The White House confirmed Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit on June 14. The trip that brings Biden to embrace the leader of Turkey, the second largest NATO member in...
NATO Chieftain Blasts Belarus and Russia, Hails German Troops in Neighboring Lithuania
June 22, 1941: Nazi Germany unleashes history’s largest invasion force (three million troops) against Soviet Russia along an 1,800-mile front stretching from the Arctic Ocean to the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov into the Caucasus. Germany and its...
State Department’s Blinken Calls for Strengthening NATO Military Cooperation With Asia-Pacific Nations
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