Tag: Iran

Fired FBI director James Comey departs an open hearing with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence where he recounted a series of conversations with President Donald Trump as, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump Report Card: Too much defense overshadows his agenda

Paul Bedard · June 10, 2017 12:22 pm

The drone dropped what turned out to be a "dud munition," but still had other armaments when it was shot down. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

National Security

Pentagon dances around whether it shot down an Iranian drone

Jamie McIntyre · June 9, 2017 6:51 pm

He rejected any friendship with the United States. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Iranian foreign minister: Trump’s condolences for recent terrorist attacks in Iran ‘repugnant’

Leah DePiero · June 8, 2017 8:17 pm

Every time Iranian agents kill or repress Sunnis, Sunni jihadist groups like the Islamic State benefit. Iran's malfeasance allows the Islamic State to sell the message: "Join us or live in slavery." (SANA via AP)

Beltway Confidential

In Syria, Iran and the Islamic State are mutually dependent

Tom Rogan · June 8, 2017 8:11 pm

Senate lawmakers plan to broaden sanctions on Iran, following a rubric designed to increase pressure on the regime in ways that stop short of violating the nuclear agreement. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

Government adviser: Obama’s Justice Department feared ‘reprisal’ for prosecuting Iran allies

Joel Gehrke · June 8, 2017 7:49 pm

The U.S. shot down an armed drone and bombed pro-Assad forces on the ground who have violated a U.S.-declared de-confliction zone in southern Syria, a U.S. military spokesman said. The drone dropped a munition and it still had other armaments on it when it was shot down by a U.S. warplane. (AP Photo, File)

National Security

US shoots down armed drone, bombs pro-regime forces in Syria

Jamie McIntyre · June 8, 2017 4:36 pm

It was his first comment on the terror attack Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Trump on Tehran terrorist attack: Iran ‘falling victim to the evil they promote’

Alex Pappas · June 7, 2017 8:32 pm

Masoud Barzani, president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, made a major Twitter announcement earlier today: The region will hold an independence referendum on Sept. 25. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Beltway Confidential

What will the Kurdish independence referendum mean for Iraq and the rest of the Middle East?

Tom Rogan · June 7, 2017 7:24 pm

Lawmakers will weigh adopting the sanctions as Congress begins to delve deeper into Russia's efforts to undermine the presidential election and whether Russian operatives collaborated with officials working for President Trump's campaign. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Senate advances bill that could sanction Russia over 2016 election

Susan Ferrechio · June 7, 2017 6:15 pm

Members of Congress still criticized the Iranians in the wake of the attack. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

National Security

US condemns ISIS attack in Iran

Joel Gehrke · June 7, 2017 5:03 pm

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., argued Wednesday that the Senate should delay voting on an Iran sanctions bill as a goodwill gesture following a pair of terrorist attacks on the rogue regime launched by the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Senate Democrat seeks delay of Iran sanctions vote after ISIS attack

Joel Gehrke · June 7, 2017 3:39 pm

Gunmen attacked the Iranian Parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran, killing at least 12 people and wounding many others. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Beltway Confidential

Iran under attack: What to expect

Tom Rogan · June 7, 2017 3:39 pm