John Ismay

@johnismay.bsky.social

Reporter, The New York Times. Former U.S. Navy EOD & Iraq vet. Reach me securely via Signal at: johnismay.01 or by email at: [email protected]

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The Pentagon has again quietly raised the number of U.S. casualties during operations related to the Iran war. The military now is reporting that 21 U.S. service members have been killed, up from 18, and 865 have been wounded, up by 98 since August.

nyti.msPentagon Again Increases Number of U.S. Casualties in Iran WarIn an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.
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Breaking news: The military judge just threw out the confessions of the fourth defendant in the 9/11 case -- which has gone on so long in part because prosecutors fought hard to keep them. It's a blow to the Bush administration's clean team theory. Scorecard: 5-0.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...

nytimes.comJudge Throws Out Last Defendant’s Confession in Sept. 11 Case at Guantánamo (Gift Article)The government is now 0-5 in its efforts to admit the so-called clean team confessions to the capital cases at Guantánamo Bay.
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Bellingcat has become aware of an individual contacting people via Telegram and WhatsApp from a UK number, naming themselves "Antony Kevin", claiming to work for Bellingcat, and asking for assistance recruiting journalists and analysts working on Syria, in particular Damascus and Idlib.

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Iran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official. Iran for the first time appeared to confirm it was behind the near-daily sounds of explosions.

nyti.msOil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of HormuzIran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the waterway each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official.
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Since early August, Iran has launched about 30 drone attacks and 10 anti-ship missile attacks per week against commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...

nytimes.comOil Flows Are Up, but Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of HormuzIran has been launching drones and missiles at commercial ships in the waterway each week, though it has often failed to strike its targets, according to a Western security official.
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also this place won't believe me when I say this but "has to be LOAC compliant" is a real requirement for any nuclear order Omaha receives, and STRATCOM is actually very serious about that assessment

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A Centcom conference to discuss ways to reduce civilian harm in their operations comes shortly after a member of the HASC intervened to stop an Army official from reassigning all remaining staff working on the problem. w/ @malachy.bsky.social & @trbrtc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

nytimes.comMilitary Leaders Will Examine Ways to Limit Civilian Deaths in WarU.S. Central Command will hold a daylong conference at its Tampa headquarters after seven months of war in Iran.
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CNO Adm. Daryl Caudle announced that the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command will now be known as Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command rebranded to reflect warfare evolution
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U.S. forces formally withdrew from Iraq today, ending a two-decade military presence that stoked years of devastating bloodshed, and leaving Iraq to an uncertain future
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...

nytimes.comAfter Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain FutureSome Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.
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Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman who was set to be executed on Wednesday, was still alive after two syringes of lethal drugs had been administered, her lawyers said. They said that while two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered, Pike still had a heartbeat and was audibly snoring.

nyti.msTennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers SayChrista Pike, who was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995, was set to be executed by lethal injection. Officials had gone ahead with the execution after a temporary court-ordered pause.
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Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes

The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea.

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

w/ Ben Weiser

nytimes.comJudge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat StrikesThe judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea.
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