TEHRAN, November 06 - Pentagon officials are reportedly losing confidence in the US military’s ability to counter Iranian armed forces in case of a direct confrontation, citing the shrinking presence of US military forces in the Middle East region is the main contributing factor.
TEHRAN, October 07 - American foreign policy expert James Jatras believes the US military is against starting war with Iran because it does not want to get engaged in another open-ended wasteful military adventure in the Middle East region.
TEHRAN, June 25 -The US military has been losing more troops in training than in combat situations over the past few years, a trend that has sparked concerns in Congress.
TEHRAN, March 29 - A controversial pact, in which the US military wants to invest $20 million and get access to Ghana’s runways and communications, set off rallies in the West African nation, with people chanting their country is “not for sale.”
TEHRAN, February 11 - The US Defense Department is considering plans to deploy thousands of heavily armed Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) to East Asia, in a bid to reposition American military forces from the Middle East to the Pacific aimed at containing rising Chinese influence in the region, Pentagon officials say.
TEHRAN, November 2-The US Air Force says it is collecting Russian DNA samples for “research” purposes only, after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised concerns about the practice and its possible use in biological warfare.
TEHRAN, October 29 - Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says arrogant powers will not dare to invade the Islamic Republic as long as the country enjoys a high deterrence power.
TEHRAN, October 22 -The United States Air Force may recall as many as 1,000 retired military pilots to tackle an “acute shortage” in its ranks amid a national pilot crisis.
TEHRAN, May 2, YJC -The Pentagon says the number of sexual assault reports it receives hit a record high last year, with an increase in the frequency of reported attacks from one in three.
TEHRAN, April 19, YJC - US Vice President Mike Pence has threatened North Korea with an “overwhelming” response to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons.
President Barack Obama vowed that the United States would not be "dragged back'' into military action in Iraq as long as leaders in Baghdad refuse to reform a political system that has left the county vulnerable to a fast-moving Islamic insurgency.