Lloyd Austin


Behind the scenes at the Pentagon on the day Hezbollah's pagers exploded - interview

This is the first time a senior US official is willing to discuss the behind-the-scenes events on the day Hezbollah’s pagers exploded.

(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were attacked.
 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani (not pictured) on the day of their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan December 10, 2024.

Austin to Katz: US to continue thwarting ISIS from reestablishing itself in Syria

 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attends a joint press conference during the 2024 Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, US, August 6, 2024.

Pentagon concerned over reports of Israeli strikes against Lebanese Armed Forces

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami speaks during the funeral ceremony of senior adviser for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, who was killed in an Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital Damascus, in Tehran, Iran December

'Don't count on THAAD' for protection: IRGC issues renewed threats to Israel


Western naiveté is undermining Israel's fight for survival – opinion

If Israel shifts to diplomatic pathways, it means victory for Iranian-backed terror groups and a death warrant for the Jewish state.

US DEFENSE Secretary Lloyd Austin welcomes Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon, in June. Austin’s demand ‘to pivot from military operations in Lebanon to a diplomatic pathway’ is naive, the writer argues.

US: Israel 'must pivot' from military action to diplomacy in Lebanon

Among the issues he also raised was his concern over a number of incidents along the Israeli-Lebanese border in which the IDF fired on the United Nations peacekeepers.

  IDF soldiers under the 91st Division conducted limited ground operations in southern Lebanon, October 10, 2024.

US deploys anti-ballistic system to Israel, Iran says ‘no red lines’

The decision would be implemented in an attempt to prepare for an Iranian response to an Israel strike.

 A U.S. Army soldier with Task Force Talon, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command looks inside his tool bag during a routine maintenance inspection of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, October 26, 2017.

Israel's national security is not a game to play - editorial

Since the beginning of the war, the Americans have been communicating mostly through Gallant as their primary channel instead of dealing directly with Netanyahu.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.

Netanyahu’s critical choice: Iran, the US, and Israel’s next move - analysis

Israel faces a dilemma: How much of their plans should they share with the US?

 US DEFENSE Secretary Lloyd Austin receives Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon, earlier this week.

Gallant: My US trips will have Netanyahu’s approval 

Netanyahu and Biden are now expected to speak on Wednesday. 

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024

Pentagon confirms Gallant's office canceled meeting with Austin

Austin was slated to travel to Israel late last month though his trip was cancelled due to escalating tensions with Lebanon.

 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli minister of Defense Yoav Galant hold a joint statements at HaKirya base in Tel Aviv on October 13, 2023.

US Defense Sec. Austin furious with Gallant over lack-of-notice on Nasrallah strike

Multiple times, the US has urged Israel to act less aggressively or not to take certain actions against Hezbollah, to avoid a larger regional war.

 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during the AUKUS Defence Ministers Meeting at Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.

Biden: Nasrallah's death was 'measure of justice' for his many victims

"Nasrallah's death from an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis, and Lebanese civilians," Biden said.

 US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on September 27, 2024 as he travels to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for the weekend.

Pentagon seeking more information before classifying Beirut strike as escalation of war

The Pentagon said it is assessing the event, but had no additional information or specifics to provide at this time.

 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin receives Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon in Washington, US, June 25, 2024.

US to Israel: Do not harm Americans during evacuation of Lebanon

There are thousands of American citizens in Lebanon, and a further escalation of the situation towards an all-out war could lead to an American decision to evacuate.

 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli minister of Defense Yoav Galant hold a joint statements at HaKirya base in Tel Aviv on October 13, 2023.