Sep 16 Iowa Republicans in battleground House races join vote to halt the Iran war By Mike Catalini, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Two House Republicans in battleground Iowa districts changed their position on an Iran war powers resolution, joining with Democrats and a few other dissident members of their party in an attempt to halt President Donald Trump's ability to continue military… Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: Rep. Massie introduces articles of impeachment against Hegseth on House floor By Associated Press Massie said Hegseth abused his powers by deploying the U.S. military in the war against Iran without seeking congressional approval under the War Powers Act. He said these are “unlawful orders” and “high crimes and misdemeanors.”… Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: Blumenthal grills FBI Director Kash Patel on firing Iran specialists days before U.S. launched war By Maria Ramirez Uribe Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked FBI Director Kash Patel why he fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit “specifically tasked with monitoring threats with Iran,” days before the U.S. launched an attack against the country. Continue reading
Sep 15 Saudi airstrikes kill 3 in Yemen, Houthi official says By Associated Press The escalation comes after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized another two strategic islands in the southern Red Sea. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 9:36 Houthi gains in Yemen, attack on Saudi pipeline compound pressure on oil markets By Ali Rogin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands in the strategically crucial Bab al-Mandab Strait and now control the west coast of the country. This comes as a crucial pipeline in Saudi Arabia will be out of commission for weeks. Ali Rogin… Continue watching
Sep 14 Saudi oil pipeline hit in strikes will be mostly out of service for several weeks By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The developments further strain Saudi Arabia's effort to get its oil to market while avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point at the mouth of the Persian Gulf where Iranian attacks have stifled shipping. Continue reading
Sep 13 Iranian cargo ship is struck, and talks between Tehran and its neighbors are postponed By Samy Magdy, Sally Abou AlJoud, Cara Anna, Associated Press The attack drew attention back to the strait after threats to shipping in the Red Sea intensified last week. Iran-backed Houthi rebels battling government forces in Yemen captured an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 2:52 Iran-backed Houthis seize island at entrance to Red Sea, threatening Saudi oil exports By Ali Rogin, Zeba Warsi Houthi rebels in Yemen consolidated lightning gains across the country's western coast. The group, which recently resumed fighting with the Saudi-backed government, also extended its hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a crucial chokepoint at the southern reaches of the… Continue watching
Sep 11 The U.S. has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran's own oil exports, accelerating its economic free fall. Continue reading
Sep 11 Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis seize an island in a key strait, opening a new front in the Iran war By Fatma Khaled, Samy Magdy, Cara Anna, Associated Press Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening Saudi oil exports through one of the world’s key… Continue reading