“You don’t spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex,” said one observer. Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war. Military-focused news sites reported that […]
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said it would be “extremely reckless” for the Trump administration to join Israel’s bombing campaign. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that any U.S. intervention in the escalating conflict that Israel started last week would be “a recipe for an all-out war in the region,” a warning that came as President Donald […]
House Progressives Back War Powers Resolution as Trump Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against Iran Numerous House progressives said Tuesday that they will support legislation that would force President Donald Trump to obtain congressional permission to wage war on Iran, a development that followed Monday’s introduction of two Senate measures aimed at stopping Trump from dragging the United States […]
“If new talks take place and Trump insists on capitulation, he will get war,” warned one analyst. “Iran will pay an immeasurable price. As will the region. But the U.S. will also pay a very heavy price.” U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded “unconditional surrender” from the Iranian government after threatening to order the assassination of […]