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Air Force MQ-9 fleet drops to 135 aircraft after Iran combat losses (Military Times) The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper fleet has fallen to roughly 135 aircraft as combat attrition from Operation Epic Fury cuts into the service’s most heavily used remotely piloted asset, the deputy chief of staff for plans and programs told senators Tuesday. Read More Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips (The Associated Press) Senate Republicans on Wednesday again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, but the number of GOP senators voting against the war grew. Read More Senate defeats 7th attempt to limit Trump on Iran, despite new GOP defection

(CBS News) The Senate rejected another attempt by Democrats to limit President Trump's ability to use military force against Iran, but one new Republican senator voted in favor of advancing the measure. Read More

Energy secretary: Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to nuclear weapon despite Operation Epic Fury

(Military Times) Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned on Wednesday that Iran is “frighteningly close” to obtaining a nuclear weapon, nearly three months after the United States launched a war to irrevocably halt the Islamic Republic from crossing that ominous Rubicon. Read More