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Trump declines Saudi crown prince’s call for U.S. strikes on Houthis: reports

September 11, 2026 admin

U.S. military and civilian officials have told their Saudi counterparts in recent ‌weeks that Trump’s directive is to keep American forces focused on Iran and safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz. FIle | Photo Credit: AP Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called U.S. President Donald Trump twice on Thursday (September 10, 2026) and urged ‌him…

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U.S. military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel drones near border

August 28, 2026 admin

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents ride hanging onto the light armoured vehicle by a border fence as they participate in a border security operation after the U.S. designated the Mexican Juarez Cartel as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO), in El Paso, Texas, U.S.. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military used a laser in southern…

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Trump orders U.S. military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

April 23, 2026 admin

Iran has vowed not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States blockades its ports, with the blocked waterway sharply driving up oil and gas prices and disrupting the global economy. A screengrab of the MarineTraffic website on April 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Donald Trump in a…

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Boots vs Bots: Finding the fighter for the new American war

March 6, 2026 admin

An Uncle Sam American military recruitment poster is seen in Times Square as the nation reacts to “major combat operations” in Iran on February 28, 2026 in New York City. | Photo Credit: AFP A ceremonial event to honour American veterans at the White House, and the war of nerves between the Pentagon and AI…

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U.S. Military says it struck a vessel in Caribbean, killing three

February 14, 2026 admin

The Military said in a post on X the vessel ‌was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” Photo: X/@Southcom The U.S. military ⁠said in a social media post ‌that it had struck ‌a vessel ‌in ⁠the Caribbean ⁠on Friday (February 13, 2026), killing three people, the latest such ‌incident in recent months. President Donald Trump’s administration has…

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Ukraine Will Lose If US Cuts Military Funding, Says President Zelensky

November 20, 2024 admin

Washington, United States: Ukraine “will lose” its war against Russia if the United States cuts military funding to Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Fox News on Tuesday. “If they cut, we will — I think we will lose,” Zelensky said in an interview with the US television network. “We will fight. We have our production,…

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US Military Strikes ‘Iranian-Backed Groups’ In Syria

November 13, 2024 admin

Washington: American forces on Tuesday carried out strikes against targets linked to an Iranian-backed militia in Syria in response to a rocket attack on Washington’s troops in the country, the US military said. The strikes targeted the group’s “weapons storage and logistics headquarters facility… in response to a rocket attack on US personnel,” the US…

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U.S. military ships work to build pier for Gaza aid, could cost at least $320 million

April 30, 2024 admin

This photo released early April 30, 2024, by the U.S. military’s Central Command shows construction off a floating pier in the Mediterranean Sea off the Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore…

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U.S. military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation

March 2, 2024 admin

U.S. military carries out its first aid drop over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City, March 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. military C-130 cargo planes on March 2 dropped food in pallets over Gaza, three U.S. officials said, two days after more…

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