Trump risks nuclear crisis in Iran
President Trump is increasingly facing the possibility of a nuclear crisis with Iran, as Tehran takes its biggest step back from the 2015 nuclear deal.Iran’s decision to stop adhering to limits in the...
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday indicated that the U.S. would not launch attacks on Iranian cultural sites, breaking with President Trump's threat to target those sites if Iranian-backed forces...
View ArticleTrump administration officials begin drafting potential Iraq sanctions after...
Senior administration officials have reportedly begun drawing up potential economic sanctions against Iraq in the wake of President Trump's threat to impose sanctions should the country force American...
View ArticleChinese students arrested on charges of photographing US military base
Two Chinese students have reportedly been arrested on charges of photographing a U.S. military base over the weekend in Key West, Fla.The two students from the University of Michigan appeared in...
View ArticleTrump: It's not 'the right point' for US to leave Iraq
President Trump said Tuesday a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq was not imminent amid the fallout of the operation that killed a top Iranian general while he was in Baghdad."Eventually we want to be able to...
View ArticleEsper: 'Fully confident' Trump won't give 'illegal...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday said he was “fully confident” that President Trump would not give the Pentagon an illegal order to target any Iranian cultural centers.“I am fully confident that...
View ArticleCanada moving some of its military from Iraq
Canada will remove some military personnel from Iraq amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran and a nonbinding vote by Iraq’s Parliament to expel foreign troops, the chief of Canada’s Defense...
View ArticleTrump defense chief: US not seeking war with Iran but 'prepared to...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday said that the United States is not looking to start a war with Iran but is “prepared to finish one.”“The United States is not seeking a war with Iran, but we are...
View ArticleProgressives push for votes to block funding for war against Iran
House progressives on Tuesday called for votes on legislation to block funding for military action against Iran and on repealing the 2002 authorization of military force that would go beyond an...
View ArticleSenate Republican blocks unanimous consent on resolution calling targeting...
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) blocked passage of a resolution on Tuesday that classified attacks on cultural sites as "war crimes." Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) tried to...
View ArticleMissiles hit Iraq bases housing US troops; Iran claims responsibility
President Trump said he plans to address the country on Wednesday morning after Iran claimed responsibility for the launch of missiles at a pair of military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops and...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Iran takes credit for rocket attack on US base | Trump...
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View Article'It's a spiral now': Democrats say they're not surprised...
Tuesday's attack on a U.S. military base in Iraq quickly sent shock waves through the Capitol, where lawmakers were scrambling to learn the details and formulate a response.But even in the earliest...
View Article'All is well' Trump tweets after Iran hits Iraq bases housing US...
President Trump late Tuesday said "all is well" after Iran fired missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. troops and coalition personnel, adding that he would make a statement Wednesday...
View ArticleGraham: Iran missile attack 'an act of war'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called Iran's decision to launch missiles at Iraqi bases that house U.S. military personnel "an act of war" and warned that unless Tehran backs down it will be "out of the...
View ArticleLawmakers clash on war powers after Soleimani strike
Friction is flaring in Congress between defense hawks and opponents of so-called forever wars after President Trump’s order to kill a top Iranian general.The clash has made for some unlikely...
View ArticleUS had advance warning of Iranian missile assault: report
A U.S. official on Wednesday said that authorities received advance warning of the Iranian missile strikes that damaged two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops and coalition forces on Tuesday, allowing...
View ArticleArmy warning of fake texts telling people they've been drafted
The U.S. Army is warning Americans not believe any text messages they receive that say that they've been drafted.The Army's recruiting wing said in an "urgent" statement on Tuesday that "fraudulent...
View ArticleDemocrats ramp up calls for war powers vote after Iran strike
House Democrats emerging from a closed-door meeting Wednesday morning renewed their calls for a vote this week on a resolution that would curtail President Trump’s war powers pertaining to the conflict...
View ArticleRead: Trump's remarks on Iran
President Trump said on Wednesday that Iran "appears to be standing down" after Tehran launched missiles at Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops.“I’m pleased to inform you, the American people...
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