The Latest Breaking News from National Security

Five key takeaways from Biden’s National Security Strategy

Report on US security and foreign policy priorities focuses on competition with China and efforts to constrain Russia.

Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022

US will soon need to deter two major nuclear powers for first time, White House says

New national security strategy warns of Russia as more immediate threat and China as long-term competitor

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2022

Biden global strategy tackles China, Russia, domestic needs

The White House has laid out a national security strategy aimed at checking an ascendant China and a more assertive Russia

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Ex-NSA worker accused of selling secrets ordered detained

A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado accused of trying to sell classified information to Russia will remain behind bars while he is prosecuted

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

US could assassinate Putin if Russia uses nuclear weapon in Ukraine, claims John Bolton

‘You can ask Qasem Soleimani in Iran what happens when we decide somebody is a threat to the US’

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Suspected spy met with Trump in NJ

Investigators believe he may have infiltrated U.S. politics as part of a Chinese intelligence operation

Salon · Oct 11, 2022

Biden vows consequences for Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ decision

President Joe Biden pledged on Tuesday "there will be consequences" for U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced last week that it would cut its oil production target over U.S. objections.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Lavrov Says Russia Open to Talks with West, Awaiting Serious Proposal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was open to talks with the West on the Ukraine war but had yet to receive any serious proposal to negotiate. In an interview on state TV, Lavrov said officials including White House national security spokesman John Kirby had said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

Iran’s Crackdown on Protests Intensifies in Kurdish Region

Iran intensified its crackdown Tuesday on Kurdish areas in the country's west as protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police rage on, activists said. Riot police fired into at least one neighborhood in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province, as Amnesty International…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 11, 2022

Israel satisfied with draft of maritime border deal with Lebanon, Israeli official says

Israel is satisfied with the final draft of a U.S.-mediated maritime border deal with Lebanon, Israel's National Security Council head Eyal Hulata said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022