The U.S. Statement Department web page shared a brief, paragraph-long, account of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments to a virtual NATO foreign ministers on June 1 presided over by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The cyber conference was held in advance...
Lloyd Austin Reaffirms US Commitment to ‘Defend’ Saudi Arabia in MbS Call
On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke on the phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and reaffirmed Washington's commitment to "defend" Saudi Arabia. The two discussed the war in Yemen, where the US is still supporting Riyadh's vicious siege...
Turkey’s Erdogan Warns Biden Ahead of Upcoming Talks
Turkey’s Erdogan Warns Biden Ahead of Upcoming Talks | Turkish president also threatens to attack refugee camp in Iraq
Pentagon Downplays Civilian Casualty Numbers in US Wars for 2020
Airwars says the lowest estimate is 102 civilians killed
House Lawmakers Call on Pentagon to Give Israel More Military Aid
Gantz is expected to ask for $1 billion in ’emergency’ military aid
Israeli Military Says US Should Learn From Gaza Operation and Copy Its Tactics
In the face of criticism officials from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are defending the tactics they used in the 11-day bombing campaign in Gaza that killed at least 256 Palestinians, including 67 children. In comments to Newsweek, an unnamed IDF official hailed...
NATO to Continue ‘Civilian Diplomatic’ Presence in Afghanistan After Pullout
The US might try to leave a small troops to protect its diplomatic mission
Iran Nuclear Deal Talks to Resume Next Week
No agreement was reached during the fifth round of talks
Russia: Pentagon To Use War Games To Smuggle Weapons to Ukrainian Army, Extremist Formations for War in Donbass
Wednesday’s TASS cites Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, warning that the U.S. and NATO will exploit this year’s Sea Breeze military exercise in Ukraine to smuggle advanced weaponry and munitions to the nation’s armed forces...
Western Sahara: US, NATO Allies Train for New War
[Defense Post has just featured an article denying that the U.-S.-led African Lion war games will occur in any part of the Western Sahara, attributing the denial to U.S. Africa Command. The article also said that a statement to the opposite effect posted by Morocco’s...