Articles in "Lloyd Austin"

Israeli, US Defense Chiefs Discuss Iran Threat as Nuclear Sub, Strike Force Deployed to Region

The Pentagon took the unusual step of publicizing the deployment of a nuclear-powered submarine to the region on Monday tensions with Iran ...

Bahrain Joins Multinational Force Countering Houthi Red Sea Threats

The United States is launching a multinational force to counter the maritime threat posed by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in ...

US-Led Multinational Force to Counter Houthi Red Sea Threats, Says Defense Secretary

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in Tel Aviv on Monday that the US will lead a multi-national naval force in the Red Sea to ...

US Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militias in Syria

US airstrikes on Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria hit a weapons site and training facility, the Pentagon announced on Sunday. The ...

US Strikes Iranian Assets in Syria After Attacks on American Troops

U.S. military forces struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated terror ...

Operational Readiness of US Forces in Mideast Raised

The Pentagon announced it was raising the operational readiness of US forces in the Middle East. "These steps will bolster regional ...

Minister of Defense Gantz Meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

Israel’s Minister of Defense Benny Gantz flew to Washington Wednesday for an official visit. He met with his American counterpart, the US ...

Invoking Holocaust, Netanyahu Tells US Defense Sec. Israel will Fight Iran’s Nuclear Aspirations  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday in Jerusalem with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin who was in Israel for a two-day ...

Israeli Defense Minister to Secretary Austin: ‘Tehran Poses Strategic Threat to World Security’

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was received by his host Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday in the Kirya Headquarters in Tel Aviv. ...

Secretary of Defense Austin Arrives in Israel; First Visit by Senior Biden Administration Official

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday to meet with government and military leaders in Israel, the ...