Trump Calls for a ‘Clear and Unified Message’ Against the Iranian Regime by Bradley Cortright January 8, 2020 10 "The United States is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it." Read moreDetails
Nikki Haley Defends Her Remark That Democrats Are ‘Mourning’ the Death of Iranian’s Top General by Madison Summers January 8, 2020 11 "Mourning comes in different forms. Read moreDetails
Nearly Half of Americans Approve of Trump’s Order of Airstrike That Killed Iran’s Top General by Bradley Cortright January 8, 2020 3 Forty-seven percent of Americans say they support the strike. Read moreDetails
Iranian Authorities Won’t Hand Over Black Box of Ukraine Plane That Crashed in Iran to Boeing by Madison Summers January 8, 2020 10 It is also unsure what country the black box will be sent to. Read moreDetails
Pelosi Calls for an End to ‘Needless Provocations’ From Trump Administration After Iranian Missile Attack by Bradley Cortright January 8, 2020 0 "Closely monitoring the situation following bombings targeting U.S. troops in Iraq." Read moreDetails
Trump Appears to Take a Step Back on His Threat to Target Cultural Sites in Iran by Madison Summers January 8, 2020 3 "I like to obey the law." Read moreDetails
Graham Calls Iranian Missile Attack ‘an Act of War,’ Says Trump Has the Authority to Respond by Bradley Cortright January 8, 2020 0 "I just got off the phone with the president. Your fate is in your own hands, in terms of the regime’s economic viability." Read moreDetails
Ukrainian Airliner Crashes in Iran, Killing 176 by Reuters January 8, 2020 18 The accident occurred as confrontation between Iran and the United States threatens to trigger a wider conflict in the Middle East. Read moreDetails
Avenging General’s Killing, Iran Strikes at U.S. Troops in Iraq, Trump Weighs Response by Reuters January 8, 2020 18 The next move appeared to lie with Washington. Read moreDetails
U.S. Ready to Finish Any War Started With Iran: Defense Secretary by Reuters January 8, 2020 10 "We are not looking to start a war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one." Read moreDetails
‘The Death of Diplomacy With Iran’: Rand Paul Calls the Situation After Soleimani’s Death ‘Sad’ by Bradley Cortright January 7, 2020 7 "I don’t see an off-ramp. I don’t see a way out of this.” Read moreDetails
‘Tweets, Threats and Tantrums’: Biden Slams Trump’s Handling of Iran Tensions by Alex Thomas January 7, 2020 0 Joe Biden slammed Trump's handling of the escalating tensions with Iran. Read moreDetails
McConnell Urges Lawmakers to Wait for Facts on Soleimani Killing by Reuters January 7, 2020 25 "Rushed to split hairs about intelligence before being briefed on it." Read moreDetails
McCain Continues to Press Warren on Whether Soleimani Is a Terrorist Until She Says He Is by Bradley Cortright January 7, 2020 5 "The question is, what is the response that the President of the United States should make?" Read moreDetails
Pompeo Accuses Iran of Undermining Afghanistan Peace Efforts by Reuters January 7, 2020 6 Pompeo leveled his charge amid an escalating crisis with Iran. Read moreDetails
Soleimani Was Not in Baghdad on a Diplomatic Mission: Pompeo by Reuters January 7, 2020 6 "He was continuing the terror campaign in the region." Read moreDetails
Graham Says He Told Trump Cultural, Religious Sites in Iran Are ‘Not Lawful Targets’ by Madison Summers January 7, 2020 2 "Cultural sites, religious sites are not lawful targets." Read moreDetails
Nikki Haley: The Only Ones Mourning Soleimani Are the Democrats by Bradley Cortright January 7, 2020 7 "And they saw the destruction and the lives lost from his hands." Read moreDetails
Dozens Killed in Stampede at Funeral of Slain Iranian Commander, Burial Postponed by Reuters January 7, 2020 9 "Today because of the heavy congestion of the crowd unfortunately a number of our fellow citizens who were mourning were injured and a number were killed." Read moreDetails
Adam Schiff Wants to Have Open Hearings to Investigate Trump’s Actions Regarding Iran by Bradley Cortright January 6, 2020 20 "I think this is the result of a dysfunctional and nonexistent National Security Council process." Read moreDetails