Tag: Iran

"Some people are saying that they just decided to take a shortcut," John McCain told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday. "Now, whether it's that simple or not, I do not know." (AP Photo)

National Security

McCain: Detained sailors may have been taking ‘a shortcut’

Joel Gehrke · January 27, 2016 10:43 pm

U.N. to Iran: Cancel Holocaust cartoon contest

Kelly Cohen · January 27, 2016 7:19 pm

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass.,Â said he wants to be sure what happened in Iraq doesn't happen again in Afghanistan, when U.S. troops leave that country.Â (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

National Security

GOP, Dems push Obama on Iran sanctions

Susan Crabtree · January 27, 2016 6:25 pm

National Security

Ex-Navy SEAL lawmaker: Iranian capture of sailors ‘doesn’t add up’

Joel Gehrke · January 27, 2016 2:32 am

Sestak: Iran Nuclear Deal Helped Captured Sailors

Jim Swift · January 26, 2016 8:59 pm

The sailors were detained by Iran on Jan. 12 after accidentally sailing into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf due to navigational errors. (Sepahnews via AP)

National Security

Sailors detained by Iran arrive home in San Diego

Jacqueline Klimas · January 25, 2016 7:13 pm

Mike Pompeo said the Obama administration has fumbled on security issues, and he is working to use his role in Congress to minimize what he views as the damage the president has done. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Q&A: Why politicians need to understand encryption

Rudy Takala · January 24, 2016 5:01 am

But is the Democratic front-runner living in the past? (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Hillary goes hawkish on Sanders

W. James Antle III · January 24, 2016 5:01 am

Should we be surprised that President Obama made mention of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman or that a gun in his arsenal was linked to the Fast and Furious scandal? (AP Photo/Marco Ugarter)

Washington Secrets

Obama weekly report card: B+ from Zogby, ‘agenda building,’ C- from Babbin, ‘AWOL’

Paul Bedard · January 23, 2016 12:00 pm

Tired Iranians and Other ‘Facts’

The Scrapbook · January 22, 2016 6:10 am

Propitiating Iran

Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh · January 22, 2016 6:10 am

McCaul said the law Congress wrote only includes waivers for the military and government employees. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Breach of trust: Why Obama’s visa plan ticked off the GOP

Pete Kasperowicz · January 22, 2016 5:01 am