Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct James Mattis chose Seoul and Tokyo as his first ever overseas visits days after he was sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Defense. He arrived in Seoul on Feb. 2 for a two-day visit and went on to Tokyo afterwards and held meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Afghanistan’s seemingly endless conflict continues as civilian causalities in the protracted war are nearly double what they were a decade ago. According to a UN report there were 11,418 conflict related causalities documented, which includes 3,500 killed. Over 900 children died and another 2,600 were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The United States should invest more in missile defense given repeated missile testing by Iran and North Korea, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has said. Representative Mac Thornberry’s comments on Feb. 6 came after the Trump administration last week imposed new sanctions on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has warned Iran “not to test the resolve” of the Donald Trump administration days after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on the Islamic republic over a ballistic-missile test. Pence made the warning in a Feb. 5 interview amid rising tensions between […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Liberals lie. That’s what they do. Yet, even by their standards, the Left has reached a new low. For days, protesters have been raging against President Trump’s executive order imposing a temporary travel ban on some Middle Eastern countries. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called it a “Muslim ban” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 5, 2017 Iran’s “misconduct and misbehavior” must be addressed, U.S. Defense Secretary James “Mad Dog” Mattis said on Feb. 4, a day after the U.S. slapped a new set of sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Mattis, who described Iran as “the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world,” was […]
By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The rumble of artillery and the cracks of Kalashnikovs shatter the Winter chill. The refugees, the displaced and the injured have become part of the broken landscape which reflects the agony of previous battles. Yet the wider silence is broken by the unwavering voices who remind us that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2017 U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Friday that any North Korean use of nuclear weapons on the United States or its allies would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response. Mattis issued the statement during an appearance with his South Korean counterpart, Defense Minister Han Min Koo. “North […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has been “formally put on notice” for firing a medium-range ballistic missile. Trump also said in a Twitter post on Feb. 2 that Iranian leaders “should have been thankful for the terrible deal the U.S. made with them!,” referring to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2017 Iran-backed Houthi rebels who bombed a Saudi frigate may have thought they were attacking a U.S. vessel. U.S. defense officials told Fox News that the Houthi attack on Jan. 30 off the coast of Yemen may have been meant for an American warship. Those behind the attack “either thought […]
