Tag: Israel

Beltway Confidential

Trump elevates strategic ambiguity to an art form

Peter Laffin · June 18, 2025 12:54 pm

Israel says Iran’s internal security HQ destroyed, latest step towards forcing regime change

Timothy Nerozzi · June 18, 2025 12:48 pm

John Bolton: Trump ‘conflicted’ over Israel-Iran conflict because he’s ‘not the star of the show’

Mike Brest · June 18, 2025 12:25 pm

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, on his way back to Washington.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Trump understands the significance of Iran

Hugh Hewitt · June 18, 2025 11:31 am

President Donald Trump played coy with reporters at the White House on Wednesday when pressed for updates regarding the Israel-Iran war, signaling he has not fully made up his mind to involve U.S. military assets in the campaign.

Trump: ‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’ on Iran

Christian Datoc · June 18, 2025 11:14 am

From left, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen to remarks during a Hanukkah gathering at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

Democratic split on US involvement in Iran spells more trouble for Schumer

Emily Hallas · June 18, 2025 10:48 am

Vice President JD Vance, center, his wife Usha Vance, back left, and their children arrive for a parade to honor the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington.

How JD Vance’s defense of Trump is different from other VPs backing their boss

W. James Antle III · June 18, 2025 9:17 am

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1989 death of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini at his shrine just outside Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2025.

Khamenei rejects Trump’s call for surrender, issues warning if US intervenes

Brady Knox · June 18, 2025 8:50 am

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

Yes, Iran was on the verge of obtaining nuclear weapons

David Harsanyi · June 18, 2025 8:00 am

Daily on Defense

Trump demands Iran’s ‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.’ And now we wait.

Jamie McIntyre · June 18, 2025 7:09 am

Carlson hounds Cruz about US involvement in Israeli strikes on Iran: ‘You just said we’

Ross O'Keefe · June 17, 2025 10:44 pm

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, on his way back to Washington.

Trump announces 11 am flag raising as world awaits possible US military action in Iran

Ross O'Keefe · June 17, 2025 9:49 pm