After President Donald Trump on Thursday ominously warned that Iran made a “very big mistake” by downing a U.S. drone and told reporters they will “soon find out” whether the administration plans to take military action, advocacy groups warned that any strike against Iran “could spark a major war” and urged Congress to act to avert […]
CAIRO — An announcement by U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton that Washington is sending an aircraft carrier group and bomber task force to the Middle East is drawing mixed reactions from countries in the region. Iran has condemned the move, while some U.S. allies nod in agreement. Arab media announced the U.S. deployment of […]
“The latest indication that this administration is running full speed directly into a major war with Iran.” In a late Sunday statement warning—without any evidence whatsoever—of “troubling and escalatory” actions by the Iranian government, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton used the scheduled deployment of an American aircraft carrier and bomber task force to the Middle East to […]
JERUSALEM — Twenty-one people were killed by Israeli airstrikes Monday in Syria. The dead reportedly including 12 members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The latest round of attacks between Israel and Iran began with a series of Israeli airstrikes Sunday on Iranian targets in Syria, attacks that have become almost routine. But this time the missile […]