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Alex Horton

Reporter · US

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Sep 6, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Alex Horton

    Deadly Iran wedding strike likely due to U.S. bomb missing a nearby target (opens the original)

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    The Pentagon is investigating the high likelihood that an explosion in southern Iran that destroyed a home hosting a wedding celebration was caused by a U.S. bomb that missed a nearby target, a person familiar with the operation said. The strike on the home, which Iranian officials said killed at least four civilians and injured dozens more, was part of a larger wave of attacks on Tuesday in southern Iran, described by U.S. officials as retaliation for increased threats to U.S. troops and commer

  2. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Alex Horton and Rachel Chason

    Iran retaliates with missiles and drones, defying Trump’s warning (opens the original)

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    Iran retaliated against new U.S. strikes overnight, launching missiles and drones toward U.S. positions in the region in defiance of President Donald Trump’s warning Tuesday that such actions would see Iran “hit again at a much harder and higher level.” The overnight attacks came after U.S. forces launched a new round of strikes inside Iran, military officials said Tuesday, an expansion of attacks that recently resumed after weeks of a tenuous ceasefire. The U.S. strikes were in response to atte

  3. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Alex Horton and Tara Copp

    Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations (opens the original)

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    Several U.S. military leaders have advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran is unsustainable and risks weakening their ability to confront threats elsewhere, including the U.S. homeland, according to people familiar with a recent assessment prepared for the Pentagon chief. The warnings – detailed for Hegseth by the heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the four-star commanders overseeing U.S. operations throughout Europe, Asia and Latin Ameri

  4. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Alex Horton,Terrence McCoy,Samantha Schmidt and Dylan Moriarty

    Deadly U.S. boat strikes have failed to curb cocaine supply, Pentagon and DEA officials say (opens the original)

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    The Trump administration’s deadly military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats have not reduced the amount of cocaine entering the United States, but they’re prompting criminal organizations to develop new strategies and tactics and undermining traditional investigative methods, according to a previously unreported assessment by the Drug Enforcement Administration, a closed-door congressional briefing and interviews with current and former U.S. and foreign officials. In a recent assessment

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