Trial in Bombing of U.S.S. Cole Is Postponed Until June 2026

The trial had been set to begin on Oct. 6, days before the 25th anniversary of the attack that killed 17 U.S. sailors on the destroyer Cole.

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Defendant in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case Signs Plea Offer

The Saudi prisoner agreed to the settlement to avoid a death-penalty trial, his lawyer said, but it has yet to reach the defense secretary.

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Defense Secretary Takes Control of Plea Deals in War Crimes Cases

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III stripped his appointee of plea deal authority in a memo on Monday, which the Pentagon has not yet made public.

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