Pentagon
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Pentagon: Iran's Missile Force Unrivaled in Middle East
EghtesadOnline: Despite decades of sanctions, Iran has succeeded in developing its missile arsenal, which is larger than that of any other Middle Eastern country, a Pentagon study said on Tuesday.
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ICT Minister: US Cyberattacks Unsuccessful
EghtesadOnline: The United States' cyberattacks on Iranian targets have not been successful, the minister of communication and information technology said, following reports about Pentagon's…
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Pentagon indefinitely suspends some training exercises with South Korea
EghtesadOnline: The United States and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange program training exercises, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the aftermath of the summit earlier…
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House Vote Set to Avoid Shutdown and Fund Pentagon for Full Year
EghtesadOnline: The House is scheduled to vote late Tuesday on Republicans’ proposed stopgap spending bill to keep the government open until March 23 and provide full-year funding for the Defense…
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Pentagon Sees Broader Role for Nuclear Weapons
EghtesadOnline: Escalating global threats from Russia to North Korea mean the U.S. military’s regional commanders must update war plans to incorporate the use -- in the most dire circumstances…
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Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan killed: Pentagon
EghtesadOnline: The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed, was killed in a strike on the group's headquarters in Kunar province earlier this week, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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Russia Threatens Retaliation If Pentagon Bans Kaspersky Software
EghtesadOnline: Russia may retaliate if the U.S. Congress bans the Department of Defense from using Kaspersky Lab’s cybersecurity software, Communications Minister Nikolay Nikiforov said.
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Missile Defense Test Succeeds Amid North Korea Threat, U.S. Says
EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon claimed success in intercepting a mock intercontinental ballistic missile in a crucial test Tuesday of a long-troubled system that’s taken on increased urgency with…
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Pentagon to lease privately owned Trump Tower apartment for nuclear 'football': letter
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Defense Department is finalizing a lease on a privately owned apartment in New York's Trump Tower for the White House Military Office to use for supporting President…
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Pentagon, CIA linked to all terrorist currents: Iran’s Larijani
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has slammed the “brazen and disruptive” US moves in the Middle East, saying Washington has ties with all terrorist currents.
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U.S. strike kills an al Qaeda 'leader' in Afghanistan: Pentagon
EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon said on Saturday a U.S. air strike in Afghanistan this week killed an al Qaeda militant who was responsible for the death of two American service members and accused…
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Lockheed Martin wins $450 million Pentagon contract: statement
EghtesadOnline: Lockheed Martin Corp has been awarded a $450 million modification to a previous contract linked to the development and delivery of F-35A aircraft to South Korea, the Pentagon…
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Possible civilian casualties in Mosul air strike: Pentagon
EghtesadOnline: An air strike by the U.S.-led coalition near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul hit a van in a hospital compound parking lot and could have killed civilians, the U.S. military said…
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Trump Says He Asked Boeing to Price a Competitor to Lockheed's F-35
EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump upended years of Pentagon procurement planning with a tweet announcing he had asked Boeing Co. to price an upgrade of its F-18 Super Hornet jet that…
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Pentagon Says China to Return Drone; Trump Says They Can Keep It
EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon said China will return a U.S. Navy underwater drone after its military scooped up the submersible in the South China Sea late this week and sparked a row that drew…
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Senior U.S. officials recommend removal of NSA director: sources
EghtesadOnline: The heads of the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community have recommended to President Barack Obama that the director of the National Security Agency, Admiral Michael Rogers,…
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Trump considering Petraeus, others for Pentagon chief: WSJ
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering retired General David Petraeus, who resigned as CIA chief in 2012 after an extra-marital affair was revealed, is being considered…
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Aligned with Russia in Syria, Pentagon awkwardly treads on new terrain
EghtesadOnline: For Pentagon officers who cut their teeth during the Cold War, the prospect of U.S. battlefield cooperation with Russia in Syria is not only uncomfortable. It's also unprecedented.
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Pentagon confirms Islamic State leader was killed in Aug. 30 air strike
EghtesadOnline: The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that Islamic State leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was killed in a U.S. air strike on Aug. 30 in Syria.
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Pentagon announces single largest transfer of Guantanamo inmates
EghtesadOnline: U.S. officials said on Monday 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President…
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Pentagon Approves Giving Boeing First KC-46 Production Contracts
EghtesadOnline: The Air Force won permission from Pentagon officials to sign two production contracts with Boeing Co. for the first 19 KC-46 tankers, deals valued at a combined $2.8 billion.
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Iran Improving Cyber Abilities Since Nuclear Deal, Pentagon Says
EghtesadOnline: Iran has gradually improved its offensive cyber abilities and developed more advanced ballistic missiles since signing an accord last year to curb its nuclear program, the U.S.…