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House Dems seek to prevent use of Qatari jet as Air Force One
An amendment to the fiscal year 2026 defense policy bill, proposed today by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), would prohibit DOD from using funds to retrofit the Qatar-owned aircraft to serve as the ...
Trump hosts Persian Gulf leaders at White House as new violence raises questions about peace efforts
President Donald Trump hosted a pair of Arab Gulf leaders at the White House on Wednesday as violence between Israel and ...
Pentagon acknowledges Iran’s attack on Qatar air base hit dome used for U.S. communications
The Iranian attack on Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha, Qatar's capital, on June 23 came as a response to the American ...
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Trump hosts Qatar’s PM for private dinner, meets Bahrain crown prince
US president has focused attention on the Gulf, visiting the region in first foreign policy trip of his second term.
Iran strikes damaged key US military terminal in Qatar? Satellite images surface
Satellite images by Planet Labs PBC show the geodesic dome on the morning of June 23, hours before the attack.
What are Patriot missiles and why does Ukraine need them so badly?
US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Ukraine will receive Patriot missile systems as part of a new package of US ...
Air defenders like the Patriot soldiers who shot down Iranian missiles are becoming a 'new tip of the spear,' Army secretary says
After Patriot crews intercepted Iran's missile attack on a US base in Qatar last month, Driscoll said that air defenders are ...
'Sparring in space' – BBC gains rare access to US base tracking global missile strikes
In the US Space Force, they're called Guardians, not troops. Staring into their screens at a base in the suburbs of Denver, ...