TEHRAN (Defapress) – US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to withdraw nearly all of the hundreds of American troops deployed to Somalia, which is part of a global pullback by the outgoing president that will also see him drawdown forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
News ID: 82716 Publish Date : 2020/12/05
The Pentagon has approved plans for partial withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, under which the US will remain in control of two larger bases in the war-ravaged country.
News ID: 82712 Publish Date : 2020/12/05
TEHRAN (defapress)- The Pentagon on Friday strongly condemned the test of a Russian-made S-400 missile defense system by NATO ally Turkey and warned of "serious consequences."
News ID: 82362 Publish Date : 2020/10/24
TEHRAN (defapress)- The commander of US Central Command stated that his country will reduce the number of its forces in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000 by the end of September.
News ID: 81996 Publish Date : 2020/09/10
TEHRAN (defapress)- US President Donald Trump accused the Pentagon’s leadership Monday of seeking wars to keep defense contractors "happy".
News ID: 81970 Publish Date : 2020/09/08
Pentagon:
TEHRAN (defapress) – The number of US troops who sustained traumatic brain injury when Iran launched retaliatory missiles at their base in Iraq last month has risen to 110, the Pentagon said.
News ID: 80291 Publish Date : 2020/02/22
Pentagon:
TEHRAN (defapress) – US’ Department of Defense has warned that the number of US troops who have suffered from brain injuries due to Iran missile strike against al-Asad Base would continue, the Time reported.
News ID: 80180 Publish Date : 2020/02/11
TEHRAN (defapress) – At least 34 US troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following the Iranian strike on a US base in Iraq earlier this month, the Pentagon said, despite the administration’s prior claims the injuries were “not serious.”
News ID: 79990 Publish Date : 2020/01/25
TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s lawmakers unanimously voted for a motion to designate the US Army and the Pentagon as terrorist organizations in response to a recent move by Washington to assassinate Iran’s revered commander, Lt. General Qassem Soleimani.
News ID: 79820 Publish Date : 2020/01/07
TEHRAN (defapress) – The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country.
News ID: 79819 Publish Date : 2020/01/07
China:
TEHRAN (defapress)- Washington's recent ballistic missile test proves that the country used to prepare for tests of missiles banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty well ahead of withdrawing from the deal officially, Chinese Foreign Ministry's Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday.
News ID: 79567 Publish Date : 2019/12/14
TEHRAN (defapress)- US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said South Korea “is a wealthy country” and should pay more for the cost of stationing some 28,500 US troops in the East Asian nation.
News ID: 79297 Publish Date : 2019/11/16
TEHRAN(defapress) - The Pentagon raised concerns over the US government’s hold-up of military aid to Ukraine, which a national security official saw as “essential”, according to a congressional hearing transcript released on Monday.
News ID: 79261 Publish Date : 2019/11/12
Pentagon:
TEHRAN (defapress) – Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.48 billion contract to build the THAAD missile defense system for Saudi Arabia, bringing the total value of the deal to $5.36 billion, the Pentagon said.
News ID: 78119 Publish Date : 2019/07/20
Pentagon:
TEHRAN (defapress) – The US Defense Department expects China to add military bases around the world to protect its investments in the ambitious One Belt One Road global infrastructure program, according to an official report released on Thursday.
News ID: 77179 Publish Date : 2019/05/03
TEHRAN (defapress) - The Pentagon has suspended deliveries of equipment related the F-35 fighter jets to Turkey unless Ankara refuses to take a delivery of a Russian missile defense system.
News ID: 76556 Publish Date : 2019/04/02
Dems to Pentagon:
TEHRAN (defapress)- Democratic appropriators on Tuesday stressed that they will not give the Pentagon money to cover any shortfalls that stem from US President Donald Trump using military funds to pay for a border wall.
News ID: 76442 Publish Date : 2019/03/27
TEHRAN (defapress) – Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said Monday he had authorized $1 billion to build part of the wall sought by President Donald Trump along the US-Mexico border.
News ID: 76409 Publish Date : 2019/03/26
TEHRAN (defapress) – The Pentagon has sent ships through the Taiwan Strait — the third time in as many months — as Washington ramps up naval activities in the waterway, stoking fears in Beijing of a growing alignment with Taipei.
News ID: 76389 Publish Date : 2019/03/25
Pentagon:
TEHRAN (defapress) - The United States does not have any plans to deploy missiles or nuclear-armed systems in Europe after exiting the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF), US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, David Trachtenberg, said at a forum.
News ID: 75354 Publish Date : 2019/02/02