Nearly a month into the shutdown, food banks across the country were straining to meet rising demand from hundreds of thousands of federal workers who were furloughed or working without pay and were bracing for an even bigger surge as benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were set to lapse on Nov. 1. More […]
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act “if it was necessary,” especially if courts or state and local officials obstruct his efforts to deploy the National Guard.“I’d do it if it was necessary. So far it hasn’t been necessary. But we have an Insurrection Act for a […]
The military campaign has forced thousands of Lebanese out of their homes and villages as IDF raids continue demolishing buildings in the area Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Israeli military-occupied territory in southern Lebanon and declared that Israeli forces would not withdraw as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah continued to threaten Israel, despite a […]
US President Donald Trump revealed that he once considered a plan to send American troops into Iran to extract its enriched uranium stockpile, but ultimately set it aside as tensions in the Middle East resurfaced alongside ongoing diplomatic talks.Trump said that the plan was rejected as it was assessed to be “too risky” and would […]
DUBAI/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the war he launched with Israel on Iran was “close to over”, even as 10,000 additional US troops move into West Asia, and Pakistan army chief Asim Munir arrived in Tehran with a mediation team to try to prevent a renewal of the conflict. Quoting current […]
The survivors of what is described as the deadliest Iranian attack on US forces since the conflict began have challenged the Pentagon’s account of events. The US military officials said that their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service members were killed and more than 20 others were injured in a drone […]
The United States military has reportedly drawn up an extraordinary wartime contingency plan at the request of Donald Trump which involves a high-risk operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The move could mark one of the most ambitious and unprecedented military missions in modern history, according to a Washington Post report, which […]
The United States expects its military operations against Iran to conclude within “weeks, not months,” and can achieve its objectives without deploying ground troops, secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Friday. Speaking after meetings with G7 counterparts in France, Rubio said Washington was “on or ahead of schedule in that operation, and expect to […]
AI photo for representation The Pentagon has reportedly drawn up detailed plans for a possible deployment of United States ground troops into Iran. The planning comes as the war between Iran and United States and Israel continues.According to CBS News sources, senior US military commanders have made specific requests to ensure operational readiness, indicating that […]
WASHINGTON: The US military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to West Asia, three US officials said on Friday. No decision had been made to send troops into Iran itself, but they will build up the capacity for future operations in the region, the officials said on condition of anonymity. One official confirmed […]
