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“Together with our partners, we defeated that attack,” said President Biden of the recent Iranian airstrikes in Israel and the response by the United States and its allies. The president add…

Retired Navy Captain Gene Moran talked about the military strategy behind the U.S. strikes against Iran-backed targets in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen and whether they’ve been effective.

Defense Department Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh briefed reporters about foreign policy issues, including starting meetings on the U.S.-Iraq Higher Military Commission and Turkey’s appro…

Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder briefed reporters at the Pentagon on several issues, including Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and a U.S. military strik…

Secretary of State Blinken spoke briefly with reporters following meetings with officials in Baghdad, Iraq, amid the war between Israel and Hamas. He spoke about the threats against U.S. per…

This was a discussion about President George W. Bush’s 2007 decision to increase American troop levels in Iraq. Former Bush administration officials Meghan O’Sullivan and Peter Feaver recoun…

Iraq experts discussed the future of the country and its government after the Iraqi finance minister resigned due to political turmoil. The conversation, which was hosted by The Atlantic Cou…

Phil Klay, an Iraq war veteran and the author of Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War, talked about the impact of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on American so…

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Minister Jumah Inad Sadun al-Jaburi, Iraq’s Minister of Defense, in Manama, Bahrain, during the annual Manama Dialogue. Secretary Austin confirmed …

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider a joint resolution that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq. Lawmak…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi made remarks before a meeting at the U.S. Capitol.

President Biden met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in the Oval Office at the White House. Following statements by both leaders, President Biden was asked about the U.S. role in…

Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), a member of the Armed Services Committee, talked about the U.S. air strikes on Iranian militants in Iraq and congressional news of the day.

Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) talked about 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which they were trying to repeal with bipartisan legislation …

This is the third and last program that looked back at President George W. Bush’s 2007 Iraq surge decision to increase American troop levels. A panel of scholars responded to previous observ…

Former George W. Bush administration officials talked about the planning leading up to the 2007 surge of American troop levels in Iraq, including what they described as myths and misundersta…

Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby briefed reporters on a rocket attack on an air base in western Iraq that resulted in the death of a civilian contractor from a cardiac incident. No…

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley outlined defense priorities and national security challenges at a virtual event hosted by the Brookings Institution. In remarks, General Mille…