David M. Witty

Here’s my book on the US-Egypt defense relationship published by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. It is available for a free download below. washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon remains in Beirut even though he was ordered to leave the country by the Lebanese government. His diplomatic credentials were also withdrawn, all due to his ties to Hezbollah. skynewsarabia.com/middle-east/18…

Photo of US E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft destroyed on the ground at Amir Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia. The aircraft was destroyed by an Iranian ballistic missile & drone attack of March 27. al-aalem.com/%d8%b5%d9%88%d…

Israeli Defense Forces publishes a video of a US KC-135 tanker refueling Israeli jets during the Iran War. arabic.rt.com/videoclub/1772…

Much destruction has been inflicted on Iran’s missile launch & manufacturing, but it continues attacks. It can quickly repair some destroyed sites & maybe receive external supplies to replace losses. Mainly now using an unknown number of mobile launchers. skynewsarabia.com/middle-east/18…

UAE Defense Force: Today we have had to deal with 16 ballistic missiles & 42 drones launched from Iran. hathalyoum.net/articles/41237…

US & Baghdad to form a security committee to stop attacks on US interests & Iraqi security forces. (This is rich. The US is attacking Iraqi PMF (Hashd) headquarters, while Iraqi militias, which are part of the PMF, are attacking US targets). azzaman.com/%d8%a8%d8%ba%d…

Iraqi PM Sudani condemns drone attack targeting the home of the President of the Kurdish Regional Government in Dahuk city. Sudani contacted the Kurdish president following the attack. ara.tv/vrr37

Iraqi military commentary Abdel-Karim Khalif says Iraqi militias are not bound to follow any US-Iraqi agreements because the war against Iran violates international laws. hathalyoum.net/articles/41228…

Iraqi source says the drone that crashed in the Majnon oilfield is an Iranian 238 Shahed Kamikaze drone. It crashed due to a technical difficulty & did not explode. alsumaria.tv/news/localnews…

Houthis in Yemen announce they have fired a missile at Israel due to continued escalation against Iran, Iraq, Lebanon & Palestine & attacks on Infrastructure. lebanonfiles.com/2026/articles/…

US Department of War official says 303 US troops have been injured in the Iran War. 75% of these casualties suffered traumatic brain injuries, & 293 have returned to duty. 13 have been killed. skynewsarabia.com/world/1861029

Houthis in Yemen say they will enter the war to help Iran if any of the following happens: 1) another nation joins the war against Iran, 2) escalation against Iran continues, or 3) Israel or the US use the Red Sea to attack Iran. skynewsarabia.com/middle-east/18…

After Tehran rejects Trump’s 15 point proposal to end the war & presents it own terms, Iran seen as in a strong position. The regime continues to function even after leadership deaths, Iran continues to launch missiles & drones, & it controls the Strait. azzaman.com/%d8%b7%d9%87%d…

US Pentagon officials worried about the rate of expenditure of Tomahawk cruise missiles in Iran. hathalyoum.net/articles/41221…

Iraqi Saraya Auliya’ Dam militia threatens to wipe the UAE off the map if it continues to try to drag the Gulf nations into a war with Iran. alssaa.com/post/show/4931…

Iraq risks become diplomatically isolated if it is unable to prevent pro-Iranian Iraqi militias’ attacks on neighboring nations. However, doing this will not be easy as militias have penetrated the government & all parts of the country. hathalyoum.net/articles/41223…

Iraq in a difficult position with the presence of pro-Iranian Iraqi militias & deep Iranian penetration in the government. At the same time, Iraq is heavily dependent on the US. Iraq will not become sovereign until weapons are restricted to state control. aljazeera.net/politics/2026/…

Iraqi President Rashid in phone call with the Iranian president says Iraq condemns the US & Israeli attacks on Iran & that the Iraqi people support the Iranian national resistance. The war on Iran hurts Muslims & the region. alsumaria.tv/news/politics/…

US officials: President Trump is studying the possibility of sending an additional 10,000 troops to the Middle East. skynewsarabia.com/middle-east/18…

In Iraq, airstrike targets position of the Sayyid Ash-Shuhada militia in eastern Salah ad-Din Province. alsumaria.tv/news/localnews…