Tag: Iran

A collage of President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Beltway Confidential

How US intelligence is guiding the Iran war effort

John Schindler · March 5, 2026 6:30 am

Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.

Beltway Confidential

Beware the Reza Pahlavi boosters

John Schindler · March 5, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., center, joined by, from left, Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Democrats’ Iran criticism risks political blowback: ‘Reflexive anti-Trumpism’

Naomi Lim · March 5, 2026 6:00 am

This image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows a Tactical Operations Center at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

Pentagon identifies two other soldiers killed in Kuwait drone attack

Claire Carter · March 4, 2026 9:29 pm

Surrounded by crowds, President Woodrow Wilson throws out the first ball at a baseball game in Washington in this 1916 photo. (AP Photo)

Trump avoiding repeating history in Iran

Michael Barone · March 4, 2026 6:32 pm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Starmer defends waffling on Iran: ‘Hanging on to President Trump’s latest words’ is not ‘special relationship in action’

Timothy Nerozzi · March 4, 2026 5:48 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington

Trump avoids Iran setback with Senate war powers vote

Ramsey Touchberry · March 4, 2026 5:28 pm

President Donald Trump walks into the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House to speak to members of the media, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Iran was two weeks away from nuclear weapon, forcing US strike

Claire Carter · March 4, 2026 4:50 pm

Camera shows IRIS Dena sinking that had approximately 180 sailors aboard.

Beltway Confidential

Why the submarine attack is brutal but good news

Tom Rogan · March 4, 2026 4:17 pm

Passengers deplane from an aircraft in Prague

White House and State Department defend evacuation strategies for US citizens

Timothy Nerozzi · March 4, 2026 3:18 pm

President Donald Trump will attend the soon-to-be-held dignified transfer of six American service members killed so far in Operation Epic Fury. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump to attend dignified transfer of six US service members killed by Iran

Christian Datoc · March 4, 2026 2:33 pm

President Donald Trump has flooded the zone on Iran this week, deploying top administration officials to win over the public regarding the ongoing military operation. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

‘Too many cooks’: Is flooding the zone hurting Trump’s Iran message?

Christian Datoc · March 4, 2026 1:52 pm