podcast

The US Strikes Iran. What Comes Next?

Aaron MacLean

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Aaron MacLean & Michael Doran

Podcast

Mar 2, 2026

Podcast

Smoke rises over a targeted site in Tehran as a series of explosions are heard on March 1, 2026. (Getty Images)

Reports

The Next 72 Hours in Iran: The Post-Khamenei Order, Command Continuity, and Targeting Strategy

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Reports

Mar 2, 2026

Reports

6 Min Read

President Donald Trump speaks to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as he oversees Operation Epic Fury at Mar-a-Lago on February 28, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Tries to Avoid the Iraq Trap

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Mar 2, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Developments in Iran

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

In the Media

Mar 2, 2026

In the Media

Men watch from a hillside as a plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)

In the Media

Could US Military Action Reshape Iran’s Future?

Ezra Cohen

Adjunct Fellow

Ezra Cohen

In the Media

Mar 2, 2026

In the Media

(Screenshot via PBS News Hour)

In the Media

US Objectives in the Iran War

Joel Rayburn

Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Joel Rayburn

In the Media

Mar 2, 2026

In the Media

A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 3, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

The “Fog of War”

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Podcast

Mar 2, 2026

Podcast

A Taliban security personnel operates an anti-aircraft gun near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on February 27, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Pakistan’s Military Strikes Against the Taliban in Kabul