Iranian Official: Turkey takes order from Pentagon
FNA- Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezayee hailed the efforts made by the country’s military advisors in Syria to fight…
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Trump ordering Pentagon to establish ‘safe zones’ in Syria
Press TV- US President Donald Trump is ordering the Pentagon to establish a series of “safe zones” in Syria, a move that…
US will ‘shoot down’ North Korean missiles: Pentagon chief
Press TV- US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has described North Korea’s ballistic missiles program as a “serious threat” to the United States,…
Pentagon deploys 300 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand
Press TV- The Pentagon will deploy a new task force of approximately 300 US Marines to Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province, marking the…
Civilian casualties possible in US-led strike on Iraq hospital: Pentagon
Press TV- Scores of civilians are believed to have lost their lives when the so-called US-led coalition carried out an airstrike against…
Pentagon demands China return US underwater drone
CNN– The Pentagon is demanding that China return an “unlawfully seized” underwater drone after a Chinese warship took the device from waters…
Missiles target US warship off Yemen, Pentagon says
(CNN)Two missiles targeted a US warship off the coast of Yemen on Sunday but missed the vessel, hitting the water instead, a…
ISIS arose from US support for Al-Qaeda: Ex-Pentagon intelligence chief
Alwaght- Michael T. Flynn, the retired head of the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, says that US deliberately decided to support the al-Qaeda…
US plans to scrutinize Iran-Russia Coop.
The US Congress Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa will study the Iran-Russia Cooperation Reporting Act. Sponsor of the bill, Republican…
US admits it wrongly targeted Syrian forces
The Pentagon says it regrets the loss of lives resulting from airstrikes by US-led coalition jets on army positions near a military airport…
Iran Navy risks ‘Escalating Encounters’ at sea beyond warning shots – Pentagon
The Iranian naval forces harassed four US Navy ships sailing in the Persian Gulf in as many days, requiring US personnel to…
US ready to target Russian, Syrian jets in Syria: Pentagon
The Pentagon has warned Syria and Russia that the US is ready to shoot down their planes, which Washington claims threaten American…
Iran improving cyber abilities since nuclear deal, Pentagon says
Iran has gradually improved its offensive cyber abilities and developed more advanced ballistic missiles since signing an accord last year to curb…
Why Pentagon wants to punish sailors after Iran seizes US vessel
Washington’s position on the incident involving the detention of two US Navy vessels in Iranian territorial waters has proved to be quite…
Senior Daesh commander killed in Iraq’s Anbar province: Pentagon
A top commander of the Daesh terrorist group has reportedly been killed in Iraq as government forces are pushing ahead with their…
US to send more troops to Iraq
WASHINGTON, Apr. 19 (MNA) – US will send 200 more troops to support Iraqi operations to retake the city of Mosul, the…
US plane intercepted by Russian jet: Pentagon
The Pentagon says a US Air Force reconnaissance plane has been intercepted by a Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet in an “unsafe…
US military suicides remain high: Pentagon
Nearly 500 active-duty and reserve personnel in the US military killed themselves last year, continuing a trend of unusually high suicide rates…
Why Pentagon sends additional special forces to Syria?
Alwaght- A week after recapturing the Syrian city of Palmyra from the ISIS’ terror group’s hold by the Syrian government’s forces during…
Pentagon approves contract to sell smart bombs to Turkey
The Pentagon has signed a deal to sell nearly $700 million worth of smart bombs to Turkey as tensions are escalating between…
More boots on the ground? Pentagon on the ‘escalation path’ in Iraq, Syria
The Pentagon ostensibly wants to put more effort into its anti-Daesh campaign, but if this requires sending additional boots on the ground,…
Pentagon: U.S. sailors made ‘navigational error’ into Iranian waters
The 10 U.S. sailors briefly held by Iran before being released on Wednesday made a navigational mistake that led them into Iranian…
Contrary to Pentagon’s claims, ‘Russia, China and Iran threaten no one’
As evidenced by its activities and rhetoric, the North Atlantic Alliance and the Pentagon officials are operating under the false assumption that…
Russian planes ‘no threat’ to US drones in Syria – Pentagon
Russian aircraft bombing Islamic State (IS, ISIS/ISIL) in Syria do not present a hazard to American drones, Pentagon spokesperson Michelle Baldanza told…
Russia sending tanks to Syria: Pentagon
Russia has dispatched about seven tanks into Syria and is increasing its military flights to the country as well, the Pentagon says. “We…
Probability of US fighting war against Russia growing: Pentagon
An American military report has warned of a growing probability of the United States fighting a war with a major power, Russia…
Ex-intel officials: Pentagon report proves US complicity in ISIS
According to leading American and British intelligence experts, a declassified Pentagon report confirms that the West accelerated support to extremist rebels in…
Pentagon says Iran warships ‘linked up’ with cargo vessel
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that two Iranian warships have “linked up” with a cargo ship that Iran has said is carrying…
GOP hawks challenge Pentagon over Marshal Island-flagged vessel seizure
US Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have challenged a Pentagon statement which says the US has no military obligation to…
Pentagon makes stunning move against Iran that could destroy Obama’s plan
A number of media outlets, including Fox News, are reporting that tensions in the Middle East have abruptly escalated with word that…
In shocking breach, U.S. declassifies document revealing some of Israel’s nuclear capabilities
On February 12, the Pentagon quietly declassified a top-secret 386-page Department of Defense document from 1987 detailing Israel’s nuclear program – the…
Why arming U.S. allies can be like sending weapons straight to the enemy
The United States has a long tradition of arming its allies to advance Washington’s foreign policy. In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt…
‘No doubt’ Iran-Iraq joint forces will retake Tikrit from ISIL – Pentagon
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said that combination of Iraqi and Iranian military forces, dominated by…
Pentagon asks for $9.6 Bln to counter missile threat from Iran, North Korea
The Obama administration asked for $9.6 billion to counter the increasing threat from North Korea and Iran. The US Department of Defense has…
Kerry says any Iran strikes against IS ‘positive’
BRUSSELS (AFP) — US Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed any Iranian military action against Islamic State in Iraq as “positive” after…
Iran is bombing ISIS in Iraq, Pentagon claims
Iran has carried out airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant targets in recent days, the Pentagon said on Tuesday,…
Iran’s coverage: Pentagon sought sanctions exemptions for Iranian investment in Afghanistan
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Pentagon seeks Iran sanctions waiver for Afghanistan investment: Report The US military…
Pentagon seeks Iran sanctions waiver for Afghanistan investment: Report
The US military has been trying to win sanctions waivers for Iran in a bid to facilitate investment by the Islamic Republic…
Israeli minister airs Iran nuclear concerns at Pentagon
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Tuesday he shared with his U.S. counterpart his country’s concerns about the direction of talks between…
US to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, UAE
The United States plans to sell arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates amid the US-led airstrike campaign against ISIL…