Press TV - The US military plans to keep two aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf region, the commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced, claiming the move is aimed at deterring Iran from taking retaliatory action for what he described as defensive air strikes against Iraqi installations days ago. "We're going to keep [the carriers] ...

NPR - A U.S. service member and two Defense Department contractors were killed Sunday when the terrorist organization al-Shabab attacked a Kenyan airfield used by both Kenyan and U.S. forces. Two Defense Department members were also injured in the attack, according to United States Africa Command. They are said to be in stable condition. The ...

The National Interest | David Axe: The problem is that Washington hasn't learned from its past mistakes and Iran could still sink a carrier under the right circumstances. As tensions escalate in the Persian Gulf region, its worth recalling a 2002 Pentagon war game in which a U.S. Marine Corps played the part of an enemy commander waging a bloody ...

Press TV - Iranian experts say the US military buildup has brought nothing but instability and insecurity to the Persian Gulf region, supporting Tehrans initiative for collective regional cooperation as the sole way to ensure safety in the strategic waters. Hossein Kanani Moghadam, secretary of the International anti-Zionism Association, told Press ...

MNA Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the countrys nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, is not dead yet and if it stands by the next year, all the US arms embargo will be lifted.   We will be ready to trade arms as of next year, he added, making the remarks at the session of Administrative Council of ...

Reuters - A U.S. Navy ship took defensive action against a second Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz last week, but did not see the drone go into the water, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. The United States said on Thursday that a Navy ship had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but ...

Press TV - US President Donald Trump has announced he would deploy about 1,500 American troops to the Middle East region for "mostly protective" reasons, amid escalating tensions with Iran. "We want to have protection in the Middle East. We're going to be sending a relatively small number of troops, mostly protective," Trump said on Friday as he ...

Press TV - Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States deployment of military assets to the Middle East does not intimate the Islamic Republic.Speaking on Friday, IRGC spokesman BrigadierGeneral Ramezan Sharif said the hype created by America over the deployments was an attempt to grab attention.With hype and propaganda, the ...

Sputnik - Earlier, the Pentagon confirmed that a carrier strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln nuclear-powered aircraft carrier had arrived in the US 5th Fleet's area of operations in the Middle East, with Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton calling the deployment a "clear message" to Iran not to attack US interests in the region. Senior ...

Press TV - Iran has marked the 39th anniversary of a failed US military operation in the central Tabas Desert that was launched in an attempt to release former US embassy staff held in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. On April 25, 1980, the United States launched a covert military operation, known as Operation Eagle Claw, in an attempt ...

MNA Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani strongly condemned Washingtons decision to designate IRGC as a terrorist organization saying that US administration and military force are symbols of terrorism. Addressing the open session of the Parliament on Tuesday and while dressed in an IRGC uniform, Larijani said that the shameful behavior of the ...

MNA Iranian lawmakers on Tue. signed a triple-urgency bill, the highest designation of importance, on labeling the US Central Command as a terrorist group. A number of Iranian lawmakers have signed a triple-urgency bill today, calling for the designation of US military as a terrorist group. They have cited the reason for the measure as being ...

MNA Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has decided to designate the US Central Command-the CENTCOM-and the related forces as a terrorist organization in reaction to US similar action against the IRGC. The move by Iran Supreme National Security Council was announced shortly afterUS President Donald Trump designated the Iranian ...

IRNA Iranian foreign minister on Monday called for labeling the US military forces terrorist after Washington's announcment to declare the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. In a letter to President Hassan Rouhani who also heads the Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested that this council ...

FNA - A prominent American anti-war activist and a member of Codepink peace group underlined that the US army commanders are aware of Iran's high military power and fear starting war against the country. Mary Ann Wright, a retired United States Army colonel and retired US State Department official, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq ...

Press TV - Venezuelas envoy to the United Nations says the United States is preparing for a military invasion of his country, amid Washingtons recent move to impose sanctions on the state-owned oil firm PDVSA in its harshest financial challenge yet to President Nicolas Maduro. Jorge Valero, Venezuelas permanent ambassador to the UN, made the comment ...

Tasnim The Iranian nation has dealt so many blows to the US that not only its military strength, but also its political wisdom has been damaged, deputy chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said. Speaking at a cultural ceremony in the city of Shiraz on Friday, Brigadier General Hossein Salami said the Iranian nation has dealt blows ...

FNA - Figures show that Iran's total government spending on defense seems insignificant compared to the huge military budget of the US and Middle Eastern countries. Iran has allocated 3.2% of its budget in the current Iranian year (March 21, 2018 to March 21, 2019) to military spending. This is while the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) ...

Press TV - More thana dozen civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed after the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the DaeshTakfiri terrorist groupcarried out a series of aerial assaults in Syrias troubled eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr. Syrias official news agency SANA reported that 17 people were killed on Sundaywhen US-led ...

Press TV - The US military says it has established observation posts in northern Syria with the purported aim of preventing clashes between Turkish forces and US-backed Kurdish militants, despite Ankaras strong opposition to the plan. At the direction of Secretary (James) Mattis, the US established observation posts in the northeast Syria border ...