Tag: Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seen.

Iranian president: Trump worries war with Iran will ‘ruin’ 2020 chances

Zach Halaschak · February 17, 2020 5:35 pm

In this Jan. 25, 2018, photo, American troops coordinate with Iraqi counterparts to launch airstrikes and artillery from a small complex in the town of Qaim, Iraq. As the fight against IS in Syria grinds on, Iraqi troops stationed in western Iraq near the border continue to call on coalition forces for help sharing intelligence and launching strikes. Thousands of U.S. troops and billions of dollars spent by Washington helped bring down the Islamic State group in Iraq, but many of the divisions and problems that helped fuel the extremistsâ rise remain.

No injuries reported after rocket strike near US Embassy in Baghdad

Tim Pearce · February 16, 2020 8:25 pm

In this Jan. 19, 2012 photo, a plane flies over the mountains in south of the Strait of Hormuz as the trading dhows and ships are docked on the Persian Gulf waters near the town of Khasab, in Oman. Even as sanctions squeeze Iran ever tighter, there's one clandestine route that remains open for business: A short sea corridor connecting a rocky nub of Oman with the Iranian coast about 35 miles (60 kilometers) across the Gulf.

FAA says American flights can resume over Persian Gulf after restrictions during Iran tension

Zach Halaschak · February 15, 2020 3:38 pm

Beltway Confidential

Eight brave Senate Republicans put Constitution over party with Iran war powers resolution

Brad Polumbo · February 14, 2020 4:36 pm

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Is this how it ends?

Jamie McIntyre · February 14, 2020 4:00 am

Head of Iranian military: If Israel or US make ‘slightest error,’ Iran will attack

Zach Halaschak · February 13, 2020 10:36 pm

US warship seizes large missile shipment from Iran thought to be bound for Yemen rebels

Zach Halaschak · February 13, 2020 9:39 pm

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has proposed shutting down the government if President Obama refuses to defund Obamacare. (AP File)

‘We don’t want any more war’: Senate votes to curb Trump on Iran

Susan Ferrechio · February 13, 2020 7:15 pm

Beltway Confidential

Senate’s Iran resolution has a special operations problem

Tom Rogan · February 13, 2020 6:01 am

Congress urges Pentagon to take brain injury seriously as Trump downplays the damage

Cassidy Morrison · February 13, 2020 1:01 am

This photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following an airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, early Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump.

‘Not the time to show weakness’: Trump urges Senate vote against effort to limit Iran war powers

Zach Halaschak · February 12, 2020 8:23 pm

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., right, and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, rush to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017, for the scheduled cloture vote to end debate on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

Senate launches debate to curb Trump military power against Iran

Susan Ferrechio · February 12, 2020 5:01 am