Defense

• June 25, 2025

  Trump at NATO Summit

  At the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, President Donald Trump hailed the news that most alliance members have agreed to raise their respective defense spending budgets from 2 percent to 5 of gross domestic product.

• June 24, 2025

  President Trump Declares a Mideast Ceasefire

  President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, following a successful U.S. attack on Iran’s three nuclear sites. These bombings, said Vice President JD Vance in an interview with Brett Baier of Fox News, “obliterated the Iranian nuclear program.”

• June 23, 2025

  Operation Midnight Hammer Takes Out Iran's Nuclear Sites

  Under the cover of darkness on June 21, the U.S. military conducted massive, precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in Iran: Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, President Donald Trump announced:

• June 17, 2025

  Time for Iran's Leadership to Negotiate in Good Faith

  Israel took unilateral action against Iran on June 13, targeting the country’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile infrastructure, air defenses and top security officials.

• June 13, 2025

  US Defense Policy Putting America First

  The U.S. Defense Department is putting American interests first in the U.S. Central and Africa Commands' areas of responsibility,

• June 09, 2025

  Taking Actions Against Iran's Shadow Banking Network

  The United States has sanctioned over 35 individuals and entities with ties to a network involved in money laundering on behalf of the Iranian regime.

• June 05, 2025

  Prioritizing National Self-Interest

  One of the great challenges of the new century and one of the priorities of President Donald Trump is to reorient the United States’ domestic, economic, and foreign policy to first and foremost serve the interests of the American people.

• June 04, 2025

  Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific

  “America is proud to be back in the Indo-Pacific — and we're here to stay,” declared Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

• June 02, 2025

  Defending National Security and Free Speech

  Two U.S. Federal grand juries returned indictments charging two foreign nationals, Cui Guanghai of China, and John Miller of the United Kingdom and a U.S. lawful permanent resident, with interstate stalking and conspiracy, smuggling, and violations of the Arms Export Control Act.

• May 30, 2025

  It is Time to End the War in Ukraine

  The United States has worked tirelessly with both Ukraine and Russia, seeking a path to peace. “We want an end to this war,” declared John Kelley, Acting U.S. Alternate Representative in remarks before the United Nations Security Council.

• May 27, 2025

  Trump Extols US Military Excellence at West Point

  Speaking to the graduating class at West Point Military Academy, President Donald Trump said, “you are the first West Point graduates of the Golden Age of America. . . .and you are going to lead the [United States] Army to summits of greatness that [it] has never reached before.”

• May 21, 2025

  President Trump Announces New Missile Defense Shield

  The Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield, as it is known, will deploy next-generation technologies across the land, sea, and space, including space-based sensors and interceptors.

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