Professor Jiang Xueqin made three big predictions back in 2024. The first was that Donald Trump would win the election and become President of the United States again. The second was that Donald Trump would start a war with Iran.

According to an estimate the Pentagon shared with Congress, the U.S. used up billions of dollars in munitions in the first two days of the war.

How could munitions constraints limit the ongoing campaign against Iran? How quickly can industry replenish what’s been expended? What do these expenditure and replenishment rates mean for America’s ability to respond to crises elsewhere?

Sometimes, the most crucial test of a powerful country involves not its strength but its judgment. The United States faces just such a test now, as Israel wages a determined campaign against Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump weighs whether to join it.

See how the Iran conflict has expanded in the week following military action launched by United States and Israel.

Bilal Saab, senior managing director at Trends-US and former Pentagon senior advisor in the first Trump administration, spoke with NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz about whether Iran could survive a war with the United States and what the ongoing regional escalation could mean for Iran.

This is a recap of Iran war developments from March 9. Click here for updates on March 10. President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Israel war on Iran is "very complete" and is ending "soon," leading U.S.

The United States delivered the "most intense day of strikes inside Iran" on Tuesday, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they would block oil shipments from the Persian Gulf until U.