Tag: Iran

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby holds a press briefing, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2021.

National Security

Pentagon insists Syria strike ‘very strong signal’ despite pinprick claim by militants

Abraham Mahshie · March 1, 2021 8:15 pm

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. The panel is considering Ratcliffe's nomination for director of national intelligence.

Tom Cotton encouraged by Biden’s military strike against Iran-backed militias

David M. Drucker · February 27, 2021 6:04 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters before the House votes to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package. Pelosi is flanked by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.

Washington Secrets

White House Report Card: COVID $1.9 trillion win, likely loss of budget chief pick

Paul Bedard · February 27, 2021 5:52 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), left, and Vice President Joe Biden, walk through Statuary Hall on their way to a joint session of Congress to count the votes in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. It's official: Congress has tallied the Electoral College votes and Donald Trump has been elected president.

National Security

McConnell backs Biden ordering airstrikes in Syria

Zach Halaschak · February 27, 2021 1:09 am

President Joe Biden talks with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as they tour the Harris County Emergency Operations Center, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Houston.

‘Be careful’: Biden says Syria airstrikes are warning to Iran

Rob Crilly · February 26, 2021 11:15 pm

Biden Syria strikes dodge difficult clash with Iran in Iraq

Joel Gehrke · February 26, 2021 8:55 pm

An Iraqi volunteer force chant slogans against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during training in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 25, 2014, after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents. Shiite militias responding to a call to arms by Iraq's top cleric are focused on protecting the capital and Shiite shrines.(AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)

National Security

Pentagon dismisses notion of delayed Syria strike and finally blames Iran for rocket attacks in Iraq

Abraham Mahshie · February 26, 2021 7:59 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018 file photo, a video image of Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is played during an event to remember Khashoggi, in Washington. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanâs first trip abroad since the killing of Khashoggi will offer an early indication of whether he will face any repercussions. The prince is visiting close allies in the Middle East before attending the Group of 20 Summit in Argentina, where he will come face to face with Trump, who appears keen to preserve their friendship, as well as European leaders and Turkeyâs president, who has stepped up pressure on the kingdom.

Beltway Confidential

Don’t misread the Khashoggi report

Tom Rogan · February 26, 2021 7:27 pm

From the way certain members of the press tell it, Biden hit a home run.

National Security

Biden mum on strikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria as Democrats call for explanation

Abraham Mahshie · February 26, 2021 4:12 pm

Biden should follow Trump on the Middle East, not Obama

Fred Barnes · February 26, 2021 4:00 am

On December23, 2020, Carlos Telleldin was cleared of derailing an investigation into the 1994 bombing of the Argentina Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Magazine - Features

An Iran that doesn’t exist

Melissa Langsam Braunstein · February 26, 2021 4:00 am

In this file photo released Jan. 16, 2021, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a missile is launched in a drill in Iran.

Biden’s Iran appeasement

Saeed Ghasseminejad and Alireza Nader · February 26, 2021 4:00 am