Amid tensions with U.S., Iran warns White House and lauds Americans opposing Trump

Amid tensions with U.S., Iran warns White House and lauds Americans opposing Trump

ISTANBUL — Hundreds of thousands of Iranians held rallies across the country Friday to mark the anniversary of the Islamic ­revolution, as the main march in ­Tehran added a new twist: displaying placards praising Americans who protested President Trump’s entry ban. The annual rallies traditionally feature anti-U.S. chants and burning of the American flag. But […]

Trump and Japanese PM reaffirm ‘unshakable’ alliance in meeting at White House

Trump and Japanese PM reaffirm ‘unshakable’ alliance in meeting at White House

In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to the security and defense of Japan. President Trump has been critical in the past of the expense associated with maintaining military forces in Japan as well as South Korea, but both the president and his Defense Secretary, […]

Trump has first phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan

Trump has first phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump had their first telephone call late Tuesday, a highly anticipated conversation in which Erdogan was expected to press the new U.S. leader to reject Pentagon proposals to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria and to quickly extradite a Turkish cleric exiled in Pennsylvania and regarded by Turkey […]

Latest F-35 purchase drops below $100 million per aircraft for the first time

Latest F-35 purchase drops below $100 million per aircraft for the first time

The Pentagon announced that the latest lot purchase of 90 F-35 fighter jets dropped to below $95 million per aircraft. This is the lowest per unit price for the stealth fighter yet and was a savings of $728 million compared to the last batch of F-35s purchased. This news came after President Trump announced that […]

Trump negotiates new F-35 deal at an estimated $700 million in savings

Trump negotiates new F-35 deal at an estimated $700 million in savings

The F-35 Lighting II, an aircraft that makes alternate headlines for being the most expensive weapons platform ever made and for suffering repeated technical setbacks, just got a little bit cheaper, and it would appear that the US government has Donald Trump to thank for that. Lockheed Martin, the defense and aerospace company tasked with […]

Iran’s missile test ‘not a message’ to Trump

Iran’s missile test ‘not a message’ to Trump

Iran said on Monday a recent missile trial launch was not intended to send a message to new U.S. President Donald Trump and to test him, since after a series of policy statements Iranian officials already “know him quite well”. Iran test-fired a new ballistic missile last week, prompting Washington to impose some new sanctions […]

President Trump’s team announces new Iran sanctions

President Trump’s team announces new Iran sanctions

Days after President Trump’s administration “put Iran on notice,” the Treasury Department of the United States announced a new series of sanctions being levied against the Arab nation for their recent nuclear-capable ballistic missile test. The sanctions cite twenty-five individuals and companies tied to Iran’s ballistic missile program, but are designed not to interfere with […]

North Korea responds to Mattis with threat of nuclear response

North Korea responds to Mattis with threat of nuclear response

The military arm of North Korea’s government released a statement on Friday, declaring that the deployment of American THAAD missile systems in South Korea would be met with “physical action.” The statement, released through North Korea’s official media outlet, KCNA, went on to accuse the United States of colluding with South Korea in a plot […]

McCain says Russia testing U.S. in Ukraine, urges Trump to hit back

McCain says Russia testing U.S. in Ukraine, urges Trump to hit back

Russia is testing President Donald Trump with a surge of violence in eastern Ukraine and the U.S. president should give Ukraine the lethal aid it needs to defend against the attacks, Senator John McCain said in a letter to Trump on Thursday. Renewed violence flared this week between Moscow-backed rebels and Ukraine government forces that […]

SECDEF Mattis meets with South Korean leaders to strengthen alliance

SECDEF Mattis meets with South Korean leaders to strengthen alliance

Secretary of Defense James Mattis embarked on his first official trip since being appointed head of the Pentagon on Thursday, landing in Seoul, South Korea to assure the nation of America’s commitment to its alliance. South Korea, like many nations throughout the world, has developed concerns about its ties with the United States since Donald Trump […]