Tag: Lloyd Austin
US Defense Secretary to visit Israel
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will arrive in Israel on Monday at the invitation of his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant, Ynet reported on Tuesday.
The visit comes amid reports that the Biden administration is pressuring Israel to shift tactics...
Pentagon Spox: ‘Our message to Israel is that we stand with you’
Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder has been close to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin since Hamas attacked Israel and Israel launched “Operation Swords of Iron” on Oct. 7.
The Biden administration has...
Gallant to meet Austin in Washington
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will meet with his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington later this month.
The two men previously met in Brussels in June and before that in March during Austin's visit to Israel.
The past...
Austin, Gallant talk Iran, Russia at meeting in Brussels
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on June 15 in Brussels “to discuss opportunities to expand military cooperation to counter regional threats,” per a U.S. Defense Department...
Succession of high-level American visitors reflects concern over Iran scenarios
The arrival on Thursday of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Israel is the latest in a succession of high-level American visits to the Jewish state, and the fact that these visits are occurring...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets Netanyahu in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday in Israel, primarily to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat and strengthening the Abraham Accords.
“We have a common agenda to prevent Iran from...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to visit Israel
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday, amid reports that Jerusalem could be readying a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Pentagon chief arrived in Amman, Jordan on Sunday for...
Top US military officer in Israel to talk security
Gen. Mark Milley, whose chairmanship of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff ends in the fall, arrived in Israel on Friday to talk with counterparts.
“They will address the many challenges and opportunities facing Israel...
Gantz: US-Israel cooperation on Iran threat ‘more critical than ever’
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz emphasized the Iranian threat in a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday.
Gantz “highlighted that Iran, particularly in recent times, has proven to pose a strategic...
Gantz and Austin discuss Iran’s nuclear aspirations, regional entrenchment
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke on Tuesday about American-Israeli coordination on a range of top-priority security issues.
According to a tweet by Gantz, the two discussed bilateral...