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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George review troops during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, September 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
April 3, 2026, 4:33 am
Hegseth fires US Army chief of staff, shaking up Pentagon amid Iran war
No official reason given for Randy George’s removal amid US military buildup in Mideast, as defense secretary rapidly reshapes Pentagon leadership; report suggests FBI chief may be next
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
US aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford is pictured docked at Souda Bay in the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete, on February 24, 2026. (Costas METAXAKIS / AFP)
March 18, 2026, 12:38 am
US aircraft carrier Ford, deployed in war with Iran, to dock temporarily after fire
Nearly 200 sailors were treated for smoke-related injuries after blaze that started in laundry area and took hours to bring under control
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
In this handout photograph released by the US Navy on February 5, 2026, an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on February 3, 2026. (Zoe Simpson/US Navy/AFP)
February 14, 2026, 4:56 am
US readying for potential weeks-long military campaign against Iran — sources
American official says strikes could target Iranian state and security facilities, not just nuclear sites; says US fully expects Iran to retaliate, leading to back-and-forth attacks
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
This screen grab taken from a video posted on the X account of US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem shows a US Coast Guard aircraft flying over a crude oil tanker, last docked in Venezuela, before apprehending it on December 20, 2025. (Handout / US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's X account / AFP)
December 21, 2025, 9:46 pm
US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say
Move follows Trump’s declaration of blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil; seizures may affect oil prices, analysts say
By Idrees Ali, Steve Holland and Helen Coster
US President Donald Trump speaks during in a cabinet meeting, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L), Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (2R), and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (R), at the White House in Washington on August 26, 2025. ( Mandel Ngan/AFP)
September 5, 2025, 7:14 am
Trump to rename Department of Defense the ‘Department of War,’ official says
President says ‘defense is too defensive, we want to be offensive too if we have to be’; Hegseth says changing name is ‘about the warrior ethos’
By Nandita Bose and Idrees Ali
This file photo taken on January 27, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump attending the ceremonial swearing-in of James Mattis as secretary of defense at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. (AFP/ Mandel Ngan)
November 14, 2024, 12:35 pm
Trump’s team said mulling mass firing of Pentagon officers who criticized him
In what would be an unprecedented shakeup, 2 sources say list of officials who could be replaced all seen as connected to Mark Milley, Trump’s ex-chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
In this photo obtained from the US Department of Defense, the US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) transits the Strait of Hormuz on November 26, 2023. (Ruskin Naval / US Department of Defense / AFP)
April 20, 2024, 11:14 am
US military strategy in Mideast tested as Iran-Israel warfare comes out of shadows
Experts say DC may need to revisit regional deployment levels as reliance on surge troops may not be sufficient; say US intel was key to success in downing Iran’s missiles, drones
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on January 28, 2024, as he returns from South Carolina. (Kent Nishimura / AFP)
January 29, 2024, 9:49 am
Republicans pressure Biden to strike Iran directly after deadly drone strike
GOP lawmakers say US president has left Middle East troops defenseless, while Democrats urge caution and warn an attack on Islamic Republic would further inflame Israel-Hamas war
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
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