(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Prior to President Donald Trump authorizing targeted strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday, federal agents and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have been arresting Iranian nationals, nearly all men, in the U.S. illegally. In the last few months, federal prosecutors have also...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Sunday called into question the future of Iran's ruling theocracy after bombing the country’s nuclear sites on behalf of Israel, seemingly contradicting his administration's earlier calls to resume negotiations and avoid an escalation in fighting.
“It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian media reported on Sunday that Iran’s parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities, a step that could significantly impact the global oil markets and economy.
Esmaeil Kowsari, a senior Iranian lawmaker, said it was...
(Headline USA) The Pentagon’s surprise attack on three of Iranian nuclear sites Saturday nights had apparently been in the works for about a year, with the U.S. and Israel having practiced the operation during the Biden administration.
“It was the first exercise that war-gamed an offensive strike against Iran’s nuclear program,”...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) President Donald Trump is expected to return to the White House Saturday evening to meet with his national security team amid unconfirmed reports that B-2 bombers are on the move.
The Center Square can confirm the president is scheduled to return to the White House...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Call it a Qatari Occupied Government?
Tucker Carlson faces accusations of acting as a Qatari propagandist as he pushes against U.S. support for Israel's war in Iran. Carlson vehemently denies the allegations, and his supporters have noted that there's no proof to them.
The accusations were amplified...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused the media of misrepresenting her statement in March that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon. The shift followed attacks on America’s top intelligence official by President Donald Trump.
On Friday, Gabbard posted a clip of her March Senate testimony to...
(Headline USA) The family of a retired FBI agent presumed dead after vanishing in Iran 18 years ago is calling for any deal between the United States and Iran to include the return of his remains.
Robert Levinson disappeared on March 9, 2007, when he was scheduled to meet a...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A senior Israeli intelligence official told NBC News on Thursday that Israel intercepted only 65% of the missiles Iran fired at Israeli territory over the previous 24 hours, as the Iranian military has started firing more advanced weapons.
“Iran still has very advanced missiles, and they are making...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has told US officials that in order to destroy Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant, which is buried deep underground, the US may need to drop a nuclear weapon, The Guardian has reported.
According to the report, Pentagon officials who received the briefing...
(José Niño, Headline USA) The integrity of political polling is under the microscope after GrayHouse, a Republican-aligned firm, published results suggesting overwhelming support for U.S. involvement in Israel’s conflict with Iran.
On Tuesday, a heated controversy erupted over the credibility and motives of GrayHouse, a political polling firm led by...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in a statement released by the White House on Thursday that he will make a decision on whether or not to directly enter the Israel-Iran war by launching airstrikes within two weeks.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read the statement at a press briefing. “Based...