A high-ranking commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says through its military presence in Iraq, the United States seeks to dominate the countrys oil wells and sow discord between the Iraqi nation and its government. Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the IRGCs aerospace division, made the remarks in a Monday ...

[caption id="attachment_150277" align="alignright" width="199"] Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks at the 51st Munich Security Conference, February 8, 2015. ( AFP)[/caption] Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says the US-led invasion of Iraq was a mistake and helped create the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group. Annan made the remarks on ...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States will support Iraq's fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who have overrun two cities, but won't send in American troops. Kerry said the militants are trying to destabilize the region and undermine a democratic process in Iraq, and that the U.S. is in contact ...

HONOLULU President Barack Obama lauded the service and sacrifice of U.S. troops and military families in a holiday radio and Internet address on Wednesday, and he highlighted the service men and women who have returned home over the past year. For many of our troops and newest veterans, this might be the first time in years that they've been with ...

WASHINGTONThe Pentagon's criminal investigations arm is probing one of the American military's largest suppliers in Afghanistan over allegations that it violated U.S. law by moving supplies through Iran, the Defense Department told lawmakers. Anham FZCO, a company based in Dubai and Virginia, won a contract in 2012 worth an estimated $8.1 billion ...

Remember, when President George Bushs National Economic Council Director, Lawrence Lindsey, had told the countrys largest newspaper The Wall Street Journal that the war would cost between $100 billion and $200 billion, he had found himself under intense fire from his colleagues in the administration who claimed that this was a gross overestimation....

(CNN) White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough argued Sunday that a military strike in Syria would not be a repeat of previous U.S. involvements in the Middle East or North Africa. On CNNs State of the Union, McDonough said its common sense that the Syrian regime carried out the deadly chemical weapons attack last month that the U.S. government ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The US will suffer greater losses in case of military strike on Syria compared to its losses in Afghanistan and Iraq, an Iranian lawmaker warned, as there are mounting concerns US military action could draw the US into a prolonged war and spark broader hostilities in the region. The US suffered losses due to launching military ...

The Army has conceded a significant loss of records documenting battlefield action and other operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and has launched a global search to recover and consolidate field records from the wars. In an order to all commands and a separate letter to leaders of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Army Secretary John McHugh said ...