The mutual threats escalated action from both the U.S., which warned against attacks, and Iran, which said it would not fully comply with a deal President Trump already abandoned.
Tag: United States Defense and Military Forces
Citing Iranian Threat, U.S. Sends Carrier Group and Bombers to Persian Gulf
John R. Bolton, the White House national security adviser, announced the deployment on Sunday night. He and other officials have pushed anti-Iran policies.
Julian Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks and Still Faces U.S. Charges
A London court sentenced Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, to prison for jumping bail in 2012, but his legal troubles are far from over.
Taliban and U.S. Start New Round of Talks in Qatar
As fighting intensifies across Afghanistan, American and insurgent envoys — though none from the Afghan government — will discuss a possible troop withdrawal.
U.S. Military Stops Counting How Much of Afghanistan Is Controlled by Taliban
“It’s like turning off the scoreboard,” one American official said of the decision, which eliminates an important public measure of progress in the war.
At War: Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.
A former Navy officer who is now a New York Times reporter explains how the American military trains marine mammals for underwater operations.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: April 19-25
At least 16 pro-government forces and 15 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
At War: On Sale in Kabul: Mementos of America’s War in Afghanistan, for $2 or Less
Challenge coins are handed out to commemorate American military campaigns. But the trinkets carry different weight when displayed beside tokens from earlier wars that failed.
U.S. and Afghan Forces Killed More Civilians Than Taliban Did, Report Finds
Afghan civilian deaths attributed to pro-government forces rose in the first quarter of this year, even as overall civilian casualties dropped, according to the U.N.
U.S. Navy Sailor and Japanese Woman Are Found Dead in Okinawa
The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide by the police on the Japanese island, where the presence of United States military forces has long been a source of tension.