The Pentagon announced on Tuesday the creation of a new international mission working to counter attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the establishment of Operation Prosperity Guardian, “an important new multinational security initiative under the umbrella of …
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Every December seemingly has a deadline on Capitol Hill. To impeach the President. To fund the government. To avoid the fiscal cliff. To raise the debt ceiling. To approve a payroll tax cut. To pass tax reform. To allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. To pass Obamacare. To …
Read More »Trump credits Iran nuclear strikes for kickstarting Israel-Hamas peace deal
President Donald Trump told Fox News in an exclusive interview Monday that he credits the U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites for making the Israel-Hamas peace deal possible. Trump made the comments to Fox News’ Trey Yingst in Israel after Hamas freed the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages from …
Read More »Pakistani national sentenced to long prison term for smuggling Iranian weapons to Houthis
A Pakistani national was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for his part in running a smuggling ring that funneled Iranian-made advanced arms to the Houthis, a deadly mission that led to the deaths of two U.S. Navy SEALs in the Arabian Sea. A federal jury convicted Muhammad Pahlawan …
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