Tag: Iran

Justin Amash, Donald Trump, and Rand Paul

‘Feckless’: Rand Paul sounds alarm over Trump going to war without backing of Congress

Zach Halaschak · January 3, 2020 3:39 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen.

National Security

‘Trump deserves all the credit’: Netanyahu says Israel stands with US in killing of Soleimani

Zach Halaschak · January 3, 2020 3:31 pm

‘Reckless move’: 2020 Democrats lash Trump for killing Soleimani

Emily Brooks · January 3, 2020 3:29 pm

‘Crush the economy’: Graham urged Trump to target Iran’s oil refineries following Soleimani’s death

Madison Dibble · January 3, 2020 3:18 pm

Khamenei is saying the fate of a historic nuclear deal with world powers is still unclear as lawmakers in both the Islamic Republic and the U.S. review it. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

‘Revenge awaits’: Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei promises retribution for drone strikes

Spencer Neale · January 3, 2020 3:09 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

National Security

Pelosi briefed Thursday night after strike killing Soleimani

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2020 2:54 pm

Saddam Hussein, Moammar Gadhafi, Qassem Soleimani

Beltway Confidential

The benefits of killing Qassem Soleimani are mostly clear, but do we know the costs?

Timothy P. Carney · January 3, 2020 2:36 pm

Beltway Confidential

Iran's terror master is dead, and the US economy is alive

Hugo Gurdon · January 3, 2020 2:23 pm

Pompeo: Imminent threat forced US to take out Soleimani

Madison Dibble · January 3, 2020 2:08 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Washington.

‘$1.7 billion in unmarked bills’: Cruz rips Obama speechwriter for condemning Trump’s actions in Iran

Madison Dibble · January 3, 2020 1:57 pm

Beltway Confidential

Three of the silliest tweets opposing the killing of Qassem Soleimani

Tom Rogan · January 3, 2020 1:55 pm

Protesters burn a U.S. flag during a demonstration over the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 3, 2020. Iran has vowed "harsh retaliation" for the U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed Tehran's top general and the architect of its interventions across the Middle East.

Beltway Confidential

Killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani will bring violent chaos to the Middle East

Daniel DePetris · January 3, 2020 1:25 pm