A U.S. strike on a boat suspected of supporting narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean killed three people, the latest operation directed by U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
State of the Union: Operations have strained materiel and personnel resources at the expense of theaters outside the Persian Gulf. The post Iran War Day 184: Military Leaders Warn Hegseth About Extending Iran Operations, Per Report appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Washington Post reported Sunday that several high-level military leaders warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that extending operations against Iran could weaken American defense capabilities in other theaters. Per the report , the Navy’s top admiral and the heads of U.S. European Command, the U.S. Pacific Command, and the U.S. Southern Command disagreed with extending deployments in the Persian Gulf region. The report cited individuals familiar with the mid-August Secretary of Defense Orders Book (SDOB), which details the disposition of American military assets and personnel, articulates the administration’s priorities for the military, and delivers commentary from military leadership. The Army and Air Force agreed with…Open
U.S. airmen joined 40 military personnel from across the Americas during Panamax 2026, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational exercise focused on an integrated approach against simulated threats to the Panama Canal and the region.
State of the Union: The operation took place in partnership with Venezuelan security forces. The post U.S. Kills Tren de Aragua Chief appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. forces killed the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in a strike carried out in concert with the Venezuelan government. “At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social . “This action was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well.” The Venezuelan government said in a statement that “in the course of a combined operation incorporating the security services of Venezuela and the U.S. … Hector Rusthenford…Open
Several signs suggest the president was serious when he warned that the island nation was “next.” The post Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba Several signs suggest the president was serious when he warned that the island nation was “next.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The Trump administration appears to be calling the same play against Cuba as it called against Venezuela to provide the platform for a military operation. That platform floats to Cuba in the form of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, which entered the southern Caribbean Sea where it will remain “as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to pressure the Cuban government,” according to U.S. Southern Command. On and…Open
Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan directed the establishment of the Southcom Autonomous Warfare Command, which will employ autonomous, semiautonomous and unmanned platforms and systems to counter threats and challenges across the region.
