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Dems to Pentagon:

No Extra Money If Trump Uses Defense Funds to Build Wall

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

Pentagon Authorizes $1bln for Trump's Border Wall

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

Pentagon Sends Ships through Taiwan Strait for Third Time in Three Months

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:

US Has No Plans to Deploy Nuclear-Armed Systems in Post-INF Europe

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

Pentagon Has No Orders to Send Troops to Venezuela

TEHRAN (defapress) - The Pentagon said Friday it has received no orders to move any aircraft or ships to Venezuela after opposition leader Juan Guaido declaring himself interim president.
News ID: 75210    Publish Date : 2019/01/26

Mattis leaving Pentagon, disappointed of fulfilling his hopes in West Asia

TEHRAN (defapress) – Donald Trump, the US President, has recently announced that his Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis, would leave the Pentagon at the end of February. This announcement came amid the removal of US troops from Syria.
News ID: 74645    Publish Date : 2018/12/30

Pentagon:

Iran Seeks A Stable Afghan Gov’t

TEHRAN (defapress) – The US Department of Defense, in a recent report sent to Congress, admitted Iran’s key role in ending the Afghan conflict, saying that Tehran “seeks a stable Afghan government”.
News ID: 74568    Publish Date : 2018/12/26

Pentagon:

Turkish Unilateral Action in Northeast Syria Would Be 'Unacceptable'

TEHRAN (defapress)- A Turkish unilateral military operation in Northeast Syria if launched would be unacceptable and Ankara should consult with the United States to address the security situation, Defense Department spokesperson Cmdr. Sean Robertson said.
News ID: 74302    Publish Date : 2018/12/13

Trump Says Border Troops Could Hit 15,000, Surprising Pentagon

TEHRAN (defapress) - US President Donald Trump said the number of military troops deployed to the US-Mexican border could reach 15,000 — roughly double the number the Pentagon said it currently plans for a mission whose dimensions are shifting daily.
News ID: 73427    Publish Date : 2018/11/01

Trump Says Border Troops Could Hit 15,000, Surprising Pentagon

TEHRAN (defapress) - US President Donald Trump said the number of military troops deployed to the US-Mexican border could reach 15,000 — roughly double the number the Pentagon said it currently plans for a mission whose dimensions are shifting daily.
News ID: 73427    Publish Date : 2018/11/01

Pentagon Identifies Russia, China as Threats to Cybersecurity

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Pentagon’s new cybersecurity strategy names Russia and China among main threats for US cybersecurity, Fox News reported, citing a report, which is yet to be published.
News ID: 72510    Publish Date : 2018/09/19

Trump Turns on Mattis, Taking Military Matters to His Own Hands

News ID: 70950    Publish Date : 2018/06/26

Pentagon Cancels Freedom Guardian Military Drill with South Korea

The United States and South Korea have cancelled a major military exercise scheduled for August, a week after Donald Trump said he would end the “war games” in a surprise concession during his summit with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
News ID: 70813    Publish Date : 2018/06/19

Donald Trump Orders Pentagon to Plan Grand Military Parade

TEHRAN (defapress) - Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to plan a military parade that would see soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the streets of Washington, it was reported on Tuesday.
News ID: 68528    Publish Date : 2018/02/07

Pentagon Approves $735mln Sale of Anti-Ship, Air-Defense Missiles to Finland

TEHRAN (defapress) - The US Department of State has approved two requests from Finland for anti-ship and air defense missiles in deals valued at $735 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in two press releases.
News ID: 68507    Publish Date : 2018/02/06

Pentagon Says All 3,000 US 'Uplift' Troops Now on Ground in Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) - All 3,000 additional US troops that are part of US President Donald Trump’s new surge strategy are currently on ground in Afghanistan.
News ID: 67024    Publish Date : 2017/11/17

‘No US Warplanes over Syria’:

Congress, Pentagon Hit with 68k Petition Signatures

TEHRAN (defapress)- A CIA whistleblower and ex-Marine Corps captain are among the outspoken leaders of a campaign to stop the US bombing of Syria before a “nuclear apocalypse” erupts out of the conflict with Russia.
News ID: 65520    Publish Date : 2017/08/09

Pentagon Chief Says He Thinks Daesh Leader Al-Baghdadi Is Alive

TEHRAN (defapress) - Pentagon chief James Mattis said that he believes Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, following various claims he was dead.
News ID: 65350    Publish Date : 2017/07/22

Pentagon: First US soldier died in offensive against ISIL

The first American military member has been killed in the US-led offensive against the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, the Pentagon announced on Friday.
News ID: 60801    Publish Date : 2014/10/25

Pentagon will probe video of US arms in hands of ISIL

The US military says it will investigate a video that showed US weapons intended for Kurdish forces ended up in the hands of the ISIL terrorist group.
News ID: 60731    Publish Date : 2014/10/22

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