W.J. Hennigan

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in September 2017 at the United Nations in New York.

Trump’s national security aides voice support for the Iran nuclear deal

August 22, 2019 at 6:08 a.m.

Several of President Trump's top national security advisors are urging him to stay in the Iran nuclear accord as the White House considers whether to let Congress help determine the...

North Korean Minister for Foreign Affairs Ri Yong Ho speaks during the general debate of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York.

North Korea foreign minister says Trump’s insults make rocket attack on U.S. ‘inevitable’

August 22, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho warned Saturday that it is "inevitable" that his country will launch a missile toward the mainland United States in revenge for the insults...

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain steers towards Changi naval base in Singapore last month following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC.

More Navy officers fired for collisions at sea that killed 17 U.S. sailors

August 22, 2019 at 5:57 a.m.

Two senior Navy officers were fired Monday due to a "loss of confidence in their ability to command" after two collisions with civilian ships in the western Pacific killed 17...

In this June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. has 2,600 more troops in Afghanistan than previously disclosed, Pentagon reveals

August 22, 2019 at 5:42 a.m.

The Pentagon revealed Wednesday that roughly 11,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in Afghanistan, 2,600 more than the U.S. military had previously disclosed to the public. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana W....

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein at a hearing in September 2016.

Joint Chiefs denounce racism in stark terms as Trump’s isolation grows

August 22, 2019 at 5:31 a.m.

The nation's top military officers issued public statements condemning racial bigotry and extremism, a rare foray into domestic politics that indicated deep unease Wednesday in the Pentagon with President Trump's...

Trump makes false claims about America’s nuclear arsenal

August 22, 2019 at 5:26 a.m.

Hours after warning North Korea that it will meet "fire and fury like the world has never seen" if its leader, Kim Jong Un, continued to provoke the United States,...

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says Pentagon has not banned transgender soldiers — for now

August 22, 2019 at 5:16 a.m.

The nation's highest-ranking military officer said Thursday that the Pentagon has made "no modifications" to the Obama-era policy allowing transgender troops to openly serve in the military, a day after...

People move quickly to avoid danger along the destroyed streets in Mosul after an airstrike attributed to the U.S. killed scores of people in Iraqi city.

U.S. airstrike set off explosion that killed at least 105 civilians in Mosul, Pentagon finds

August 22, 2019 at 4:29 a.m.

A two-month investigation into a U.S. military airstrike in Iraq that caused some of the worst civilian casualties in decades found that the attack inadvertently set off explosives that gutted...

U.S. special operations forces face growing demands and increased risks

August 22, 2019 at 4:29 a.m.

Touching down before dawn, Somali "Lightning" commandos climbed out of U.S. military helicopters and carefully advanced in the dark toward a ramshackle compound tucked into muddy farmland dotted by banana...

Rachid Kassim appears in an image from a propaganda video released by Islamic State's media office in Iraq's Nineveh province.

Kill the messenger: U.S. targets Islamic State members who recruit online

August 22, 2019 at 4:13 a.m.

The months-long manhunt for French-born Rachid Kassim ended one chilly morning early this year when a drone-launched missile destroyed his battered white pickup truck as it motored through the besieged...

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