Pentagon

Top US, Israeli generals meet at Pentagon amid soaring Iran tensions

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine (left) and the Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir had purportedly held closed-door discussions at the Pentagon.

Trump says he plans to talk to Iran while Pentagon prepares for possible action

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks next to President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield marks one year with little progress

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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US will seek to deter, not dominate, China

(From left) Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Mr Trump at Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, watching a feed of the capture of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.

Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say

People protest against ICE, after a US immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Jan 7.

FBI searches home of Washington Post journalist over alleged Pentagon leak

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi said the journalist “was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor”.

US senator Mark Kelly sues Pentagon chief Hegseth over ‘unconstitutional’ punishment

US Senator Mark Kelly asked the court to declare a censure letter placed in his file as well as efforts to potentially reduce his military rank in retirement – and thus his pension – to be “unlawful and unconstitutional.”

Pentagon says Lockheed Martin gets $328.5 million Taiwan military sale contract

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

China implies US hypocrisy over nuclear disarmament

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian attends a press conference in Beijing, China March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China likely loaded more than 100 ICBMs in silo fields, Pentagon report says

FILE PHOTO: Military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

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