Mar 04 WATCH: Hillary Clinton speaks at forum on ending child marriage By Molly Finnegan Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will speak Wednesday about efforts to end child marriage at the Institute of Global Politics’ Women’s Initiative. Continue reading
Mar 04 Who is Mojtaba Khamenei? A son of Iran's late supreme leader is a rising contender to replace him By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Mojtaba Khamenei's name continues to circulate as a possible candidate to replace his father, something that had been criticized in the past as potentially creating a theocratic version of Iran's former hereditary monarchy. Continue reading
Mar 04 How military families are feeling about the unknowns of Iran war By Travis Loller, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press In the military-heavy communities surrounding Fort Campbell, a sprawling U.S. Army base that straddles the Tennessee-Kentucky line, the war in Iran is on a lot of people's minds. Continue reading
Mar 04 Hegseth says U.S. 'can't stop everything' that Iran fires even as he asserts air dominance By Konstantin Toropin, David Klepper, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic's airspace. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Senate GOP votes down war powers resolution after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: U.S. sank Iranian warship, Hegseth announces By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, as Washington and Israel intensified their bombardment Wednesday of Iran's security forces and other symbols of power. As the war expanded yet again, Tehran vowed to completely destroy the… Continue reading
Mar 03 Pentagon identifies 4 of 6 U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war by drone strike in Kuwait By Hannah Fingerhut, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Four of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the Iran war were identified Tuesday by the Pentagon as members of the Army Reserve from different states who worked in logistics and kept troops supplied with food and equipment. Continue reading
Mar 03 Macron orders France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from Baltic Sea to Mediterranean By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday ordered France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to move from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean to help protect allied assets during the war in the Middle East. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 6:04 As U.S. escalates attacks, Iran hits American diplomatic targets in Middle East By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Veronica Vela As U.S. and Israeli jets continue their punishing attacks inside Iran, the Islamic Republic has widened its targets throughout the Arab states of the Gulf, and against Israel. American diplomatic targets in the Gulf were hit overnight and almost all… Continue watching
Mar 03 China's economic ambitions hit limits to growth as its national congress prepares to meet By Chan Ho-him, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The gap between Chinese leader Xi Jinping's high-tech, artificial intelligence-driven ambitions and the hard realities of slowing growth is the backdrop for the annual meeting of the country’s largely ceremonial national legislature, the National People’s Congress, which begins Thursday. Continue reading