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Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Aug 2, 2024

OAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images — The guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (R) sails next to Colombian warships ARC Narino and ARC Victoria near the Colombian coast in the Pacific Ocean on June 29, 2024. — JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images

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US forces in Middle East brace for fallout of Israel-Gaza conflict

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Saied Iravani, Iranian ambassador to the UN, attends a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at UN Headquarters on July 31, 2024, in New York City.

US troops may be in crosshairs as Iran blames US for Haniyeh killing

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

A US Marine C853 helicopter takes off May 26, 2004, from the al-Asad base in the west of Iraq for a mission.

'Several' US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

In this handout photo provided by the US Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, the Royal Navy air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D 36) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99)

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Iran’s delayed retaliation against Israel tests Pentagon’s global strategy

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military