Lloyd Austin

Israel is on a collision course with the US - opinion

The government needs to stop playing politics and instead outline a vision for the day after in Gaza.

08/12/2023

US House Republicans' Israel-only aid bill faces opposition in Senate

Democrats said the Republican bill would be dead on arrival in the Senate, even if it passed the House.

By REUTERS
31/10/2023

US ups Middle East forces as Israel prepares for war with Iran proxies

There are already some 2,000 US troops ready to be deployed.

US sending additional air defense systems to Middle East - Pentagon

Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups as regional tensions soar during the Israel-Hamas war.

By REUTERS
22/10/2023

US defense secretary: This is no time for neutrality, false equivalence

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated that "Hamas has nothing to offer but bigotry, death".

US considering sending second naval aircraft carrier to Israel - report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that the US carrier strike group will commit 'serious massacres' in Gaza.

US Defense Secretary: We will ensure that Israel has everything it needs to defend itself

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already confirmed to be having conversations with both US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanual Macron later in the day.

Iran attacks Israel through its Middle East proxies, Gallant tells Austin

Gallant emphasized to Austin how much the Islamic Republic stimulates attacks against Israel using proxies in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.

US defense chief tells China talks essential to avoid crisis

One of the thorniest security issues between the two superpowers is over the future of Taiwan, a self-governing territory which Beijing wants to bring under its rule.

By REUTERS
03/06/2023

Top US general: 'Multiple options' exist if Iran decides to build a bomb

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a House panel that “from a time of Iranian decision,” the Islamic Republic could produce fissile material for a nuclear weapon in less than two weeks.

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