The Latest Breaking News from Lloyd Austin

Middle East crisis live: US plans more strikes in Middle East against Iran-backed groups, says national security adviser – as it happened

Jake Sullivan says there will be more steps in American response to Jordan drone attack that killed three soldiers

The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2024

US, UK Strike Dozens Of Huthi Targets In Yemen

The United States and Britain struck dozens of targets in Yemen on Saturday in response to repeated attacks on shipping by Iran-backed Huthi rebels that have disrupted global trade and put lives at risk.

International Business Times · Feb 3, 2024

US launches airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for deadly drone attack

President says ‘If you harm an American, we will respond’ as US forces strike in what is expected to be first of multiple attacks

The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2024

Biden, First Lady, Defense Secretary attend memorial for fallen soldiers

President Biden, accompanied by the first lady and defense secretary Lloyd Austin, attends the dignified transfer of 3 U.S. soldiers killed in Jordan, blam...

Top News · Feb 2, 2024

Lloyd Austin apologizes for hiding cancer diagnosis in press conference

In his first press conference after a secret battle with prostate cancer, Secretary Lloyd Austin took responsibility and apologized for keeping it undisclo...

Top News · Feb 2, 2024

Middle East crisis: UN agency calls Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as Israel says offensive will move into city – as it happened

Defence minister Yoav Gallant’s announcement comes despite presence of more than 1 million civilians in city

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2024

US Approves Strikes Against Iranian Targets in Syria, Iraq: Report

The plans for a multi-day strike reportedly come as a response to drone and rocket attacks targeting U.S. forces in the region, including the Sunday drone attack that killed three U.S. service members and injured 41 others at the Tower 22 base inside Jordan, close to the Syrian border.

International Business Times · Feb 2, 2024

US Defense Chief Apologizes For Secrecy Over Cancer

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologized on Thursday for concealing his prostate cancer diagnosis and hospitalization from President Joe Biden, the rest of the government, and the American public.

International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024

Defense Secretary Austin says he didn't handle news of hospitalization 'right'

The remarks cap a tumultuous few weeks for Austin after it emerged that he was hospitalized on New Year's Day and that no one knew for days that he had undergone surgery for prostate cancer.

WEKU · Feb 1, 2024

US orders reprisal strikes against Iranian-backed militia

Strikes expected to take place in Syria and possibly Iraq, after three US soldiers were killed at a base in Jordan

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024