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- 'Raytheon in, Boeing out' as acting SecDef Shanahan withdraws from Pentagon
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn from consideration to head the Pentagon, President Donald Trump has said, announcing that the current Secretary of the Army Mark Esper will become the new acting secretary.Jun 18, 2019 17:21USA News - Pentagon announces $250 million in military aid to UkraineThe US will provide Ukraine with $250 million worth of military equipment, training and support, the Pentagon announced, saying Ukraine’s Navy and marines would be among the beneficiaries.Jun 18, 2019 14:18World News
- US to send 1,000 additional troops to Middle East - PentagonThe acting Pentagon chief has green-lighted the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East, citing “reliable, credible” intelligence on recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf that Washington blames on Iran.Jun 17, 2019 22:31World News
- Pentagon releases new pictures of the Oman Gulf tanker attack, says they 'prove' Iran's guiltThe US Navy has released new photos of the aftermath of the attack on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The images are said to show an Iranian speedboat, approaching one of the vessels to remove an unexploded limpet mine.Jun 17, 2019 21:25World News
- Pentagon releases blurry VIDEO claiming Iran removed ‘LIKELY limpet mine’ from damaged tankerThe US military has released a video allegedly showing Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) removing what they claim to be a limpet mine from the side of one of the tankers which came under attack earlier in the Gulf of Oman.Jun 14, 2019 02:11World News
- US sends destroyer to Gulf of Oman tanker incident site as Pentagon says ‘no interest’ in new warThe US has dispatched another warship to the Gulf of Oman, but says it has “no interest” in engaging in a new Middle East conflict. The State Department accused Iran of attacking two tankers there, which Tehran denies.Jun 13, 2019 22:27World News
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