John Bickley

The New York Post reports that at least one U.S.

destroyer off the coast of Iran is equipped with a helios system that's short for high-energy laser with integrated optical dazzler and surveillance.

That's a mouthful.

Military experts say the system seemed to be in use in videos released by the Pentagon to take out drones.

Experts also believe that Israel has deployed its iron beam to knock down Iranian drones and missiles shortly after they are launched.

The U.S.

Senate blocked another attempt to stop the president from engaging in foreign conflicts.

On Wednesday, the Senate voted down a resolution to force the president to end the operation in Iran.

Senator Rand Paul was the only Republican to join with Democrats.

Wednesday's failure marked the eighth time an attempt has been made against the president's military intervention since he took office last year.

That's a record for one sitting Congress.

During several rounds of negotiations with Iran, the Trump team, led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, was offered an agreement.

Iran wanted to continue uranium enrichment for the next decade, claiming it was necessary for a civilian research program.

Witkoff and Kushner asked if they could take the agreement back to the U.S.

so they could have nuclear experts weigh in, but were refused.

Team Trump then discovered that the Iranians were seeking to enrich five times more uranium than was allowed under the Iran nuclear deal.

Then they looked closer at the Tehran Research Reactor, the civilian research program, and discovered that it was really being used to stockpile seven to eight years worth of fuel.

CNN has admitted that Operation Epic Fury has in fact weakened our greatest enemies.

Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arkan has the story.

A CNN senior military analyst said on Tuesday that the demonstration of military force and precision on display in Operation Epic Fury was enough to make the political leadership in both Russia and China sit up and take notice.