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


US ups Middle East forces as Israel prepares for war with Iran proxies

There are already some 2,000 US troops ready to be deployed.

 Sunset is seen behind fighter jets on the flight deck of United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as it transits the Suez Canal in this picture taken April 2, 2021 and released by US Navy on April 3, 2021.

US sending additional air defense systems to Middle East - Pentagon

Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups as regional tensions soar during the Israel-Hamas war.

 The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

US defense secretary: This is no time for neutrality, false equivalence

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated that "Hamas has nothing to offer but bigotry, death".

 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hold a joint statements at HaKirya base in Tel Aviv on October 13, 2023

US considering sending second naval aircraft carrier to Israel - report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that the US carrier strike group will commit 'serious massacres' in Gaza.

 The US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on its way into the Oslo Fjord, at Jeloya, Moss, Norway, May 24, 2023

US Defense Secretary: We will ensure that Israel has everything it needs to defend itself

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already confirmed to be having conversations with both US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanual Macron later in the day.

 US DEFENSE SECRETARY Lloyd Austin and Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stand for their national anthems as Denys is welcomed to the Pentagon on Wednesday.

Iran attacks Israel through its Middle East proxies, Gallant tells Austin

Gallant emphasized to Austin how much the Islamic Republic stimulates attacks against Israel using proxies in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant shakes hands with US Secretary of Defense Austin Lloyd on June 15, 2023

US defense chief tells China talks essential to avoid crisis

One of the thorniest security issues between the two superpowers is over the future of Taiwan, a self-governing territory which Beijing wants to bring under its rule.

 IISS Director-General and Chief Executive John Chipman leads U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to his seat at the First Plenary Session of the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 3, 2023.

Top US general: 'Multiple options' exist if Iran decides to build a bomb

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a House panel that “from a time of Iranian decision,” the Islamic Republic could produce fissile material for a nuclear weapon in less than two weeks.

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley looks on as he attends a news conference with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured), on the day of the NATO defence ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 14, 2023.

Austin addresses Israeli security and judicial reform

The moment to act on Iran may be getting close, Gallant said in his meeting with Austin.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and US Secretary Lloyd Austin

Lloyd Austin to visit Israel amid concerns of Middle East violence, Iran

Netanyahu who along with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is expected to meet with Austin on Thursday has his eyes on Europe.

 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin