Politics Jan 05 Pompeo: U.S. is now targeting Iran’s ‘actual decision-makers’ Pompeo was explaining U.S. strategy in the aftermath of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani.
World Jan 03 WATCH: Trump says Iranian general’s ‘reign of terror’ is over Gen. Qassem Soleimani “made the death of innocent people his sick passion,” Trump said from his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, adding that “a lot of lives would have been saved” if he'd been hunted down years ago.
World Jan 03 AP source: U.S. is sending 3,000 more troops to Mideast as reinforcements The dispatching of extra troops reflects concern about potential Iranian retaliatory action for the killing Thursday of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force.
World Jan 02 Esper says Iran may be planning more attacks on U.S. interests Iran or its proxy forces may be planning further strikes on American interests in the Middle East, and the U.S. is prepared to take preemptive military action if it gets sufficient warning, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday.
Nation Jan 01 Trump deploys more troops to Middle East after U.S. Embassy attack President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days.
Nation Dec 12 Pentagon tests long-banned ballistic missile over Pacific The Pentagon on Thursday flight-tested a missile that had been banned under a treaty that the United States and Russia abandoned last summer. Some U.S. arms control advocates said the test risks an unnecessary arms race with Moscow.
World Dec 11 WATCH: Pentagon officials say U.S. is considering leaving smaller number of troops in Afghanistan Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not disclose any potential troop totals, but he agreed that leaving a minimal U.S. footprint in Afghanistan to battle terrorists is a potential move.
Nation Nov 28 Fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer criticizes Trump in Washington Post column “This was a shocking and unprecedented intervention in a low-level review,” Spencer wrote. “It was also a reminder that the president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be…
Politics Nov 24 Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday fired the Navy’s top official over his handling of a disciplinary case involving a Navy SEAL.
Politics Nov 24 Official says White House gave Navy go-ahead on Gallagher The Navy has been notified that the White House will not intervene to stop a disciplinary proceeding that could cost a SEAL his position in the elite unit, a senior Navy official said Sunday.