There has been a calibrated de-escalation of tensions between the US and Iran, after a drone strike killed General Qassem Suleimani, the second most powerful man in Iran and most influential military commander in the region. MORE
Consider the following scenario: A Washington, DC–based, tax-exempt organization that bills itself as a think tank dedicated to the enhancement of a foreign country’s reputation within the United States, funded by billionaires closely aligned with MORE
“We are announcing additional sanctions on the Iranian regime as a result of the attack on U.S. and allied troops. Today’s sanctions are part of our commitment to stop the Iranian regime’s global terrorist activities.” MORE
Vice President Mike Pence responded Thursday to lawmakers, including Republicans, who lamented the lack of information shared by the Trump administration during classified congressional briefings on the killing of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, saying MORE
The crew of the Ukrainian jet that crashed in Tehran never made an emergency call and were trying to return to the airport while on fire, according to the initial investigative report from Iranian officals. MORE
After Iran launched missiles targeting two military bases in Iraq, Trump will make a statement. Of course, he announced his bigly plan via Twitter. Trump is expected to speak at 11 AM ET/8 AM PT. MORE
Added Live Stream-Stay safe, everyone! Iran launched missile strikes aimed at US troops in Iraq in what it said was retaliation for the killing last week of top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani. Al-Asad air base in MORE
Mary Louise Kelly: Foreign Minister, thank you. Our time is short, so I will be direct. Does Iran consider the U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani an act of war? Mohammad Javad Zarif: It’s an MORE
Again, Trump offers up NO evidence of an imminent attack. From CBS: President Trump reiterated threats against Iran during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the White House Tuesday, defending his decision MORE
“The US is not seeking a war with Iran but it is prepared to finish one.” Mark Esper-January 7, 2020 “The fact of the matter is Soleimani was caught red handed … one terrorist leader, MORE
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold a press conference Tuesday morning to address the situation in Iran. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m ET/7 a.m. PT.
Without any facts to back up her preposterous claim, Darling Nikki Haley went on the Sean Hannity show to throw out some fresh, bloody-rare red meat for the Cult to chew on and regurgitate. Dozens MORE
The threats started on Saturday evening when he tweeted a vow to respond to Iranian retaliation for Qassem Soleimani’s killing with an attack on “52 Iranian sites,” including locations “important to Iran & the Iranian culture.” American MORE
He says if the Iraqi Parliament’s vote to expel U.S. troops from the country goes through, it would be a “huge defeat” with consequences that would reverberate across the Middle East. “I think you MORE
Live Blog: Trump doubles down on striking Iran’s cultural sites even though Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. would not violate the law. “They’re allowed to kill our people. They’re allowed to torture MORE
Speaking from the presidential plane, Mr Trump said that if Iraq asked US forces to depart on an unfriendly basis, “we will charge them sanctions like they’ve never seen before, ever. It’ll make Iranian sanctions MORE
In a series of tweets, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick condemned the United States assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Token darling of Wing Nut World, Candace Owens, brought MORE
UPDATE: Iran pulls completely out of the ‘Iran Nuclear Deal.’ Iran said Sunday that it was ending its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in the wake of the U.S. strike that killed MORE
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has criticized Trump for his decision to kill Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, saying that the U.S. could be in a military conflict with Iran before his show airs again, and MORE
Trump gave a statement on the assassination of Qasem Soleimani from Mar a Lago on Friday. “We caught him in the act and terminated him.” -Donald J. Trump January 3, 2020. Trump also claimed “he MORE
Iranian officials have warned of a “vigorous vengeance” after General Qassem Soleimani, head of Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in a U.S. strike at Baghdad’s International Airport on Friday, and have MORE
Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has condemned the killing of Iran’s commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, suggesting it will “light the fuse” of war. The United States killed Soleimani, head MORE
BAGHDAD — The siege by supporters of an Iranian-backed militia at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad ended Wednesday after the militia ordered them to withdraw, bringing relief to the diplomats trapped inside and averting a potential MORE
US forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against five facilities the Pentagon says are tied to an Iranian-backed militia blamed for a series of attacks on joint US-Iraq military facilities housing American forces. The strikes occurred MORE
An American graduate student, who had been held for three years in Iran on suspicion of being a spy, is in “good spirits” after being freed from Iranian custody, a senior administration official said Saturday. Chinese-born MORE