HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The US Defense Department announced steps Monday aimed at enhancing the defense posture of its forces across the Middle East. “The DOD (Department of Defense) has taken steps to further enhance the defense posture of US forces in the Middle East region to deter aggression and reduce the risk of a […]
LONDON (AA) – The US defense chief has said the situation in Lebanon and northern Israel is “deeply troubling,” warning that a full-scale war could be “devastating” for both countries. Speaking at a joint press conference with his British and Australian counterparts in London, Lloyd Austin said that almost a year ...
Israeli media outlets are claiming that there was coordination between Israel and the United States in the explosions of wireless devices in Lebanon. Thousands of pagers and Icom wireless devices used by Hezbollah and medics exploded across Lebanon this week, causing 26 deaths and injuring over 3,200 people. Israel’s official broadcaster KAN r...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered two American carrier strike groups to remain in the Middle East on Sunday after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged intense cross-border fire overnight. The announcement came in the Pentagon’s reading of Austin’s call with Yoav Gallant, his Israeli counterpart. During the...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, the Pentagon said Sunday. In a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin reiterated the US’s commitment to take “every possible” step to defend Israel, the Pentagon said in a stateme...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday vowed to continue to strengthen NATO’s collective defense and deterrence against any challenge. “As this (Biden) administration has made very clear, we will not be dragged into (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s reckless war of choice. “But we will st...
Singapore, Singapore – AFP A Chinese defence official accused the United States on Saturday of seeking to build an Asia-Pacific version of NATO to maintain its hegemony in the region. Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng made the remarks on the sidelines of a major security forum in Singapore where US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin earlier h...
Singapore, Singapore – AFP US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday hailed a “new era of security” in the Asia-Pacific region, as Washington strengthens its network of alliances aimed at countering China’s growing military might and influence. From Japan to Australia, the United States has been deepening defence ti...
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden on Monday denounced an application by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister and defense minister. Secretary of State Antony Blinken separately warned that efforts to secure a cease-fire in Israel’s war on Gaz...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Monday offered condolences after the president of Iran died in a helicopter crash and said it saw no immediate security impact from Ebrahim Raisi’s death. “The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Ministe...
