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 […]
U.S. officials familiar with the planning said options for “reclaiming” the vital waterway include close cooperation with Panama’s military and, absent that, possible war. President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare plans for carrying out his threat to “take back” the Panama Canal, including by military force if needed, two U.S. officials familiar with the situation told NBC News Thursday. […]
“Looks like Israel is now escalating in Lebanon in a major way in the hopes of kicking off a major war in the north that has thus far been kept to more limited exchanges,” warned one analyst. Israel’s military deployed around 100 fighter jets to launch a massive bombing campaign in southern Lebanon on Sunday, […]