{"id":9534,"date":"2026-08-11T22:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=9534"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:14:25","slug":"9534","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/08\/11\/9534\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

The NYT has several pertinent stories today.\u00a0 \u201cHow Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 8-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe Pentagon has used more than 1,500 Patriot interceptor missiles in the war and has fewer than 1,700 interceptors left, according to two people briefed on the stockpile levels who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military details. The United States produced about 600 interceptors in all of 2025. The rapid depletion is occurring as Iranian forces study another war. In Ukraine, Russia has used combinations of ballistic and cruise missiles to distract Ukrainian air defenses, and then rushed in drones.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLive Updates: Iran Said to Have Known Details of Trump\u2019s Stay at NATO Summit,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 8-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0Iran knew building and floor.\u00a0 And see\u00a0\u201cThe U.S. knew of a shoulder-fired missile threat against Air Force One, officials say,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 8-11-26.\u00a0 Finally, see\u00a0\u201cA Catering Truck and a Decoy Plane: How Trump\u2019s Great Escape Unfolded,\u201d<\/a> NYT, 8-11-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsraeli intelligence prompted secret evacuation of Trump from Air Force One in Turkey \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> i24, 8-11-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll Mojtaba’s men: Old guard shapes Iran\u2019s new order,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 8-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran’s unseen supreme leader has issued his first military decrees, raising a central question about the emerging order under Mojtaba Khamenei: is he tightening his grip on power, or relying on the old security establishment to shore up his authority? The six decrees named Ali Abdollahi chief of staff of the armed forces, with Kioumars Heydari as his deputy; Ahmad Vahidi commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guards, with Mostafa Izadi as his deputy; Ali Azmaei commander of the Guards’ navy; and Hossein Taeb, the feared former intelligence chief of the Guards, head of the Basij. Separately, Mohsen Rezaei, the former Guards commander named Khamenei’s military adviser in March, became secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the leader’s representative on the body.\u201d\u00a0 I repeat the first line, \u201cunseen.\u201d\u00a0 Who is communicating with him?\u00a0 Who brings him food?\u00a0 Does he see any relatives?\u00a0 Does the sun ever shine on him?<\/p>\n

\u201cFour crew, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack; US strikes ship in Gulf of Oman,\u201d<\/a> Reuters, 8-11-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NYT has several pertinent stories today.\u00a0 \u201cHow Iran Adapted Its Attacks as U.S. War Munitions Dwindled,\u201d NYT, 8-11-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe Pentagon has used more than 1,500 Patriot interceptor missiles in the war and has fewer than 1,700 interceptors left, according to two people briefed on the stockpile levels who spoke on the condition of anonymity to … <\/p>\n

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