Turkey wants to see ‘concrete steps’
US General Hints at Military Options to Help Export Ukrainian Grain
The US general nominated to be the next commander of NATO suggested in a Senate hearing on Thursday that he may offer military options to facilitate grain exports from Ukraine and help break Russia's blockade of Ukraine's southern coast. When asked what NATO could do...
State Department Approves $2.6 Billion Helicopter Deal for Egypt
On Thursday, the Pentagon said the State Department approved a potential sale of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment to Egypt worth about $2.6 billion. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the sale is for 56 Chinooks, which come...
Blinken Says China Poses Greater Long-Term Threat Than Russia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday delivered a long-awaited speech meant to outline the Biden administration's China policy and called Beijing "the most serious long-term challenge" to the US-led "international order." Blinken maintained that China is the...
Israeli Officials Furious Over Leak to NYT About Killing IRGC Colonel
NYT reported Israel told the US it killed colonel
Ukraine Blasts Suggestions It Should Concede Territory for Peace
Zelensky responded to Henry Kissinger
US Seizes Tanker Full of Iranian Oil Near Greece
US Seizes Tanker Full of Iranian Oil Near Greece | Oil will be sent to the US, Iran faults ‘clear example of piracy’
Arms Makers Press Congress to Increase Military Budget
A group of US arms makers and aerospace firms is urging Congress for a 2023 military budget that exceeds inflation by 3-5% and to pass the bill before September 30. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), a trade group for defense firms whose members include...
China Proposes Deal to Increase Economic and Security Cooperation With Pacific Island Nations
The US says it’s ‘concerned’ about China’s plans
China Announces Military Drill Near Taiwan in Response to US ‘Collusion’ With the Island
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday announced it conducted a military exercise near Taiwan to send a message to the US over its "collusion" with the island. Col. Shi Yi, a spokesman for the PLA's Eastern Theater Command, described the exercises as a...