Jun 21 What to know about the 3 Iranian nuclear sites that were hit by U.S. strikes By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Until Saturday, Washington had helped shoot down Iranian strikes on Israel but had not launched direct attacks on Iran. Continue reading
Jun 21 Trump wins immediate praise from Republicans in Congress after strike on Iran By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Congressional Republicans — and at least one Democrat — immediately praised President Donald Trump after he said Saturday evening that the U.S. military bombed three sites in Iran. Continue reading
Jun 21 Does Trump have the authority to order U.S. strikes on Iran? By John B. Bellinger III, Council on Foreign Relations As the United States joins Israel's bombing campaign of Iran, some have questioned whether the president has the authority to involve the U.S. military in this conflict. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: Trump addresses the nation after U.S. bombs 3 Iranian nuclear sites By Sam Mednick, Aamer Madhani, David Rising, Associated Press Addressing the nation from the White House, President Donald Trump said Iran’s key nuclear sites were “completely and fully obliterated.” He also warned Tehran against carrying out retaliatory attacks against the U.S., saying Iran has a choice between “peace or… Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 5:28 Regime change in Iran seems unlikely amid war with Israel, Middle East scholar says By John Yang The second week of the Israel-Iran war began with a new round of Israeli strikes on missile sites and a nuclear facility in Iran and Iranian strikes on residential areas of Israel. As Israel broadens its targets in Iran, Netanyahu… Continue watching
Jun 21 Israel says it’s preparing for possibly long war as Iran calls U.S. involvement ‘dangerous’ By David Rising, Sam Mednick, Associated Press President Donald Trump is weighing active U.S. military involvement in the war. On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said “I think that it would be very, very dangerous for everyone.”… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 4:24 European leaders meet with Iran’s foreign minister as war with Israel rages on By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi It's now one full week since Israel launched a punishing campaign of airstrikes against Iran and its nuclear infrastructure. Iran has responded with its own missile strikes, but to far lesser effect. President Trump reiterated his desire to negotiate with… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 5:27 How people inside Iran are reacting to the war By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn All week we’ve been talking to experts on Iran’s nuclear program, its leadership and on U.S. foreign policy, as President Trump weighs entering the war. But speaking directly to people in Iran has been difficult. Nazanin Boniadi, an actress and… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 11:17 Capehart and Ponnuru on Trump’s stance on Iran and the rise in political violence By Eliot Barnhart, Ian Couzens Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Ramesh Ponnuru, editor for the National Review, join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including attacks on elected state officials, President Trump's consideration of U.S. military involvement in Iran and the… Continue watching
Jun 20 WATCH: Trump says Gabbard and U.S. intelligence are ‘wrong’ about Iran’s nuclear plans By Associated Press Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, told lawmakers in March that U.S. spy agencies believed that Iran hadn’t made a decision to build a nuclear weapon. Speaking to reporters after touching down in New Jersey, Trump was asked about… Continue reading