The Latest Breaking News from Brad Cooper

AI Central in US-Iran 2026 War as Targeting Systems Speed Strikes but Spark Accuracy and Ethics

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a defining feature of the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, enabling rapid targeting and a high tempo of strikes that military officials describe as unprecedented, though questions persist about the technology's precision and the human costs involved.

International Business Times · Apr 5

Watch: US releases video of strikes on Iranian naval vessels, says 'harassed global shipping for decades'

The US released video of strikes on Iranian naval vessels, claiming to have destroyed 92% of their largest ships. This campaign, now in its fourth week, has reportedly overwhelmed Iran's air defenses. Separately, an Iranian strike wounded 12 American personnel in Saudi Arabia, disrupting global energy supplies.

The Times of India · Mar 28

Iran-US war latest: Ship carrying thousands of Marines arrives in Middle East as Yemen’s Houthis warn of more attacks

It comes amid speculation of an impending ground invasion

The Independent UK · Mar 27

Iran threatens to hit Middle East power plants as Hormuz crisis grows

Early Monday, Iranian state-run television broadcast a statement from the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) that warned, "Do not doubt that we will do this."

Euronews · Mar 23

Israel launches new wave of attacks on Tehran and Iran threatens to start hitting Gulf power plants

Israel has launched a new wave of attacks against Tehran and a top American commander is telling Iranians to remain in shelters for the foreseeable future as the war in the Middle East showed no sign of abating in its fourth week

The Independent UK · Mar 23

The Latest: US Central Command leader says Iran campaign is 'ahead or on plan'

The top commander of the U_S_ military’s Central Command says the campaign against Iran is “ahead or on plan,” as the Israeli military says it has begun what it called “a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure.”

The Independent UK · Mar 23

US strikes Iran bases threatening blocked Hormuz oil route

The US military declared on Saturday it had damaged an Iranian bunker housing weapons threatening oil and gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of Iranians marked Eid al-Fitr with prayer.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 21

How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks

Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

Cheap drones transform global battlefield

Iran's $20,000 Shahed drone has been the regime's great equalizer

Axios · Mar 15

Congress calls for oversight following reports US military is using AI to help determine which sites in Iran to attack

‘We need a full, impartial review to determine if AI has already harmed or jeopardized lives in the war with Iran,’ says Representative Jill Tokuda of Hawaii

The Independent UK · Mar 11