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New Pentagon boss faced with increased friction and tough talk coming out of Tehran
Jackson RichmanMay 29, 2019
One of the biggest challenges Patrick Shanahan will likely continue to face is the shift in the Trump administration’s focus from non-state actors, such as terrorist groups, to threats from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.
Then-Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan speaks at the Annual Association of the U.S. Army conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., on Oct. 10, 2018. Credit: Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith/U.S. Department of Defense.
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Senate Armed Services Committee votes to continue security assistance to Israel, block F-35 jets to Turkey
Jackson RichmanMay 23, 2019
“This shouldn’t surprise anyone following the Turkish purchase of the Russian defense systems,” said Diliman Abdulkader, director of the Kurdish Project at the Endowment for Middle East Truth. “The U.S. warned Turkey time and time again to cancel the purchase and abide by its NATO obligations. Turkey is choosing to play hardball.”
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo/Alex R. Loyd.
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Report: Iran threat prompts Pentagon to propose sending up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
Jackson RichmanMay 23, 2019
That could add to the estimated 22,000 U.S. military personnel already in several countries in the region, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, according to the Pentagon.
The Pentagon. Credit: David B. Gleason/Flickr.
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