BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tensions between the United States and Iran simmered on Wednesday after a new rocket attack against Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base that hosts U.S. forces, which U.S. officials told Reuters fit the profile of a strike by Iran-backed militia.
There were no reports of injuries among U.S. service personnel but an American civilian contractor died after suffering a “cardiac episode” while sheltering from the rockets, the Pentagon said.
President Joe Biden said U.S. officials were examining the incident closely.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 3, 2021
US contractor dies in attack on Iraqi base -- The Hill
Biden national security guidance calls to increase diplomacy, downplay nukes, end Afghanistan conflict -- Defense News
Air Force F-15s able to carry more guided bombs in single flight -- Business Insider
Space Force chief: Space is a national security issue -- UPI Pentagon report calls sleep deprivation a hindrance to readiness -- UPI
Watchdog: Pentagon wasted millions on Italian planes later sold as scrap, no one held accountable -- NBC
US touts patrol boats unwanted by its own Navy in $125 million package of ‘lethal aid’ to Ukraine -- RT
Tank Monster: Russia's T-90 Just Keeps Getting Deadlier by the Day -- National Interest
Russia's Tu-160 Bomber: A Cruise Missile Carrier? -- National Interest
Australia makes another order for Boeing’s Loyal Wingman drones after a successful first flight -- Defense News
Israeli defense company looks to AI as game-changer in space and weapons -- Jerusalem Post
