u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin. he was supposed to arrive on wednesday, but that was changed at the request of these rallies. meetings like this would normally take place at the ministry of defense. instead, the venue was televi tv's main airport and prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his team had to be brought in by helicopter. after the meeting, the prime minister treated saying they spoke about the threat of iran. and it was a united front on iran, as well as both the u. s. secretary of defense and the israeli defense minister spoke to the media. you on aims to gain nuclear weapons and threaten not only as well but the entire wall. it is worth noting that iran insisted it's nuclear program is strictly for civilian purposes. u. s. secretary of defense however, did bring up the issue of the recent violence in the occupied west bank. i remain concerned about what we're seeing in terms of or urge escalation of violence. and i did discuss her those concerns with her with my colleagues. ah. and we're urging every one

u. s. secretary of state, as u. s. secretary of defense to change the itinerary for his visit to tel aviv malakai bay. more said be reports till of evils brought to a standstill as protest is blocked, roads and highways. scenes like this repeated across israel and just like the highways they want to block the judicial reform bill that would give the committee the ability to overrule some supreme court decisions o a power. the proof is to say is anti democratic. these protests are so widespread. they disrupt at the visit of the usa, khatri of defense, lloyd austin. he was supposed to arrive on wednesday, but that was changed at the request of these riley's meetings like this would normally take place at the ministry of defense. instead, the venue was televi tv's main airport and prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his team had to be brought in by helicopter. after the meeting, the prime minister treated saying they spoke about the threat of iran. and it was a united front on iran, as well as both the u. s. secretary of defense and the isr

u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin. he was supposed to arrive on wednesday, but that was changed at the request of these riley's meetings like this would normally take place at the ministry of defense. instead, the venue was televi tv's main airports and prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and his team had to be brought in by helicopter. soon, after the meeting, the prime minister treated saying that they spoke about the threats to the wrong israel. and it was a united front on iran as well, both the u. s. secretary of defense and these really defense minister i spoke to the media. you on ames to gain nuclear weapons. and threatened, not only is well, but the entire world, whether it's worth noting the iran insisted nuclear program is strictly for civilian purposes. u. s. secretary of defense however, did bring up the issue of a recent violence in the occupied westbank. i remain concerned about what we're seeing in terms of those escalation of violence. and i did discuss those concerns with the, with my colleagues. ah, an

u. s. secretary of defense and the israeli defense minister spoke to the media. you on aims to gain nuclear weapons and threaten not only is well, but the entire wall. it is worth noting that iranian system, it's nuclear program, is strictly for civilian purposes. u. s. secretary of defense however, did bring up the issue of the recent violence in the occupied waste bank. i remain concerned about what we're seeing in terms of or broach escalation of violence. and i did discuss her those concerns with her with my colleagues. ah, and we're urging every one to a deescalate or in terms of activities in the, in the west bank. our focus remains on working with israel and the palestinians, and other regional partners to deescalate and restore call. ah, but despite that consent from the u. s. ban yet nike reads by the israeli army, continue in the occupied with bank. as does the protest movement against the proposed judicial changes. the government calls the protesters, anarchists, and say they are anti democratic. but each week the protest movement gets bigger. it's bee

u. s. secretary of defense met with who's really counterpart, lloyd austin. so that t, ron was the main de stabilizing force in the middle east and he pledged washington support for television. now as you'd expect and you heard the minister say much of our discussion today focused on the threat posed by iran. iran remains the primary driver of instability in the region. however, lloyd austin's comments came in the same week that is your old targeted earthquake stricken syria seriously damaging the aleppo airport, which halted humanitarian aid supplies to the country. days before that television conducted several deadly id of operations in the west bank overlooking is really subtler violence towards palestinians. one government official even called for the destruction of a palestinian village. tel aviv also denounced previous promises to hold expansion of settlements and outpost in october. and lastly, israel threatened to bomb iranian nuclear site if it considers them a threat to state security, claiming that tehran has been producing highly enriched uranium.

u. s. secretary of defense and these railey defense minister spoke to the media. you and aims to gain nuclear weapons and threatened not only as well, but the entire world where it's worth noting the iran insist as nuclear program is strictly for civilian purposes. u. s. secretary of defense, however, did bring up the issue of a recent violence in the occupied west bank. i remained concern about what we're seeing in terms of those escalation of violence. and i did discuss her those concerns with her with my colleagues. ah. and we're urging every one and to a, deescalate her and in terms of activities in the west buying. our focus remains on working with israel and the palestinians, and other regional partners to deescalate and restore call. ah, but despite that concern from the u. s. navy nightly rates by the israeli army, continuing the occupied west bank as does the protest movement against the proposed judicial changes. the govern refers to the protesters as advocates and says that the anti democratic, but that's not stopping the protesters from coming out on t

u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin. our common goal is to prevent iran from obtain nuclear weapons, thought iranian aggression, maintain security and prosperity in the region and expand the circle of peace. welcome to israel. no comments there for on the situation in the west bank than a nightly rates there. this meeting through netanyahu, elise is all about iran and trying to stop her on that tracks with what the prime minister has been saying before. often time when he's under prussia, he'll say to word a wrong, hoping that that would be your a distraction from whatever's going on inside the country. but israel is a big receiver over big recipient, rather of a i a u. s. fund $3500000000.00 a year on the military aid alone. so certainly that's something else that they would have talked about. now the prime minister is leaving for rome. he's juice to meet with the italian, the leader on friday. ah. so will expect to hear me coming out of that. are both leaders seem to quite sympathetic to each other on friday, but this m

of the steel for israel in particular? well there's, there's actually some debate about that in washington right now. there is on one hand, the concern that secretary u. s. secretary of defense lloyd austin, was just in the middle east. he was just in israel in egypt and he thought the duct defense department abide administration here. thought that they were continuing to work with israel to try to have this israel era alliance against iran and coming together against iran. would be the glue that would bring these countries, especially israel, and saudi arabia together. clearly, that is not the case. and that's something that came to, to some surprise, if not shock, not only to the by to ministration, but people here in washington, especially concerned are those what i would call pro israel hawks here in washington. they see this is an absolute loser for us interests for israeli interest. and it leaves the israeli is with a quick question mark over what their strategy will be visa, vc, vc that's the saudis, the region eat and even internally. however, given that there are some in washington who think maybe it'll be easier for israel now to have a normalized relationship with

u. s. secretary of defense, michael maloof. michael, welcome to the program. worrying you escalations, i would suggest how do you assess right now the prospects of significant global disarmament? i think it's, we're getting further away from global disarmament. and with this trend toward rearmament and not wanting to abide by the existing treaties, it's going to make the world more dangerous since start and other agreements that the united states was involved in and what have you. i think that and then it's already dropped out up and now the suspension. i think that it's going to make the world more dangerous. i think the, the, the trends should be trying to get other countries to come on. come on board these disarmament agreements. a since those treaties were established and agreed to and now being suspended. other countries have come up with their own nuclear weapons and, and their own medium range, ballistic missiles, which in fact is making the world more dangerous as a consequence. and we don't even have china on board, we

u. s. secretary of defense has held talks with his rally counterpart lloyd austin reaffirmed washington's iron cod commitment to put israel security 1st. however, when pressed during a news conference about a recent suggestion by an israeli official to wipe out a palestinian village, austin evaded the question. secretary and the current is really government is the most far a. it's been in its history. one if it's minister, is called for a publish in palestinian village to be wiped out. and that was during the about meetings. do you feel comfortable working with and trusting a government that has individuals who have these beliefs? thanks, leaders i at the top urologist, let me say that i refer to my colleague here to comment on the readiness of, of the israeli forces. but in terms of our ability to work together, you've heard me say a number of times in various places said our commitment to the security of israel is iron quiet. but they have been great partners throughout and they will continue to be great partners going forward. and our commitment to the security of israel, well that way

u. s. secretary of defense, cut short a trip to israel because of the demonstrations. israel is a major strategic partner for the united states. and that very special relationship began when president truman became the 1st world leader to recognize the state of israel. 11 minutes after it was form and that was some 75 years ago. in our bond is rooted in far more than just shared interest. it's rooted in the shared values of democracy and freedom. and the rule of law. the u. s. senate has held a hearing over the derailment of a train in ohio that was carrying hazardous materials last month. the norfolk southern railway, c o apologize for the incident, and pledged millions of dollars to help the affected area. senators from both party say congress needs to pass while safety reforms. will you commit to deploy a u. s. court has sentenced to form a, goldman sachs bank. it's a 10 years in prison, full and fizzling billions of dollars from malaysia's sovereign wealth fund raja on that was a key player and one of the world's biggest international money laundering and bribery schemes. the united

u. s. under secretary of defense, have a shrug off the loosens as propaganda by russia's close. devil, i think partner china, former u. n. o evans inspector scott ritter says the claims of having oversight over the money being spent on ukraine or earning to pacify american taxpayers. i had to laugh when he said, you know, dealing with ukrainian corruption is at the top of the list notes at the bottom of the list. because if it was at the top of the list, you would never have given you train any money because you can't account for it. but the fact of the matter is, there's little doubt that 6070 percent of the financial resources that the united states provided to ukraine has disappeared, isn't getting to the intended target has been, you know, sequestered by the innumerable corrupt hands that are reaching out to, to be padded by american dollars in on the military side. you know, again, noticed the, the non answers and, you know, we were investigating, we don't have an answer. if you've been on top of this, from the very beginning, you'd have an answer. there are no answers because we're not o

of the comments from the u. s. boast, the under secretary of defense over in the policy. and then from the head of the ca, where they say that according to then how much the supreme leader has yet made a decision to resume that one's program that iran so sort of stopped in 2003, but obviously the level of engagement iran rates and accumulate it during the concern. and that was also one of the reasons that gross it went because of the current level of monitoring in iran was not sufficient to ensure that it does not produce even more and more highly. right? so you say that the level of oversight is not sufficient. so why do you think that the you and nuclear chief raphael grossi was sounding so optimistic today, when he spoke about his talks in tehran, he was sounding optimistic because, according to him, until the statement that the 2 sides issued right after his is that there will be additional inspections, as some of the monitoring equipment that in wrong previously disconnected from monitoring won't be re install according to royce, if 4 percent of inspections will be a

u. s. defense secretary has cut shorted trip because of protests against the government's plans to change the legal system. lloyd austin was meeting prime minister benjamin netanyahu and defense minister jo, off gallant at a venue near tel aviv ben curry, an airport before leaving and a few hours time demonstrate as have been protesting for more than 2 months against the planned overhaul, which aims to limit the judiciary powers, oh, it was a confrontation between a pret tester and israel security minister is a mob been given outside the airport demonstrate as blocked main junctions across israel as part of a national day of resistance. they said they were trying to slow down traffic and a bit to start prominence to benjamin netanyahu from ordering a flight to ron nathan. yahoo had to be airlifted to the airport that sprague, in our correspondent, mon kahn. he's joining us live from west jerusalem at waiting for a news conference and run by pon mister nathan, yahoo! in the us defense secretary lloyd austin, which has been forced to take place somewhere around the airport because of these

of this that has considerable leverage with israel, it is israel, strongest ally, we've heard from on the u. s. various u. s. government departments, the u. s. department of defense saying that the secretary lloyd austin underscored president biden's firm belief in the imperative of strong institutions, an independent judiciary for vibrant democracies. but do you think that the government, the u. s. government is using any of the leverage it does have i think that we saw some unprecedented action when another extremist minister of its olives much rich planned his visit to the u. s. just a couple of weeks ago. i think both from the american jewish community and from the administration, it was clear that the ideology, that patella's mattress beside beth's silence muggeridge represents an espouse is, is over our red line. it's my hope that the administration extend that to consequences for the entire fitness and yahoo administration for the acts that they're taking to dismantle what's left of israeli democracy and also the policies of fear and separation that will ultimately lead to more violence. so i don't think that the administration has leveraged their position enough yet. i hope that a

secretary. all said that the u. s. government does not want to escalate this incident today. yes. secretary of defense light austin, that he talked to his russian counterpart as we just heard. and he referred to yesterdays incident as a troubling episode and said that it was dangerous and unprofessional and reckless . but he also said that this is part of a pattern of aggressive and risky actions from russia. however, he added that the us does not seek an armed conflict with russia, and that the u. s. will continue flying international space, and that it's up to russia to encounter the u. s. aircraft in a safe and a professional manner. this is a clear alert towards russia, but nothing more than that. they don't want to escalate the situation. and in that pentagon briefing, we also learned that they are not certain if this encounter a yesterday was intentional or general milly. he said that the aggressive behavior was intentional. but the actual that the actual physical contact of the aircraft that they are not sure if that was intentional as well. correspondent, carly, naturally in washington as ukra

and we heard from the department of defense, the secretary of defense himself, the v u. s. is going to continue to fly and what they see as international waters. so the 1st direct contact between russia and the u. s. over the war in ukraine. but potentially delta left. poland has become the 1st of ukraine's allies to commit to sending fighter jets. the polish president and re duda says also will deliver for make 29 jets in full working order. in the coming days with more to come, once they're checked. ukraine has been asking the west for jets for months to help its defensive efforts. stephanie deca had more from keith ukraine's really been asking for jack since the beginning of the war. it's significant, of course, it is the 1st time and need to ally ukrainian allies says that it is going to send for make 20 nines. there will be more in the next coming days. it's something that the allies have been discussing is something that keeps been asking for for a very long time. it is certainly a step up in the commitment of its allies when it comes to providing weaponry. it's also

ah ah, you're watching al jazeera reminder of our headlines this hour. the u. s. defense secretary has cut shorts, a trip to israel, because of protests over the government's plan, changes to the legal system. who had austin's visit ended up being limited to the grounds of inquiry in the airport. demonstrators have been protesting for more than 2 months against this planned overhaul with james to limit the judiciary powers. at least 5 people have been killed in ukraine after a barrage of russian missile strikes. most of the deaths were in the western region of levine, energy facilities worth targeted. the russian and saudi foreign ministers have been holding talks in moscow as well as the armed conflict energy cooperation was high on the agenda. russia also said that saudi arabia has played a role in enabling prisoner swaps. a taliban governor has been killed in a suicide bombing in northern afghanistan. this happened inside the office of mohammed dowd. miss amelia, in mazar e sharif. the province of bulk. it's the 1st time as senior taliban efficient has been killed since the grou

of holy. the 2 nations are expected to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties. pop new metal al jazeera new delhi. ah, watching al jazeera the headlines this hour, the u. s. defense secretary has cut short a trip to israel because of protests over the government plan, changes to the legal system. would austin's visit will be limited to the grounds have been going on airport. as a result, demonstrators have been protesting for more than 2 months against this planned overhaul, which aims to limit the judiciary powers. israel is a major strategic partner for the united states. and that very special relationship began when president truman became the 1st world leader to recognise the state of israel 11 minutes after it was form. and that was some 75 years ago. in our bond is rooted in far more than just shared interest. it's rooted in the shared values of democracy and freedom. and the rule of law, the largest russian strikes on ukraine in weeks have killed at least 5 people. most of the deaths were in the western region of, of eve. the targets include the capital key, the black sea ports of a desa, and the 2nd largest city har keith legislators in georgia, say they have withd

and as the day progresses we might hear about more victims. romano, culture of r g, the next republic u. s. o. defense secretary lloyd austin has held talks with his israeli counterpart way. he basically reaffirm washington's i'm kind of commitment to israel security. however, during a press conference, when asked about a recent suggestion by and his railey official to wipe out a village in palestine, austin seemed well less committed to a secretary and the current is really government is the most far right. it's been in its history one if it's minister is called for a palace in palestinian village to be wiped out. and that was during the about meetings. do you feel comfortable working with and trusting a government that has individuals who have these beliefs? thanks, leaders i at the top, your religious let me say i refer to my colleague here to comment on the readiness of, of the israeli forces. but in terms of our ability to work together. and you've heard me say a number of times in various places that our commitment to the security of israel is iron quiet. but they have been great partners throughout and t

of israel, i will not wait, it will not change. it is not negotiable. as i said earlier, the u. s. defense secretary arrived serious row to frankly discuss the circle of balancing the ok wide west bank and consult on what steps these rarely leadership can take. the restore calm before the upcoming holiday, supposed jewish and muslim. but as you've just heard, some of his answers were very vague. these rarely palestinian conference has recently end to the very dramatic violent stage with casualties from both sides deadly terror attacks were followed by intensified idea of raids to which proud to use responded with even more violence. both sides blamed each other for these dramatic and dangerous escalation. speaking to the media after he's meetings with these really leadership pentagon chief said that america respect recognizes israel's right to defend itself and to counter terrorism. but it condemns any step that would push 2 state solution away. i was very clear about israel's right to defend itself against terrorism. i extend my deepest condolences to the families of israelis who were killed and wo

u. s personnel in the northeastern part of untr. in a response, u. s defense secretary lloyd austin. said the u. s. will take all necessary measures to protect its people and that no group will strike us troops with impunity. cnn's early even spoke with me a short time ago. a one way drone, essentially a suicide drone carried out attack in hasakah, syria, that's far northeast syria targeting u s personnel there, according to the pentagon, one u. s contractor, an american citizen was killed in the attack. five u. s service members and another contractor were wounded in that drone attack. according to the pentagon. two of the wounded service members were treated at at the site, while three others as well as the contractor who was injured, had to be rushed to medical facilities in iraq. putting on says the drone is likely of iranian origin, which suggests it would be an iranian out this attack, and that's whyd we see the follow on action from the united states carrying out what it called a precision. strike a proportionate attack against forces affiliated with iran's islamic revolutiona

of israel, i will not wait. it will not change. it is not negotiable. as i said earlier, the u. s. defense secretary arrived serious row to frankly discuss the circle of balancing the ok wide west bank and consult on what steps these rarely leadership can take. the restore calm before the upcoming holidays, both the jewish and muslim. but as you've just heard, some of his answers were very vague. these really palestinian conference has recently end to the very dramatic violence stage with casualties from both sides deadly terror attacks were followed by intensified idea of raids to which palestinians responded to with even more violence. both sides blamed each other for these dramatic and dangerous escalation. speaking to the media after his meetings with these rail leadership, pentagon chief said that america respect sudden recognizes israel's right to defend itself and to counter terrorism. but it condemns any step that would push 2 state solution away. i was very clear about israel's right to defend itself against terrorism. i extend my deepest condolences to the families of israelis who were kil

u. s service members and another u. s contractor, biden authorized the straight quote against facilities used by groups affiliated with iran's islamic revolutionary guard, corps secretary of defense lloyd austin said in a statement. the department of defense said quote took proportionate and deliberate action intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize casualties. the u. s military maintains approximately 900 u. s. troops in syria, some of which are there as part of a coalition to defeat isis. but those forces are often under attack by iranian proxies. iran's vast and deeply resourced proxy forces spread instability throughout the region and threaten our regional partners, the commander of us central command said in a statement. following the story, quote, we're postured for scale will options in the face of any additional iranian attacks. testifying on capitol hill thursday, carrillo said that iranian proxies have carried out attacks on us forces in the middle east 78 times since the beginning of 2021. so what iran does to hide its hand as they use iranian proxies. that's that's either you waves or rockets to be able to attack our forces in either iraq or syria. are th

and the agenda also defense spending. israel gets about $3500000000.00 a year in military aid alone from the u. s. so clearly, and that's something that the secretary of defense lord austin will be speaking about, but we don't know reading it again to be talking about other you'd be talking about the escalation of the tensions in the west bank. well, it doesn't look like that's happening. any time soon you heard that report there from my colleague, nit, abraham. so let's see what comes out at the press conference, but it's likely to be whatever is being discussed. will not be what we will hear about in any kind of detail. the press conference will simply get to people suggesting that things are normal. meanwhile, things aren't normal on the streets in the past. his minds, with those ongoing protests in the nash, security minister as calling the protest has their plans to block roads. and i key adding, we can't allow anna key to happen in the state of israel. that's very much been the and that's what the government is trying to, how is trying to paint the protest as isn't it? as an eye kiss is that the case doesn't run i mean, i'm a kiss very. that's a

u. s. president, also the commander in chief of the u. s. military responded to this according to lloyd austin, the defense secretary, ordering precision air strikes against a facility that is affiliated with a ron's islamic revolutionary guard corps. as a result of this attack on the facility where we know there was not only us contractor killed, but also, as you mentioned, those 5 us personnel, military personnel that were wounded now, according to the national security spokesperson, john kirby, the u. s. president, did this an order these strikes as a result of the concerned for the need to protect us personnel. what we should point out is there are roughly $900.00 u. s. service members that are at basses or at posts throughout northeast syria. and they're part of an international coalition to fight sort of the remnants of isolate that are still lingering in the area. now, they're also there to fight what the united states deems to be part of groups that the u. s. c's as militant and associated with iran. now to that end, the message to iran, according to john kirby is that the u. s. is not seeking any conflict with iran as a result of

and we heard from the department of defense, the secretary of defense himself, the v u. s. is going to continue to fly and what they see as international waters. so the 1st direct contact between russia and the u. s. over the war in ukraine. but actually delta, while poland has become the 1st of ukraine's allies to commit to sending fighter jets polish president under duda, says warsaw will deliver for make 29 jets in full. were working ordering the coming days with more to come. once they're checked, ukraine has been asking the west projects for months to help it's defensive efforts . stephanie deca has more from keith, ukraine's really been asking for jet since the beginning of the war. it's significant, of course it is. it's the 1st time and a to ally ukrainian allies says that it is going to send for make 20 nines. there will be more in the next coming days. it's something that the allies have been discussing is something that keeps been asking for for a very long time. it is certainly a step up in the commitment of its allies when it comes to providing weaponry. it's a

u. s service members and another u. s contractor. biden authorized the straight quote against facilities used by groups affiliated with iran's islamic revolutionary guard, corps secretary of defense lloyd austin said in a statement. the department of defense said quote took proportionate and deliberate action intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize casualties. the u. s military maintains approximately 900 u. s. troops in syria, some of which are there as part of a coalition to defeat isis, but those forces are often under attack by iranian proxies. iran's vast and deeply resourced proxy forces spread instability throughout the region and threaten our regional partners, commander of us central command said in a statement. following the story, quote, we're postured for scale will options in the face of any additional iranian attacks. testifying on capitol hill thursday, carrillo said that iranian proxies have carried out attacks on us forces in the middle east 78 times since the beginning of 2021. so what iran does to hide its hand as they use iranian proxies. that's that's either waves or rockets to be able to attack our forces in either iraq or syria. are these cons

with a watching al jazeera reminder of our headlines this hour, the u. s. defense secretary has cut short the trip to israel because of protests over the government plan. changes to the legal system. boyd austin's visit will be limited to the grounds have been gorey on airport demonstrate as have been protesting for more than 2 months against the planned overhaul, which aims to limit the judiciary powers. at least 5 people have been killed in ukraine after a barrage of russian missile strikes. most of the debts were in the western region of levine. energy facility is worth talking to the russian and saudi foreign ministers have been holding talks in moscow as well as the armed complex energy corporation was on the agenda. russia also said saudi arabia has played a role in enabling prisoners and journalist daniel hawkins has been following the meetings from going to psychological. suddenly seemed pleased with the outcome of the meeting describing it as timely and useful oil and energy markets. was the big announcement. everyone was waiting for and both sides confirm their unw

of this year. a protest over the israel governments planned judicial reforms has forced the u. s. defense secretary to curtail his visits. austin's visits is going to be limited to the grounds of ben goody, an airport remonstrated of him, protesting for more than 2 months against the planned overhaul, which aims to limit the judiciary whose powers among cons. joining us live not from west jerusalem to the fact that lord austin has changed his plans. give us an idea of just how big a challenge these protests actually are. well it's actually quite extraordinary that this is happening in a country like israel, incredibly close relationship to the united states of america. and the fact that these protests are in such a large scale and across tel aviv, where that meeting is actually taking place is like, i say, it's extraordinary. this has never been seen before. we've seen various different secretary of defense come and visit israel. the meetings always take place at the ministry of the defense that's not happening. lead the meetings actually taking place in the airport because of these protests prime

china presents a lot less of a danger than washington's provocations against beijing, which threatened to push the world closer to nuclear war. ah, the u. s. defense secretary has made an unannounced trip to iraq just days before the 20th anniversary of the us led invasion. though it often met with the iraqi prime minister on stated that washington wants to strengthen the partnership between the 2 countries. toilet forward to continuing to consult with our valued iraqi partners and to advanced our sure interest and to improve the lives of the iraqi people. i am optimistic about the future of our partnership and the united states will continue to strengthen and broaden our partnership in support of iraqi security, stability and sovereignty. that's not close to journalist and author. daniela's are very thanks for joining us on the program this evening. it's great to see you. so what's your take on the pentagon chief statement that the us wants to help iraq? it seems bit which doesn't, is coming from the nation that invaded the country and essentially destroyed in sovereignty 20 years ago. a bit rich, i would say the reason austin is going to iraq is quite cle

of transparency and communication. and the united states will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows. this was the 1st phone call between the u. s. defense secretary and his russian counterpart in 5 months. and it's notable that the aftermath of the incident, both moscow and washington, are emphasizing the need for dialog. nonetheless, russia disputes the u. s. account of the crash, the criminal says the drone had switched off its transponder and was heading towards russian territory, collecting actionable military intelligence against russian forces for the ukraine war effort, explained scramble to identify the aircraft and then response. the drone took a vase of action that led to its crash switch. you have heard representatives of the pentagon and the joint chiefs of staff side. the united states will continue to fly wherever it pleases, in accordance with international law. but if you follow this logic, the space around the united states has the same status as the space over the black sea, much as with a drain itself. washington says it's deep underwater and unlikely to be recovered by the us military. as far as the loss of anything of sensiti

of off previous u. s. administration. the found accommodation with a rob strong men, out of perceived a strategic necessity. ah, you as defense secretary lloyd austin has made an unannounced trip to iraq on tuesday just days before the 20 year anniversary of the us led invasion of the nation. austin met with the iraqi prime minister and state of washington wants to strengthen the partnership between the 2 countries toilet for to continuing to come shop with our valued rocky partners and to advance nurtured interest and to improve the lives of the iraqi people. i am optimistic about the future of our partnership and the united states will continue to strengthen and broaden our partnership in support of iraqi security stability and shante. the pentagon cheese visit to back out as part of a 3 day trip in the middle east hills. i met with jordan on monday and they said to travel to israel in egypt to meet officials at the trip. the us announced that the discussion would focus on the growing threats. iran poses 2 regional stability forms for the executive director of well beyond war. say that the main goal of a meeting was to convince the r