The United States has delivered over 5‚000 firearms and hundreds of thousands of rounds to Ukraine';s military after obtaining the weapons from Iran';s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).According to U.S. Central Command‚ over 5‚000 AK-47s‚ machine guns‚ sniper rifles and RPG-7s were sent to the Ukrainian armed forces last week‚ alongside 500‚000 rounds of ammunition. The equipment is enough to arm one Ukrainian brigade‚ read apost to X‚ formerlyTwitterfrom Central...

The U.S. government is transferring seized firearms and ammunition to Ukraine as purchases of new firearms and supplies are hindered by House Republicans continued opposition to funding requests for that country.U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)posted to X‚ On Apr. 4‚ 2024‚ the U.S. government transferred over 5‚000 AK-47s‚ machine guns‚ sniper rifles‚ RPG-7s and over 500‚000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces. This constitutes enough materiel to equip one UKR...

The United States has transferred to Ukraine thousands of infantry weapons and more than 500‚000 rounds of ammunition that were seized more than a year ago as they were being shipped by Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen.The US military said the transfer was made on April 4‚ the latest military assistance that US President Joe Bidens administration has provided to Kyiv following Russias full-scale invasion.Democrat Biden has been blocked from providing further US weaponry to Kyiv by...

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Former President Donald Trump criticized state supreme courts in Arizona and Florida Wednesday for going too far with recent abortion rulings two days after he said decisions on regulating the procedure should be left up to the states.Yeah‚ they did‚ the presumptive GOP nominee told reporters when asked if the Arizona Supreme Court had gone too far in ruling that an 1864 abortion ban containing no exceptions for rape or incest could take effect.And as you know‚ its all about...