The US military has supported reports that Iran has carried out airstrikes inside Iraq. Days after video appeared to show Iranian F-4 Phantom jets on missions,Rear Admiral John Kirby saidthe Islamic Republic was attacking Islamic State targets in eastern Iraq. Kirby emphasized that the US was not co-ordinating with Iran over the aerial campaign....

[caption id="attachment_111360" align="alignright" width="253"] Displaced Yazidis crossing the Iraqi-Syrian border at the Fishkhabur crossing, in northern Iraq, on Wednesday. Thousands who had been besieged have escaped. Credit Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Agence France-Presse Getty Images[/caption] WASHINGTON Defense Department officials said late Wednesday ...

[caption id="attachment_110169" align="alignright" width="208"] President Barack Obama meets with the National Security Council in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 7, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)[/caption] US aircraft launched strikes against extremist positions in northern Iraqafter artillery fire near US personnel,...

The Pentagon says it will not stop arming Israel even if halting the provision of arms could urge the Tel Aviv regime to remain committed to a cease-fire with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas. Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters on Saturday that Washington is providing Israel with arms and ammunition through a longstanding ...

[caption id="attachment_101208" align="alignright" width="225"] Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby speaks about the situation in Iraq, during a news briefing at the Pentagon, June 13, 2014.[/caption] (Reuters) - U.S. officials may hold discussions withIranabout Iraq's security crisis on the sidelines of nuclear talks this week, but Washington ...

(CNN)-- Iran is lauding the successful test-firing of new missiles, including one designed to destroy "all types of enemy military equipment," state media said. U.S. officials say they're paying close attention. The Iranian Defense Ministry said the new missiles include a laser-guided surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile as well as a new ...