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AOC tells troops to refuse ‘illegal’ orders ahead of Trump’s looming Iran deadline

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., urged U.S. service members to “refuse illegal orders” Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out Iran’s “civilization.” “The President’s mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in response to Trump’s Truth Social post. “To every individual in the … Read more

Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military bases

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that he will allow service members to carry personal weapons onto military installations, citing the Second Amendment and recent shootings at bases across the country. In a video posted to X, Hegseth said he is signing a memo that will direct base commanders to allow requests for … Read more

Hegseth says he will let troops take personal firearms onto military bases

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that he will allow service members to carry personal weapons onto military installations, citing the Second Amendment and recent shootings at bases across the country.  In a video posted to X, Hegseth said he is signing a memo that will direct base commanders to allow requests for troops to … Read more

Pete Hegseth signs memo opening door for troops to carry personal firearms on bases

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! War Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo on Thursday ordering a major shift in base security policy, allowing service members to request permission to carry personal firearms for self-defense amid growing concerns about threats on U.S. installations. In an announcement on social media, Hegseth said all American … Read more

Deterrence or escalation? What the surge of US troops might mean in Iran.

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There’s a saying often invoked in the run-up to wars: If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.  The late Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld reportedly cited it privately within the George W. Bush administration as U.S. troops deployed to Baghdad, then publicly in 2013 to criticize President Barack Obama when … Read more

American commandos join Ecuadorian troops in mission targeting alleged narco-terrorists

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Washington — American commandos in recent days joined Ecuadorian troops in a joint mission aimed at dismantling a suspected criminal hub operated by an alleged narco-terrorist organization along the country’s coast. The operation, dubbed Lanza Marina, focused on a compound believed to serve as a staging ground for high-speed boats linked to Los Choneros, a … Read more

Military suicides long-term rate for active duty troops still rising: Pentagon

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WASHINGTON — Fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024, with the number of deaths falling by 11% to 471 from a year earlier, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday. The rate of suicides per 100,000 service members also dropped that year compared to 2023, the report said. The decrease emerged under Defense … Read more

Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops’ lives and may not end Iran war, experts say

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war. If Trump wants to hobble Iran’s oil industry for leverage in negotiations, a better option might be … Read more

Leavitt says “there’s two tracks here” as Trump touts Iran talks, more troops arrive in Middle East

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President Trump said over the weekend that regime change in Iran has basically been accomplished, and that the new leaders are making concessions. Meanwhile, more U.S. troops have arrived in the region. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link