As President Donald Trump considers a major strike on Iran after discussions about limiting that nation’s nuclear program and ballistic missile production haven’t progressed, the US military has accelerated a weeks-long buildup of military hardware in the Middle East,

Iran has confirmed the deployment of its Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile from underground facilities, just as indirect talks with the United States begin in Muscat. Iranian media say the missile was showcased hours before negotiations,

The notion that Iran only has these various ballistic missiles for defense or maintaining deterrence is contradicted by many of its actions since 2015.

Iran’s supreme leader ramped up the rhetoric over a potential military strike from the U.S. over the weekend as tensions are already running high.

US bases in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and other Middle East locations fall within range of Iran’s ballistic missiles, including Sejjil, Khorramshahr, Emad and Fattah systems.

Russian forces launched a mass overnight attack on Feb. 3, targeting major cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv as well as cities closer to the front line.

The YJ-15 was among the new anti-ship missiles that were revealed during the Sept. 3, 2025, parade in Beijing. China's YJ-15 supersonic Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM), that was among four new major ship-killing missiles revealed during the Sep.

Moscow has been waging an intense campaign against Ukrainian energy targets.

Iran’s foreign minister said that Tehran would attack U.S. military bases if Washington conducts strikes in the Middle Eastern country, warning that “U.S. bases are spread all over the region.” “In