“We cannot allow ourselves to be dragged into another Middle East war based on lies.” While a number of statements by members of Congress in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities focused largely on the fact that the White House acted without congressional authorization—a constitutional violation—U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders expressed anger over another aspect of […]
“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 […]