Iran seizes tanker, ramps up uranium enrichment as tensions rise with US
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal,...
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US carrier to stay in Gulf due to Iranian ‘threats’: Pentagon
NEW YORK, USA: The United States has reversed a decision to bring an aircraft carrier home from the Gulf, with the Pentagon saying that due...
Pentagon diverts $3.6bn in funds for US-Mexico border wall
WASHINGTON DC, USA: United States Secretary of Defence Mark Esper has granted $3.6bn in Pentagon funding to help build a US-Mexico border wall. This allocation...
Turkey receives first parts of Russian S-400 missile defence system
ANKARA: Turkey has received the first parts of a Russian S-400 missile defence system despite opposition from the US. The country received the shipment at...
Trump against Pentagon’s plan to deploy additional troops in Middle East
President Donald Trump has opposed the proposal of the US military to deploy additional forces in the Middle East to counter Iran. “I don’t think...
Pentagon mulling to send 5,000 additional troops to Middle East
WASHINGTON: Amid the rising tension with Iran, the United States’ Department of Defense is reportedly mulling over a US military request to send about 5,000...
US Military Budget: How could the Pentagon spend extra billions? Easily
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has outlined a goal to hike American military spending by nearly 10 percent, shoveling yet more cash toward a defense budget...
Trump given new options to fight Islamic State group
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has finished plans to intensify the fight against the Islamic State group, officials said Monday, presenting Donald Trump with options to meet...
Russian hackers crack Pentagon email system
WASHINGTON: A group of Russian hackers breached a security protocol of US military’s Joint Chief of Staff’s classified email system, says Martin Dempsey the then...
US scrambles jets to protect advisers in Syria: Pentagon
The US-led coalition scrambled fighters to protect US advisers working with Kurdish forces after Syrian regime jets bombed the area, in the latest escalation of...