Yemen's Houthis responded to the US launching a new military operation in the Red Sea by vowing attacks on commercial shipping in the region will continue even if the US "mobilizes the entire world." The US launched a 10-nation naval task force, dubbed Operation...
US Approves $300 Million Sale for Taiwan’s Military Information Systems
The State Department has approved a potential $300 million arms sale to Taiwan to support the island's tactical information systems, the Pentagon announced on December 15. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the deal includes life-cycle...
US Granted Access to 15 Military Bases in Finland Under New Deal
The US and Finland signed a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) on Monday that gives the US access to 15 military bases in the Nordic nation, which shares an over 800-mile border with Russia. According to The Barent's Observer, the northernmost site in the agreement...
US Formally Launches Red Sea Military Operation in Response to Houthi Attacks
The US has formally announced the launch of a new military operation in the Red Sea aimed at responding to attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen's Houthis that started in response to the brutal Israeli assault on Gaza. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the...
Lloyd Austin Visits Israel, Vows Continued Support for Gaza Slaughter
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Israeli officials in Tel Aviv on Monday and vowed continued US military support for the Israeli onslaught on Gaza despite the massive civilian casualty rate. In a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Austin...
US Airstrike Reported in Somalia for First Time in Months
The US launched an airstrike in southern Somalia on Sunday as part of an operation in collaboration with the Mogadishu-based government, Voice of America reported. The US-backed government claimed the operation killed a senior al-Shabaab commander. US Africa Command...
White House Says US Can Only Fund One More Weapons Package for Ukraine
The White House said on Monday that a weapons package will be provided to Ukraine later this month, and after that, the US will be out of funds to arm Ukraine until Congress authorizes more spending on the proxy war. According to POLITICO, the Pentagon still has $4.4...
Human Rights Watch Says Israel Is Using Starvation as Weapon of War
Human Rights Watch released a report on Monday that said Israel is committing a war crime in Gaza by using starvation as a weapon of war against civilians. HRW said Israeli forces are "deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food, and fuel, while willfully...
US Increasing Military Exercises With Allies Near China
The US is increasing military exercises with its allies in the Asia Pacific that are meant as a message to China, the commander of the US Navy's Japan-based Seventh Fleet told The Washington Times. Vice Adm. Karl O. Thomas said the stepped-up exercises were meant to...
Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Reach New Deal With Hamas After IDF Killed 3 Israeli Hostages
The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under increasing domestic pressure to reach a new hostage deal with Hamas after the Israeli military mistakenly killed three Israelis who escaped from captivity in Gaza. Israeli troops in Gaza shot...