Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Ceasefire in question after Iran seizes ships Iran has attacked multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz less than a day after President Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely until Tehran agrees to negotiate a new deal....

The Marine Corps has upgraded the valor awards given to Marines who guarded Abbey Gate at the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021 — the day a suicide bomber struck the gate and killed 13 service members and 170 Afghans, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “After reviewing the original awards and determining that several...