National Security

44 articles in the National Security category.

President Trump speaks at the Pentagon 9/11 memorial on September 11, 2026. -- Image: Screenshot from the @RapidResponse47 X account
US NewsNational SecuritySeptember 12, 2026

Trump at the Pentagon: “That’s Why We Fight Today”

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the Pentagon on Friday rather than at Ground Zero in New York, where Vice President JD Vance represented the White House. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has barred speeches at the...

The IRAN Conflict. Image created with Grok.
US NewsNational SecuritySeptember 8, 2026

U.S. Hits IRGC Tankers After Missile Attacks on Navy Ships

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. forces struck multiple Iranian oil tankers tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday after further attempted ballistic-missile attacks on a Navy warship, a U.S. official told the Associated Press and Al-Monitor. Iranian state television reported hits near...

Joint Task Force Southern Border personnel use the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to engage and defeat three hostile unmanned aerial systems along the U.S. southern border, Aug. 25, 2026.
US NewsNational SecuritySeptember 7, 2026

U.S. Forces Took Down About 100 Suspected Cartel Drones on the Southern Border in August

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. forces assigned to the southern border took down approximately 100 suspected cartel drones in August, a senior War Department official told Fox News, the first time the Pentagon has put a monthly number on the fight. Joint Task Force–Southern Border carried out the...

Screenshot from video posted on the @HouseGOP X page
US NewsNational SecuritySeptember 6, 2026

U.S. Forces Board and Sink Cartel Fuel Ships Off Ecuador; Crews Removed First (Video)

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. forces operating with Ecuador near the eastern Pacific shipping lanes intercepted and destroyed commercial vessels the Pentagon says were being used as floating gas stations for boats moving narcotics toward the United States, U.S. Southern Command and officials familiar...

President Trump watches the start of Operation Epic from Mar-a-Lago.
US NewsNational SecuritySeptember 5, 2026

Trump Says U.S. May Hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “Very Soon”

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump said Friday the United States may strike Iran’s underground complex known as Pickaxe Mountain “very soon” if activity is detected there. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after this week’s renewed strikes and his comments on U.S. control of the...

DOJ Seizes $560,000 in Hamas Crypto, Takes Over Recruitment Sites — Thousands of Donor IDs
US NewsNational SecuritySeptember 3, 2026

DOJ Seizes $560,000 in Hamas Crypto, Takes Over Recruitment Sites — Thousands of Donor IDs

By RWTNews Staff

The Justice Department announced this week that court-authorized seizures allowed the FBI to take approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency destined for Hamas and to seize domains and servers used by the group’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, to raise money and recruit...

President Trump watches the start of Operation Epic from Mar-a-Lago.
US NewsNational SecuritySeptember 3, 2026

Trump: Hormuz Under U.S. Control — More Iran Strikes Ready “Anytime We Want”

By Tommy Flynn

President Trump said Wednesday that overnight U.S. strikes on Iran were “a very heavy attack,” that American forces destroyed new Iranian equipment along the Strait of Hormuz, and that the military is prepared to hit again “any time we want.” Asked how long the renewed bombing...

President Donald Trump speaks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, May 22, 2026. Photo: Joyce N. Boghosian / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work
US NewsNational SecuritySeptember 1, 2026

Trump: Iran Is a “Failed Nation” — U.S. Hits More IRGC Targets as Tehran Fires on Jordan

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. Central Command said American forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran at noon Eastern time Tuesday, after what it described as attempted IRGC attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against U.S. troops in the region. The...