Washington, April 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday marked Easter at the White House with a mix of religious messaging and political remarks, highlighting the country’s strength and recent military actions.Speaking at the annual Easter Egg Roll event, Trump called it “a very special day” and said, “It’s a day where we celebrate Jesus… it’s a day where we celebrate religion.”He used the occasion to project confidence about the state of the country. “Our country is doi…
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Washington, April 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday defended the war with Iran, saying it is aimed at stopping Tehran from getting nuclear weapons and could end quickly if conditions are met. “They’re foolish, because the war is about one thing, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told reporters at the White House.He said the conflict could end soon if Iran complies with US demands. “Well, it could end very quickly, the war, if they do what they have to do. They have…
Tehran, April 4 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said Saturday that it had hit an Israel-linked vessel with a drone, setting it on fire. The IRGC Navy said in a post on social media platform X that it hit the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.Meanwhile, in a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC confirmed the attack, saying its forces had targetted an Israeli-owned commercial ship in a port in Bahrain.It said the ship, which was sailing under a third cou…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) President Donald Trump has warned Iran that US forces could “bring them back to the Stone Ages” within weeks if no deal is reached, declaring the country’s military “decimated” after a month of sustained strikes.In a televised address on Wednesday (Local time), Trump said it had been “just one month since the United States military began Operation Epic Fury targeting the world’s number one state sponsor of terror, Iran,” claiming rapid battlefield gains…
Washington, March 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Iran is “being decimated” and confirmed that talks are underway, while also claiming sweeping military successes against Tehran in remarks spanning both a White House interaction and a speech in Miami.“On Iran, they are being decimated. They are talking, we are talking now. They want to make a deal. Very simply, our military is the greatest in the world by far. Iran is being decimated,” Trump told reporters after arriving on Air …
Washington, March 27 (IANS) The Pentagon is pushing to overhaul its information technology systems. Officials say outdated networks and cyber risks could hurt military readiness.Defence Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies outlined the plan at a House hearing. She said the department is driving a “bold transformation” to turn technology into a “decisive warfighting advantage.”“Our focus is to enable data supremacy and decision superiority,” she said.Lawmakers said strong networks…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Senior Pentagon officials told lawmakers that the US military is accelerating efforts to build large stockpiles of low-cost weapons, even as it maintains reliance on high-end munitions for future conflicts.Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Lt. Gen. Steve Whitney, Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J8) at the Joint Staff, said the push is aimed at creating a balanced arsenal.“Low-cost and developmental munitions can complement …
Washington, March 25, (IANS) The Pentagon declared cybersecurity and digital networks as central to modern warfare, telling lawmakers that its “digital backbone” is now a “weapon system” critical to how US forces fight, decide, and win future conflicts.At a Senate Armed Services cyber subcommittee hearing, Department of Defence Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies said the US military is undertaking a sweeping overhaul of its enterprise IT and cybersecurity systems to gain an operati…
Washington, March 20 (IANS) Rising costs of the Iran war and its impact on global markets are deepening divisions in Congress, with Republicans and Democrats questioning the scale and purpose of a proposed funding request that could exceed $200 billion, according to multiple US media reports.The White House is preparing to seek massive new funding for the conflict, even as scepticism grows within President Donald Trump’s own party over the lack of a clear strategy and timeline, CNN reported. L…
Tehran, March 19 (IANS) Iran warned on Thursday that it would carry out more severe retaliatory strikes if the US and Israel attack its energy facilities again. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in a statement published by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Sepah News that Tehran had not sought to expand the conflict to oil infrastructure or harm the economies of friendly neighbouring states.”Following the enemies’ aggression against Iranian…