Offers condolences for three U.S. soldiers killed in Jordan. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to the Pentagon on Monday after working from home after a stay in the…
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White House Considers Strike Response to Iran Attack
The administration wants to respond appropriately to lethal strikes while avoiding war. The White House is facing a balancing act in the aftermath of an Iran-backed drone strike…
Read MoreTreasury Sanctions Four Houthi Officials for Red Sea Attacks
Part of the U.S. response to the Yemen-based rebel group targeting commercial vessels. The Department of the Treasury sanctioned four key officials of the Houthi group based in…
Read MoreU.S. Military Strikes and Destroys Three Iraqi Militia Facilities
The strikes are a response to three militant drone attacks launched against U.S. bases. The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against three militia facilities in Iraq this week in…
Read MoreFifth Fleet Commander Says Iran Involved in Ship Attacks
He stated Houthi attacks on international shipping “clearly funded and supplied” by Iran. Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, said Iran is “very directly…
Read MoreU.S. Troops in Iraq Evaluated for TBI Following Assault by Iran-Backed Militia
The militia attack against military airbase utilized ballistic missiles. The U.S. Central Command reported that U.S. military personnel are being assessed for traumatic brain injury after an Iran-backed…
Read MoreU.S. Central Command Declares Missing Navy SEALS Dead
A search off the coast of Somalia has been discontinued. Two Navy SEALS were announced to be missing on January 11 after their team conducted a mission to…
Read MoreIran Launches Attacks Near U.S. Embassy in Iraq
The president’s administration condemns the missile strikes in the Kurdistan region. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a ballistic missile attack late Monday near the U.S. Consulate in…
Read MoreU.S.-Owned Ship Hit By Houthi Missile
No injuries or significant damage were reported. The United States Central Command confirmed that a missile fired by the Houthi rebels in Yemen struck an American-owned ship in…
Read MoreU.S. and U.K. Launch Air Strikes Against Houthis
The rebel group in Yemen states, “All U.S., UK interests have become ‘legitimate targets.’” The United States and British militaries bombed more than 60 targets in Yemen which…
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