“Our message is very, very simple: the United States will never allow the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and sell planes, tanks, missiles, and other kinds of conventional weapons. These UN sanctions will continue the arms…

“Today, I expanded the scope of Iran metals sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear, military, and ballistic missile programs. Knowingly transferring any of these 22 metals to Iran is now sanctionable. Our pressure will continue until Iran behaves like a normal nation.”…

Chief Engineer of the Vessel also Convicted Misuga Kaiun Co. Ltd. (MISUGA), a Japanese-based company engaged in international shipping, was sentenced yesterday in federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Paul G. Byron in Orlando, Florida. The company pleaded guilty…

The United States commends the Government of the Republic of Malta’s announcement May 26 of its seizure of $1.1 billion of counterfeit Libyan currency printed by Joint Stock Company Goznak—a Russian state-owned company—and ordered by an illegitimate parallel entity.  The…

Nathan A. Sales, Coordinator for Counterterrorism Washington, DC Since 2015, the world has seen a surge in white supremacist terrorism. Last month was the first anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The United…

Dr. Christopher Ashley Ford, Assistant SecretaryBureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Washington, DC Center for Strategic and International Studies Webinar on “Threats, Challenges and Opportunities in Space” Good afternoon, everyone. This is only my second Zoom teleconference, but hopefully I…

“I think the Iranian love America. I think they’d love to be free…They love what we stand for…if they need help with respect to the virus, we have the greatest medical professionals in the world. We’d love to send them…

By Jim Garamone WASHINGTON — Since the National Defense Strategy was published in 2018, Defense Department officials who testify before Congress have stressed proposals based on that strategy. Kathryn Wheelbarger, the acting assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs,…

By Tech. Sgt. Michael Charles, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AFNS) -- The E-3G, currently assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab…

By Charles Pope, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett asserted March 10 that a Russian satellite “actively maneuvering suspiciously near” a U.S. “security satellite” is the clearest sign of…

WASHINGTON – China has continued its progress in implementing the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement and has taken several additional actions to realize its agriculture-related commitments. according to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. The agreement entered into…

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State On October 28, 2019, the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST, also known as Unit 74455 and Sandworm) carried out a widespread disruptive cyber attack against the…