Tag: Iran

President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., attend the 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in Washington.

Pelosi: Trump not authorized to use military force in Iran

Susan Ferrechio · May 16, 2019 4:31 pm

Rep. John Garamendi and Maj Gen Christopher Ghika.

National Security

Democrat backs British general on Iran over ‘pathological liar’ Trump

Diana Stancy Correll · May 16, 2019 1:44 pm

In this Sunday, May 12, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35A Lightning II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 28th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, at an undisclosed location. The White House ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf region on May 4.

Beltway Confidential

Here’s how you’ll know we’re about to go to war with Iran — right now, we’re not

Tom Rogan · May 16, 2019 9:40 am

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said world leaders in Asia are unhappy with all three candidates left in the race for president. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Cotton denounces ‘outlaw regime’ Iran

Joel Gehrke · May 16, 2019 2:51 am

In this Friday, May 10, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Navy, logistics specialists prepare to attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf. The aircraft carrier strike group is being deployed to the Persian Gulf to counter an alleged but still-unspecified threat from Iran.

Two countries suspend military training operations in Iraq after US warning

Zach Halaschak · May 15, 2019 7:17 pm

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

Beltway Confidential

Ted Cruz slams ‘Orwellian’ Trump administration official for stonewalling about allowing Iranian nuclear research

Philip Klein · May 15, 2019 6:22 pm

Maj. Gen. Chris Ghika of the United Kingdom is photographed in Iraq.

Pentagon publicly rebukes top British general on Iran threat

Russ Read · May 15, 2019 6:08 pm

Crossed swords monument in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 21, 2009.

National Security

State Department orders all non-emergency US employees to leave Iraq

Julio Rosas · May 15, 2019 11:08 am

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, right, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Planning for war in Iran is very different from mobilizing for war in Iran

Daniel DePetris · May 14, 2019 7:08 pm

A fighter jet flies over Iranian flags during the army parade commemorating National Army Day in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran.

Beltway Confidential

Relax, the New York Times’ Iran report doesn’t mean war

Tom Rogan · May 14, 2019 6:25 pm

In this May 3, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Navy, An F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA 25 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The U.S. is dispatching the USS Abraham Lincoln and other military resources to the Middle East following "clear indications" that Iran and its proxy forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, according to a defense official on May 5, 2019.

Trump would consider sending ‘a hell of a lot more’ than 120,000 troops to Middle East

Emily Ward · May 14, 2019 3:59 pm

This photo provided by the United Arab Emirates' National Media Council shows the Saudi-flagged oil tanker Al Marzoqah off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Monday.

Energy and Environment

Initial US analysis shows Iran likely behind attack on Saudi oil tankers

Diana Stancy Correll · May 13, 2019 11:58 pm