Middle East Crisis Iran War

Iran: New drone attacks on American targets

Iran has launched new attacks on the United States on Friday. It is being carried out with drones and is aimed at American military targets in Kuwait, the Iranian military said in a statement.

The attacks are being carried out in response to the US bombing of targets in Iran and Iraq.

On Friday, Iran received the bodies of the five members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who died in an American-Saudi attack in Iraq earlier this week, writes AFP.

At the same time, talks are said to be ongoing between the warring parties. Mediating country Pakistan confirms that negotiations are underway and that the issue of the Strait of Hormuz in particular is a priority.

Pete Hegseth Turns to Silicon Valley to Replenish Weapons Stockpiles

The United States is in urgent need of replenishing its weapons stockpiles as the war against Iran continues. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pinning his hopes on Silicon Valley weapons startups, the Washington Post reports.

In late June, he met with about a dozen American weapons manufacturers with a clear message: The Pentagon needs their help to replenish its stockpiles, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter.

The companies included Shield AI, Anduril and Coaspire.

The Trump administration has recently deepened its cooperation with Silicon Valley weapons companies. But it remains to be seen whether they can deliver on a large scale, says industry expert Jerry McGinn.

“It’s one thing to develop something, another to mass produce it.”

According to the sources, the companies pointed to the Pentagon’s slow procurement processes and the difficulties for startups to obtain sufficient financing as the main obstacles to increasing production.