Nearly one month into the war, the president has privately informed advisers he thinks the conflict is in its final stages, urging them to stick to the four-to-six-week timeline he has outlined publicly, according to people familiar with the matter. White House officials planned a mid-May summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing with the expectation that the war would be concluded before the meeting begins, some of the people said.
Iran Is Applying the Lessons of Russia's Drone Warfare Against America
DUBAI-Video clips released by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias this week looked eerily familiar to anyone who has followed the war in Ukraine.
Drones piloted by fiber-optic wires that render jamming useless cruised above an American base in Baghdad. Then, the first-person-view drones, also known as FPVs, dived to strike their targets: an American Black Hawk helicopter on the ground and an air-defense radar system.
The Narrow Path to a U.S.--Iran Deal
The prospects of a diplomatic deal ending the war between the U.S. and Iran look dim right now. But Middle East veterans say there is a pathway for an agreement if the two sides want to engage.
Mediators from Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan are pushing for a meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials as soon as this week. President Trump and his political allies have expressed enthusiasm for talks.
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