Tanya Noury
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Tanya Noury is a reporter for Military Times and Defense News, with coverage focusing on the White House and Pentagon.
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Trump clears path for expanded psychedelic research to treat veterans’ PTSD
The order commits at least $50 million in federal funds to boost research on ibogaine, a powerful hallucinogen.
Trump calls war in Iran a ‘little excursion’
Trump declared the U.S. has already “won” the war with Iran “in many ways,” but conceded that broader objectives of the conflict remain unresolved.
Hegseth downplays risk to US troops from Iran-Russia cooperation
"No one is putting us in danger,” Hegseth said during a Sunday interview. “We’re putting their guys in danger.”
First US casualties of Operation Epic Fury return as Trump vows escalation
The service members were killed when an Iranian drone evaded American air defenses and struck a makeshift operations center in Port Shuabia, Kuwait.
Pentagon acknowledges tough quest to counter Iranian drones
Pete Hegseth and other military leaders warned lawmakers that gaps in counter-drone technology could leave U.S. forces and assets increasingly vulnerable.
Democrats slam Hegseth for comments on first US deaths in Iran war
Hegseth accused the press of focusing on the fallen soldiers to make the president “look bad.”
Trump to meet arms executives Friday in push to boost weapon supplies
The meeting will focus on rapidly replenishing the U.S. stockpile of munitions and weapons expended in the Iran war.
Mastermind of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump is dead, Hegseth claims
“Iran tried to kill President Trump, and President Trump got the last laugh,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
Vance insists Trump won’t ‘allow’ a long Iran war
Vance, a veteran of the Iraq War, insisted Monday that the war with Iran is different because Trump “has clearly defined what he wants to accomplish.”
Trump projects war on Iran could last ‘four to five weeks’
The president estimated the attacks could last four to five weeks but said the U.S. was capable of extending the bombardment far longer.
