An entry in Thursday’s column on the International Space Exploration Forum in Washington, D.C., should have stated that China was the third country to successfully land on the moon. We’ve corrected the original entry.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.