Trump 'considering military action' against Tehran
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The US and Israel believed that military superiority would be enough to humble Iran. It looks as if they were wrong.
Trump cited the War Powers Resolution to declare the Iran conflict over, but Iranian attacks on U.S. ships during Project Freedom tell a different story.
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Six weeks of U.S. and Israeli bombardment have served to degrade Iran’s nuclear facilities and cripple parts of its military. But the Islamic Republic’s offensive capabilities have been built up over nearly 50 years,
As Operation Epic Fury continues in Iran and President Donald Trump seeks a permanent end to hostilities, the president also faces a looming deadline for congressional authorization of the conflict -- that, if not granted, could terminate the operation.
We write this recently returned from Doha, Qatar, where the background sounds of air raid sirens warning of incoming Iranian missiles have thankfully gone quiet. Civilians are no longer being told to take shelter, and Qatar Airways believes the airspace is ...
As the 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline for the Iran conflict expires, the Trump administration faces partisan clashes in Congress, fresh intelligence undermining Pentagon claims, and a deeply divided public. While U.S. forces maintain a blockade and ...
The U.S. naval blockade of Iran is just an example of "polite" behavior during the ongoing ceasefire and U.S. forces are ready to strike Iran's power plants and energy industry if ordered, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. US senators voted 52–47, largely along party lines, against a war powers resolution on Wednesday afternoon that would have stopped the ...
Pakistan, May 8 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran's missile and launcher stockpiles have increased significantly compared to levels before February 28. He claimed that Iran's defensive readiness has risen sharply despite ongoing regional tensions and military pressure.