Washington, March 31 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers have pressed the Commerce Department to release detailed data on exports of American-made semi-automatic weapons, citing concerns that such sales are fuelling criminal violence abroad.In a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey Kessler, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Gregory Meeks said US firearm exports account for a significant share of crime guns traced globally.Data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobac…
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Washington, March 19 (IANS) US lawmakers sharply disagreed over the State Department’s response to the Middle East conflict, with Democrats saying it failed to protect American citizens and officials insisting the system worked. The hearing came amid high tensions in the region. Lawmakers questioned whether the Department was prepared.Representative Gregory Meeks said the Department was “caught flat-footed.” He criticised delays in travel advisories and evacuation planning. “That is a fa…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) The United States authorised more than $330 billion in arms exports last fiscal year, a senior State Department official said, as the Trump administration moved to overhaul a slow and complex defence sales system to speed up deliveries to allies.Stanley L. Brown, Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, told lawmakers the scale of approvals reflects strong global demand for US weapons systems.“That demand reflects the trust our allies and…
Washington, Feb 28, (IANS) President Donald Trump’s decision to launch military strikes in Iran has sparked intense political debate in the US. Senior Democrats have called the action unauthorised and reckless, while Republican lawmakers defend it as decisive and necessary. Lawmakers have described the strikes as expansive and pre-emptive, reigniting debate over war powers, strategy, and the risk of broader conflict in the Middle East.“Overnight, the president conducted expansive U.S. strike…
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Trump administration has sharply reduced China’s access to Venezuelan oil by enforcing sanctions, seizing tankers, and maintaining a US naval quarantine in the Caribbean. The move could reshape global crude flows and intensify competition among major Asian importers, including India.US officials say Venezuela’s oil exports can no longer move freely and that any shipment now requires explicit US approval. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington has effective co…
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The Trump administration is moving to tighten US control over Venezuela’s oil exports through sanctions enforcement, a naval presence, and US-managed sales, according to top administration officials, even as lawmakers pressed the White House for clearer objectives and legal justification.Following a closed-door meeting with lawmakers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that Venezuela cannot export oil without US approval, describing Washington’s leverage over …