Washington, March 10 (IANS) A group of senior Democratic lawmakers has called for a full investigation into an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that reportedly killed at least 175 people, most of them children.In a joint statement, US Senators Mark R. Warner, Brian Schatz, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Jack Reed, and Chris Coons said they were “horrified by the latest reports concerning the February 28th strike on an Iranian elementary school near the town of Minab.”The lawmaker…
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Washington, March 9 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on Monday, accused Iran’s leadership of trying to “hold the world hostage”, saying American forces were carrying out a military operation aimed at dismantling the regime’s missile capabilities and weakening what he described as the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism.”They are trying to hold the world hostage,” Rubio said during remarks at the State Department marking the US Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag Raising Ceremony.”They a…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump claimed American military operations have severely weakened Iran’s armed forces, saying the country’s military infrastructure has been devastated amid escalating hostilities in the region.Speaking at the White House during a roundtable on college athletics, Trump briefly addressed the situation in Iran when asked about broader global developments.“Iran, we’re doing very well,” Trump said. “Somebody said how would you score it from …
Washington, March 4 (IANS) The United States is deploying autonomous systems and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies in its ongoing military campaign against Iran, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. Speaking at a Pentagon briefing on Operation Epic Fury, Hegseth confirmed that advanced technologies are playing a role in the conflict, although he declined to provide detailed information.“We’ve got a lot of autonomous systems or systems that are drones and others inco…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) The White House told Republican lawmakers on that “America will win” and that “the terrorist Iranian regime will be defeated,” as it defended President Donald Trump’s decision to launch major combat operations against Iran under “Operation Epic Fury.”In an eight-page guidance circulated to lawmakers, the administration said Trump had ordered “major combat operations against the Iranian Regime” with clear and achievable goals.The stated objectives incl…
Washington, March 2 (IANS) U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Monday said Operation Epic Fury will not be a short campaign, ruled out American ground troops for now, and reiterated that Iran will not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, outlining what he described as a limited but decisive military objective. Responding to a question at a Pentagon news conference about American forces on the ground, Hegseth said: “No, but we’re not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will …
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) An analysis of India’s security challenges and discussions on modern and futuristic war fighting are slated to top the agenda at the third edition of the tri-services Future Warfare Course commencing at Manekshaw Centre here, an official statement said on Monday.This edition, scheduled from February 2 to 25, features an enhanced curriculum covering specialised subjects and domain-specific warfare developments in military operations, the Defence Ministry statement said.T…