Tracey Mumford

Iran has denied it, but an attack on Turkey, which is a member of NATO, could activate NATO's mutual defense clause, potentially drawing all of the alliance's 32 member countries into the war.

Britain and France have already announced they're deploying their navies and air forces to help repel Iranian attacks.

And in the Gulf, multiple countries have reported new strikes.

One thing to note, in a drone-heavy conflict like this one, the math is not necessarily on America's side.

Iran is using thousands of low-cost drones for precision attacks.

Some of them can travel as much as 1,200 miles before crashing into a target and detonating.

They're built with off-the-shelf commercial electronics at a price of about $20,000 to $50,000, according to one defense analyst.

But the air defense systems trying to stop them can cost billions.

For example, the gold standard, the Patriot air defense system, uses interceptors that can cost more than $3 million per shot.

And so as attack drones become more common in war,

the cost of defending against them could become unsustainable over time.

Now, three more updates on the Trump administration.

The U.S.

announced this week that it's launched joint military operations with Ecuador.

According to a U.S.

official, U.S.

special forces are providing intelligence and logistics support to the Ecuadorian military so it can carry out raids against suspected drug traffickers.

In the last decade, violent gangs have thrived in Ecuador, turning it into the world's largest exporter of cocaine.

As much as 70% of the global supply of the drug flows through the country.

Ecuador's joint operation with the U.S.