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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Pentagon Revives Testosterone Screening for Older Troops

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has reinstated mandatory testosterone deficiency testing for US service members aged 30 and above, reversing a temporary pause announced earlier this month. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth had introduced the programme in July to support military readiness. The latest guidance establishes standardised screening and treatment pathways for male service members, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Pentagon says US military ready to defeat 'any threat' amid weapon shortage 

A top Pentagon official said that the US military has the firepower to defeat any threat, as Washington was focused on regaining weapons stockpiles amid the Iran war and expanding America's arsenal. “President Trump, Secretary Hegseth, and Chairman Caine have all stated clearly, we are ready,” Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey said during an interview with Fox News on “Special Report”. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

US strikes retaliation to Iran attacks on ships: Ex-Pentagon official

The US strikes were likely launched in response to the Iranian attacks on neutral civilian ships that were transiting Omani territorial waters, says David Des Roches, former Pentagon NATO operations director. “The MoU required the US to lift its reciprocal blockade of Iran’s ports, which it did, required the US to waive sanctions for the Iranian sale of oil – which it did – and it required Iran to not interfere with civilian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” Des Roches told Al Jazeera. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Israel reportedly rejects Lebanese demand to end southern Lebanon invasion in Pentagon talks

Israel has reportedly rejected a Lebanese demand for the withdrawal of Israeli invading forces from southern Lebanon during US-mediated talks between the two sides. Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, citing Israeli officials, said on Friday that Lebanon raised the issue during discussions involving military representatives from both countries under US sponsorship. Israel informed mediators that it would not withdraw, according to the report. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US 'more than capable' of resuming war with Iran: Hegseth 

The United States has more than sufficient stockpiles of weapons and is "more than capable" of resuming the war with Iran, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said in Singapore on Saturday. "Our ability to recommence if necessary is (that) we are more than capable, our stockpiles are more than suited for that, both there and around the globe because of how we balance exquisite and more plentiful munitions," Hegseth told Asia´s premier defence summit. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data

US forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials, an illustration of how the global surveillance economy is shaping the battlefield.In a letter shared with Reuters by US Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, US Central Command said it had "received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US personnel in theater." Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

How much has Iran war really cost the US?

US Defense Secretary Hegset clashed with American lawmakers over cost of war on Iran in his first appearance on Capitol Hill. The Pentagon told a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee that the US had spent $25bn on its war on Iran, largely on munitions and equipment maintenance. However, Democratic leaders and several economists believe that number to be a significant underestimate. They say the actual cost to the US economy and the country’s 330 million people could amount to between $630bn and $1 trillion. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US Navy Secretary Phelan fired, say sources

Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a US official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted the Army's top general. The Pentagon announced his departure in a brief statement, saying he was leaving the administration "effective immediately." But it did not provide a reason or say whether it was his decision to go. His firing was first reported by Reuters. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Pentagon eyes $200bn war fund as Iran strikes Gulf oil, gas

The US military's request for an additional $200 billion for the war with Iran faced strong resistance in Congress on Thursday, as Democrats and some Republicans questioned the need for fresh funding despite last year's large defence appropriations. The debate came as Iranian attacks on the world's largest LNG plant in Qatar and refineries in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sent shock waves through energy markets, while the United States said there was no deadline for ending the Middle East war. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

'No intelligence suggests' Iran planned to attack US first, Pentagon tells Congress

Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack US forces first, two people familiar with the matter said. The United States and Israel launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades on Saturday, martyring Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sinking Iranian warships and hitting more than 1,000 targets so far, officials say. Read More…

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