John Ismay
@johnismay · Diplomatic & national-security press — DC
John Ismay is a New York Times reporter, former Navy explosive-ordnance specialist, and Iraq veteran.
"The blast comes as Syria’s new government, led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, grapples with the vast stockpiles of weapons and other remnants of war left behind after his forces ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024" https://t.co/CD4j9byRmk
Iran attacked a U.S. warship: 1 Last known U.S. strike on Iran: 1
USS George Washington deployed: 109 SecDef offered a $ est. of war's cost: 80 2nd naval blockade began: 58 USS George Washington entered Fifth Fleet: 21 Iran attacked a commercial vessel: 9 the U.S. Army had a Senate-confirmed Sec.: 7
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 292 Iran war began: 193 USS George HW Bush deployed: 162 the U.S. Army had a Senate-confirmed CoS: 160 the U.S. Navy had a Senate-confirmed Sec.: 140 USS George HW Bush entered Fifth Fleet: 139 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 127
Iran attacked a U.S. warship: 0 Last known U.S. strike on Iran: 0
USS George Washington deployed: 105 SecDef offered a $ est. of war's cost: 76 2nd naval blockade: 54 USS George Washington entered Fifth Fleet: 17 Iran attacked a commercial vessel: 5 the U.S. Army had a Senate-confirmed Sec.: 3
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 288 Iran war began: 189 USS George HW Bush deployed: 158 the U.S. Army had a Senate-confirmed CoS: 156 the U.S. Navy had a Senate-confirmed Sec.: 136 USS George HW Bush entered Fifth Fleet: 135 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 123
It's been about 25 years since I conned a destroyer alongside an oiler, or had the deck during an UNREP, and didn't think that experience would ever be useful as a reporter. But given the situation now in Fifth Fleet, it came in handy https://t.co/SzHdNQgZXk
-- Update -- Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 284 Iran war began: 185 USS George HW Bush deployed: 154 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 119 USS George Washington deployed: 101 2nd naval blockade: 50 *Service secretary resigned: 0 *Last known US strike on Iran: 0 https://t.co/xRrRgPhxsM
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 284 Iran war began: 185 USS George HW Bush deployed: 154 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 119 USS George Washington deployed: 101 2nd naval blockade: 50 Last known US strike on Iran: 1 A service secretary resigned: 0
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 284 Iran war began: 185 USS George HW Bush deployed: 154 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 119 USS George Washington deployed: 101 2nd naval blockade: 50 USS George Washington arrived in C5F: 13 Last known US strike on Iran: 1
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 282 Iran war began: 183 USS George HW Bush deployed: 152 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 117 USS George Washington deployed: 99 2nd naval blockade: 48 USS George Washington arrived in C5F: 11 Last known US strike on Iran: 0
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 281 Iran war began: 182 USS George HW Bush deployed: 151 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 116 USS George Washington deployed: 98 2nd naval blockade: 47 Last known US strike on Iran: 31 USS George Washington arrived in C5F: 10
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 278 Iran war began: 179 USS George HW Bush deployed: 148 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 113 USS George Washington deployed: 95 2nd naval blockade: 44 Last known US strike on Iran: 28 USS George Washington arrived in C5F: 7
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 276 Iran war began: 177 USS George HW Bush deployed: 144 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 111 USS George Washington deployed: 94 2nd naval blockade: 42 Last known US strike on Iran: 26 USS George Washington arrived in C5F: 5
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 274 Iran war began: 175 USS George HW Bush deployed: 144 CENTCOM released war factsheet: 138 SecDef briefed reporters on the war: 109 2nd naval blockade: 40 Last known US strike on Iran: 24 USS George Washington arrived in C5F: 3
Days since USS Abraham Lincoln deployed: 271 Iran war began: 172 USS George HW Bush deployed: 141 CENTCOM released war factsheet: 135 SecDef briefed reporters on the Iran war: 104 SecDef offered $ est. on war's cost: 59 2nd naval blockade: 37 Last known US strike on Iran: 21
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