armed forces

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Iran’s armed forces said before the U.S. blockade began that such a move would constitute an illegal “act of piracy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

This culture is at the heart of a competent military, and indeed is essential to the morale and cohesion that makes the American armed forces the envy of the world.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

"We will ask for special powers," she said, including to modernize police and deploy the armed forces in prisons.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But he said vessels could only move “in coordination” with Iranian armed forces and “with due consideration of technical limitations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“Do you mean that he is impersonating a member of the armed forces of this country?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole