The United States should reduce weapons transfers to Israel while American munitions stocks remain strained

The armed conflict between the United States and Iran and the political fight it set off at home, from strikes and the naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz to negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. Debated through war powers, munitions stocks and household costs.

Defence of a state against external and internal threats, spanning intelligence services, military operations, counterterrorism and the classification of information. Covers the tension between secrecy and oversight, and the agencies whose work is largely conducted beyond public view.

United States strategy and action abroad, spanning diplomacy, alliances, sanctions, foreign aid and military commitments. Formally the president's domain, though Congress holds the purse and the treaty power, which makes most of it a negotiation between the two branches of government.

Roughly 65 percent of Patriot interceptors were expended in five months of war, and THAAD stocks fell from about 450 to 250. The Pentagon says reserves remain adequate for current operations, Trump has ordered a leak investigation into the reporting, and Hegseth wants tens of billions to replenish.