The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats focused its attention Thursday on the threat Iran poses to US security. The central question for Chairman Jim Saxton (R-N.J.) is whether Iran “is advancing the lethal nexus of [weapons of mass destruction] and terrorism.” Saying Iran “presents an array of challenges to our national security,” he advocates an “innovative” response but “not one that necessarily involves a military component.” That plays well with Kenneth M. Pollack of the Brookings Institute, who told the subcommittee that from outside Iran “looks like a tough nut to crack,” but inside it has “important fissures.” Exploiting those fissures politically and economically, he says, could provide “a reasonable prospect of derailing Iran’s drive for nuclear weapons.”
2026 NDAA: 5 Highlights for Airmen and Guardians
Dec. 18, 2025
President Donald Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 18, a day after Congress passed the annual defense policy bill for the 65th consecutive year. Here’s what it means for the Air Force and Space Force.
