The White House is aware of Iranian officials’ conflicting reports that their country recently carried out a ballistic missile launch, spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday. Questions of whether a test occurred arose after Iranian news agencies provided conflicting reports. One Iranian news agency reported a precision-guided missile with a range of 1,240 miles was successfully tested two weeks ago, but on Monday the country’s defense minister denied a test of a missile with that range took place, Reuters reported. “So we’re still trying to get to the bottom of what exactly transpired,” Earnest told reporters. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook also said the Defense Department was aware of the reported tests, but could not confirm whether they actually occurred.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
