IRGC denies Pentagon’s claim, slams US vessels’ ‘unprofessional’ maneuvers in Hormuz Strait
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy rejected the Pentagon’s “untrue” account of what has happened during a recent encounter between the US…
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Pentagon confirms Covid-19 outbreak on ANOTHER Navy vessel, destroyer USS Kidd returning to port
RT – The USS Kidd Navy destroyer is heading back to port after the US Department of Defense confirmed one sailor tested…
Nuclear war ‘more likely’ after US arms subs with low-yield nukes – Tehran
RT – Iran has blasted Washington for deploying submarines with low-yield nuclear warheads, arguing that the move increases the likelihood of unconventional…
Additional US service member diagnosed with brain injury from Iran attack
The Hill – One more U.S. service member has been diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury following Iran’s January missile strike in…
Pentagon tit-for-tat with Iran goes on
Al-Monitor | Jack Detsch: The Pentagon announced that a rocket struck an Iraqi base housing American troops today and that US forces…
Soldiers who suffered brain injuries from Iranian strikes eligible for Purple Hearts – Pentagon
Sputnik – A growing number of US troops diagnosed with varying degrees of brain trauma from the January 8 missiles strikes conducted…
US says 50 troops now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
Reuters – The Pentagon said on Tuesday 50 U.S. service members were now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by…
Pentagon says 34 US troops suffered Brain injuries from Iranian missile strike
NPR | David Welna: Eight U.S. troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) arrived in the U.S. on Friday, according to Pentagon spokesman…
US says 34 troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
Reuters – The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by…
President Rouhani signs law blacklisting Pentagon, subsidiaries
Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani has signed an amended law that expands Iran’s designation of American terrorist organizations to include the Pentagon…
Iran parliament passes motion designating US Army, Pentagon as terrorist
Tasnim – Iran’s lawmakers unanimously voted for a motion to designate the US Army and the Pentagon as terrorist organizations in response…
US sending thousands of additional troops to Middle East: Pentagon
Press TV – The Pentagon has announced that the United States is sending at least 3,000 additional troops to the Middle East…
US sending 750 troops to Middle East after Baghdad embassy siege – Pentagon
RT – Some 750 paratroopers from the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are already on their way to Kuwait, and more may…
Report: Iran likely to buy Russian and Chinese arms
Al-Monitor | Jack Detsch: Iran is likely to seek out Russia and China to purchase advanced weapons systems such as tanks and…
Pentagon: Iran’s missile force ‘largest in Middle East’
Press TV- A research study conducted by the US Department of Defense has hailed Iran’s achievements in its ballistic missiles program despite…
Pentagon chief visits Saudi Arabia as tensions simmer with Iran
Reuters | Idrees Ali: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, with tensions simmering between Washington and Tehran, and…
US troops leaving Syria will move to Iraq: Pentagon
Press TV – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says all of the American troops pulling out of northeastern Syria will move to…
Trump orders troops and weapons to Saudi Arabia in message of deterrence to Iran
The New York Times – The United States is sending about 3,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia in the latest military response…
US currently has no plan to seize Iranian tanker ‘Adrian Darya 1’: Pentagon chief
MNA – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he currently had no plan on his desk to seize the Iranian…
US looking to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Asia: Pentagon chief
Press TV – United States Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he is in favor of placing ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a…
Pentagon wary of Russia-Iran cooperation
Foreign Policy | Lara Seligman: As U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ratchets up pressure on Iran, the U.S. Defense Department is warning Moscow and…
Pentagon mulling military request to send 5,000 troops to Middle East: officials
Reuters – The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a U.S. military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle…
Trump tells Pentagon chief he does not want war with Iran
The New York Times | Mark Landler, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt: President Trump has sought to put the brakes on a…
Pentagon officials fear Bolton’s actions increase risk of clash with Iran
The New York Times | Eric Schmitt and Mark Landler: Senior Pentagon officials are voicing deepening fears that President Trump’s hawkish national security adviser,…
White House asked Pentagon to draw up plans for striking Iran: report
i24NEWS – Officials tell WSJ the ‘cavalier’ attitude with which the request was made sparked concern at the Pentagon The White House…
US says no timeline for Syria withdrawal as fighting continues
Reuters – The United States has no timeline to withdraw troops from Syria but does not plan to stay indefinitely, a senior…
Mattis leaving Pentagon, disappointed of fulfilling his hopes in West Asia
MNA – Donald Trump, the US President, has recently announced that his Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis, would leave the Pentagon at the…
Pentagon admits Iran’s key role in restoring calm to Afghanistan
Press TV – The Pentagon has acknowledged Iran’s key role in restoring peace and stability to war-torn Afghanistan, backtracking on Washington’s earlier claims that…
Pentagon rejects request for boosting forces in Persian Gulf
Press TV – The Pentagon has rejected a request issued by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) for deployment of additional troops to the…
Iran urges Pentagon to declassify Iran-Iraq war human losses data
IRNA – Iranian commander urged Pentagon to declassify information regarding human losses during Saddam era’s Iraqi-imposed war (1980-88 Iran-Iraq war). Senior Advisor…
‘No US Warplanes over Syria’: Congress, Pentagon hit with 68k petition signatures
FNA- A CIA whistleblower and ex-Marine Corps captain are among the outspoken leaders of a campaign to stop the US bombing of…
What’s behind the Pentagon’s push to build new bases in Iraq and Syria?
Sputnik – The White House, responding to pressure from the Pentagon, is asking Congress to grant permission for the construction of more…
US House votes on Incidents at Sea deal with Iran
Press TV – The United States House of Representatives has voted unanimously to require the Pentagon to consider setting up a communications…
US attack kills 7 in central Yemen: Pentagon
Press TV – At least seven people have lost their lives in a US ground and aerial operation in Yemen’s central province…
Does the road to Tehran really lie through Sana‘a?
Lobe Log | James Spencer: The Washington Post reports that “The Pentagon is looking to increase support for Saudi Arabia’s two-year-old war…
20 Syrian jets destroyed in missile attack: Pentagon official
Press TV – At least 20 Syrian fighter jets were blown up in the US military’s missile attack on a Syrian airbase…
US launched 20 airstrikes in Yemen since late February: Pentagon
Press TV – The United States military claims that it has launched 20 airstrike against terrorist positions in war ravaged Yemen since…
Pentagon, CIA linked to all terrorist currents: Iran’s Larijani
Press TV- Islamic Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has slammed the “brazen and disruptive” US moves in the Middle East, saying Washington has ties…
US set to deploy 1,000 more troops to Syria: Pentagon official
Press TV – The United States is set to deploy about 1,000 additional US troops to northern Syria, according to a Pentagon…
US steps up commando deployments to Yemen: Report
Press TV- The Pentagon has quietly ordered fresh deployments of Special Operations troops to the Middle East and North Africa as the…