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«US military strikes on 3 of #Iran’s #nuclear facilities..did not destroy core components of country’s nuclear program & likely only set it back by months, according 2 early US #intelligence assessment..described by 3 people briefed on it

The assessment, not previously reported, was produced by #DefenseIntelligenceAgency, #Pentagon’s intelligence arm; based on battle damage assessment conducted by US #CentralCommand in aftermath of US strikes, 1 sources said»

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites

The Indian Army plans to transform the UB Area into the 18 Corps under the Lucknow-based Central Command. This new corps will cover the stretch between the Leh-based 14 Corps in the western sector and the Sukna-based 33 Corps in the eastern sector, guarding the middle sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
#CentralCommand #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eye-on-china-army-to-combatise-more-formations-under-central-command/articleshow/107862296.cms

The Pentagon: A Global Oil-Protection Service

The most significant expression of this trend has been the transformation of the U.S. military into a global oil-protection service whose primary function is the guarding of overseas energy supplies as well as their global delivery systems (pipelines, tanker ships, and supply routes). This overarching mission was first articulated by President Jimmy Carter in January 1980, when he described the oil flow from the Persian Gulf as a “vital interest” of the United States, and affirmed that this country would employ “any means necessary, including military force” to overcome an attempt by a hostile power to block that flow.

When President Carter issued this edict, quickly dubbed the Carter Doctrine, the United States did not actually possess any forces capable of performing this role in the Gulf. To fill this gap, Carter created a new entity, the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF), an ad hoc assortment of U.S-based forces designated for possible employment in the Middle East. In 1983, President Reagan transformed the RDJTF into the Central Command (Centcom), the name it bears today. Centcom exercises command authority over all U.S. combat forces deployed in the greater Persian Gulf area including Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa.