Lloyd Austin

Behind the scenes at the Pentagon on the day Hezbollah's pagers exploded - interview

This is the first time a senior US official is willing to discuss the behind-the-scenes events on the day Hezbollah’s pagers exploded.

(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were attacked.
 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani (not pictured) on the day of their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan December 10, 2024.

Austin to Katz: US to continue thwarting ISIS from reestablishing itself in Syria

 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attends a joint press conference during the 2024 Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, US, August 6, 2024.

Pentagon concerned over reports of Israeli strikes against Lebanese Armed Forces

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami speaks during the funeral ceremony of senior adviser for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, who was killed in an Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital Damascus, in Tehran, Iran December

'Don't count on THAAD' for protection: IRGC issues renewed threats to Israel


Gallant warns Austin about Hezbollah, US fears IDF summer attack on Lebanon

Last week, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told reporters in Washington that the US doesn’t want "a second front” on Israel’s northern border.

 Israeli reserve soldiers from the Nachal brigade take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, February 13, 2024

US confronts dangers from 'not very good' Iran-backed terrorists

In the wake of the drone attack, President Joe Biden's administration is vowing to do whatever it takes to protect US troops from an escalating cycle of violence in the Middle East.

 Members of the military salute during the dignified transfer of the remains of Army Reserve Sergeants William Rivers, Kennedy Sanders and Breonna Moffett, three U.S. service members who were killed in Jordan during a drone attack carried out by Iran-backed militants, February 2, 2024.

Protesters block Kerem Shalom crossing despite US demands

Demonstrators, including families of hostages, are once again blocking aid trucks from entering the Gaza Strip in Kerem Shalom, despite US demand that aid enter unhindered.

 Protestors block Kerem Shalom crossing.

Biden not considering firing Pentagon chief Austin

Austin, who sits just below Biden at the top of the chain of command of the US military, withheld his hospitalization on New Year's Day from the president and the public for days. 

 U.S. President Joe Biden, flanked by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, makes a statement to the news media ahead of a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2023.

US Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin hospitalized, was in ICU, Biden not told

Even members of the White House's National Security Council were not informed, and Congress was apparently notified only 15 minutes before the press.

 U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks on the day of the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute, September 29, 2023.

Austin: Iran must halt backing of Houthi attacks on global shipping

“In the Red Sea, we are leading a multi-national maritime task force to uphold the bedrock principle of freedom of navigation,” Austin said.

 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kirya military base, December 18, 2023.

In Israel, US defense chief to look to next phase of Gaza war

For Austin, the trip is a delicate balancing act.

 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrives in Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, December 18, 2023.

US Secretary of Defense Austin arrives in Kuwait

Kuwait has played a very circumspect role in the region.

 U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks on the day of the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute, September 29, 2023.

Israel is on a collision course with the US - opinion

The government needs to stop playing politics and instead outline a vision for the day after in Gaza.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv, in October: Israeli officials know the diplomatic clock regarding the Gaza operation is running out, says the writer.

US House Republicans' Israel-only aid bill faces opposition in Senate

Democrats said the Republican bill would be dead on arrival in the Senate, even if it passed the House.

 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.