Aerospace & Defense
The latest coverage of the Defense Department, State Department and aerospace industry.
Iran tells U.N. Human Rights Council: U.S. deadly strike on elementary school was intentional
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in southern Iran at the start of the war last month was a “calculated assault” by the U.S.
Rubio tries to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 diplomats after Trump insults allies
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in France meeting his Group of Seven foreign minister counterparts on Friday, after President Trump attacked NATO countries over a reluctance or refusal to take part in the Iran war, a conflict that some of America’s closest allies have met with deep skepticism.
Trump tells Iran to ‘get serious’ before it is too late
President Trump on Thursday said Iranian negotiators “better get serious” about making a deal to end the war, saying they risk grave consequences otherwise.
White House won’t seek congressional authorization for Iran war
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the Trump administration doesn’t plan to seek congressional authorization for the war in Iran, saying the move was “unnecessary” because the conflict has been ongoing for nearly a month.
U.S. set to resume underground nuclear tests
The U.S. is preparing to resume underground nuclear tests in response to significant covert Chinese and Russian nuclear testing, a senior State Department official disclosed this week.
NASA pauses plans for space station in favor of building base on the moon
NASA is halting plans to create a moon-orbiting space station and instead is seeking to establish a base on the lunar surface.
Israel has assassinated many of Iran’s key leaders. How is the regime in Tehran still standing?
An intense Israeli assassination campaign has not yet been enough to bring down Iran’s hard-line regime, which is still standing despite losing scores of its top officials over the past four weeks.
Iran receives ceasefire plan from U.S., but Tehran dismisses idea of negotiating with Washington
Iran has received an American 15-point plan for a ceasefire for the Iran war through intermediaries from Pakistan, officials in Islamabad said Wednesday. The proposal was sent even as Washington began to move paratroopers to the Middle East to back up a contingent of Marines already heading to the region.
Strategy against Iran drones unsustainable, cheaper missiles years away as war saps U.S. stockpiles
Low-cost alternatives to the multimillion-dollar missiles the U.S. is using in its war against Iran are still years away, key Pentagon officials said Tuesday, leaving the military reliant on high-cost munitions that are increasingly in short supply.
82nd Airborne on alert for Iran mission after Trump’s pause on strikes on Iranian energy
The 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force is in a state of “high readiness” for any potential mission, including taking part in an operation to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s critical oil hub.
Tucker Carlson calls for U.S. to share power with China, says American military can’t defend Taiwan
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson no longer views Communist China as a major threat and is calling for the U.S. to share power with Beijing in a new world order with a weakened America.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak about Iran war with G7 in France
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel Friday to France to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and other matters with other officials in the Group of Seven nations.
Pentagon closes Correspondents’ Corridor media workspace amid legal fight over press access
The Trump administration will close the “Correspondents’ Corridor” workspace that for years has been used by reporters covering the military, Defense Department officials announced late Monday in yet another sweeping change to journalists’ access to the Pentagon.
Tehran says it forced Trump to retreat from plans to attack power grid over Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it forced President Trump to back down from his threats to strike Iranian power plants after Tehran vowed to take out similar facilities in West Asia in retaliation.
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BOOM! U.S. military turns ISIS targets to rubble
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U.S. airstrikes have devastated Islamic State targets.
