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Syrian President Bashar Assad called the U.S. missile strike on an air base near Homs Thursday "reckless" and "irresponsible." (SANA via AP)

National Security

Bashar Assad: Trump’s air strike was ‘reckless, irresponsible behavior’

Kyle Feldscher · April 7, 2017 11:33 am

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that the United States should have only "modest expectations" when seeking cooperation with Russia, which is working against U.S. interests in many parts of the world. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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In London, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis takes aim at Moscow

Jamie McIntyre · March 31, 2017 12:08 pm

A long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile is fired by Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, during a maneuver, in an undisclosed location in Iran. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Omid Vahabzadeh)

National Security

Congress plans aggressive crackdown on Iran, but there’s one political wrinkle

Joel Gehrke · March 26, 2017 7:42 pm

North Korea launched a missile Wednesday morning that U.S. military commanders said exploded within seconds after it left the ground. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

National Security

North Korean missile explodes seconds after launch

Kyle Feldscher · March 22, 2017 11:29 am

A man watches a TV news program showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the country's Sohae launch site, at Seoul Railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Trump: Kim Jong Un is behaving ‘very, very badly’

Gabby Morrongiello · March 19, 2017 9:25 pm

South Korea's military has been on high-alert due to a series of North Korean missile tests and launches. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

National Security

Impeachment in South Korea won’t stop US missile defense plan

Joel Gehrke · March 10, 2017 8:11 pm

Tillerson will have to defend the deployment of a missile defense battery in South Korea that China regards as a threat, but he has a larger goal consulting with Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean leaders about how to contain the North Korean nuclear weapons threat. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Tillerson could float military response to North Korea during Asia trip

Joel Gehrke · March 7, 2017 9:03 pm

If North Korea were to make good on its threat to develop a missile with the range to strike the U.S. mainland, commanders would rely on a layer of the missile shield which consists of 36 interceptor missiles at Fort Greely, Ala., and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (AP Photo)

Can the US shoot down North Korean missiles?

Jamie McIntyre · March 6, 2017 5:01 am

News reports suggested President Trump turned Mar-a-lago's packed dining room into an "open-air situation room" after he was informed, while dining with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, that North Korea had carried out a ballistic missile test. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Ryan: Nothing classified was discussed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago dinner

Susan Ferrechio · February 14, 2017 4:12 pm

The IRGC arms-flow through these docks and shipping companies is a constant trend. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP, File)

National Security

Iran’s latest missile launch is the third since Trump won

Anna Giaritelli · February 9, 2017 12:13 am

A launcher and supporting vehicles. (Satellite image courtesy of ImageSat International)

National Security

Report: Iran pulls missile from launchpad

Anna Giaritelli · February 7, 2017 10:21 pm

President Trump issued a fresh round of sanctions against Iran on Friday in retaliation for the country's decision to test a ballistic missile over the weekend in violation of a United Nations resolution. (Amir Kholousi, ISNA via AP, File)

National Security

Trump sanctions 13 people, 12 companies in response to Iran’s missile test

Sarah Bedford · February 3, 2017 3:22 pm