Tag: Pentagon
US naval destroyers helped shoot down Iranian missiles, Sullivan says
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the U.S. military assisted Israel in shooting down ballistic missiles during Iran’s attack on the Jewish state on Tuesday.
Speaking at the White House press briefing, Sullivan...
US deploying ‘small number’ of new troops to Middle East, as Israel-Lebanon conflict heats...
The United States is deploying additional troops to the Middle East amid heightened tensions in the region, the Pentagon announced on Monday.
Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, would not provide any details...
Movement of US naval ships in Middle East has ‘gotten into the headspace of...
The movement of U.S. Navy assets to support the Jewish state and defend it, if necessary, from an attack from Tehran has gotten into Iran’s head, Sabrina Singh, the deputy Pentagon press secretary said...
Pentagon: ‘We will be ready to defend Israel if needed’
Sabrina Singh, the deputy Pentagon press secretary, declined to tell reporters during a press briefing on Monday exactly where U.S. troops are being deployed in the Middle East.
“Wouldn’t be best practice to kind of...
Pentagon: ‘Some’ blame on Hamas, but Israel must protect Gazans better
The Biden administration has impressed upon the Jewish state how important it is to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza, but the Hamas terror organization bears “some responsibility” for civilian deaths, a U.S. Department of...
SXSW festival bars US Army as sponsor after ‘careful consideration,’ anti-Israel pressure
South by Southwest (SXSW), the more than 35-year-old annual conference and music festival held in Austin, Texas, announced recently that it is revising its sponsorship model “after careful consideration.”
“The U.S. Army, and companies who...
Blinken, Pentagon slammed for ‘Al Jazeera,’ Hezbollah-linked outlet interviews
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Defense are being criticized widely for interviews with terrorism-tied outlets over the Shavuot holiday.
On Wednesday, Sabrina Singh, deputy Pentagon press...
US drones still flying over Gaza, aiding hostage rescue, Pentagon says
Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the U.S. Department of Defense press secretary, insisted in a press conference on Monday that the temporary pier anchored to the coast of Gaza played no role whatsoever...
Temporary pier anchored to Gaza coast operating again after repairs
Repairs on the broken Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore were completed, and the temporary pier was re-anchored to the Gazan coast and began operating again on Saturday, according to the U.S. Defense Department.
Air Force Maj. Gen....
Israel ‘came out far ahead,’ senior US officials say of Iran attack
Senior Biden administration officials said on Sunday that Israel “came out far ahead” in its “exchange” with Iran. The Jewish state did so after “spectacular success” in intercepting Iran’s drone and missile barrage on...