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) – President Joe Biden said Saturday he hopes Iran will stand down amid tensions in the Middle East. “I hope so. I don’t know,” Biden told a reporter in his home state of Delaware when asked, “Will Iran stand down?” The Pentagon announced Friday that the US will deploy additional military assets to ...
Three key suspects in the Sept. 11 attacks have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges. The plea has been made in exchange for a life sentence, thereby allowing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Bin Attash, and Mustafa al-Hawasawi to avoid a death penalty trial. Chief Prosecutor Rear Admiral Aaron Rugh confirmed the agreement. It includes [&...
Two Air Force members have publicly opposed the United States’ policy regarding Gaza, citing moral objections. Larry Hebert and Juan Bettancourt have requested conscientious objector status, expressing dismay over US support for Israel. Hebert was moved by the plight of a young girl in Gaza, drawing parallels to his own daughter, and cri...
More than 50% of the construction of a temporary pier off Gaza’s coast to deliver humanitarian aid has been completed. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh says the floating pier has been completely constructed and set up. The causeway is in progress. Humanitarian aid delivery will begin in May. The Pentagon announced on March 8 that it ...
Aboard a US military aircraft, Undefined – AFP A US warplane killed multiple Iranian-backed militiamen in Iraq after they fired a short-range ballistic missile at American and allied personnel in the country, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “We can confirm an attack last night by Iran-backed militias using a close-range ballistic mis...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Pentagon said on Thursday it is repositioning some of its personnel and assets in Niger but the move is being made “out of an abundance of caution.” Deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh, speaking at a briefing, said that personnel and assets are being relocated from Air Base 101 in Niamey to Air […]
