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Sep 16 2019
Opinion
Trump's warning to Iran raises fears of war -- and confusion
President Donald Trump's amped up rhetoric that the US is "locked and loaded" sparked new fears of war with Iran but also confusion about his true intentions following an attack on a Saudi oil field that rocked global oil markets.
The Trump administration upgraded the incident into a global crisis with its swift move to directly blame Iran for the coordinated drone strike. The strike
Guest Writer - Left
Sep 19 2019
News
Iran's foreign minister threatens 'all-out war' in response to potential military strike
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif threatened that an “all-out war” would result from a military strike on Iran by the United States or Saudi Arabia in response to last weekend’s attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
“I make a very serious statement about defending our country. I’m making a very serious statement that we don’t want war,” Zarif told CNN in an interview that aired Thursday
Politico
May 15 2019
News
U.S. Embassy Staff to Leave Iraq as Iran Tensions Mount
The directive comes amid U.S. warnings of heightened threats in the Middle East from Iran-allied militias, which could target American citizens and soldiers in Iraq
The U.S. ordered all its nonemergency diplomatic staff to leave Iraq immediately, as tensions rise with Iran over recent attacks against oil tankers and facilities in the Persian Gulf region.
The State Department
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 17 2019
News
Trump vetoes Congress’s directive to end US involvement in bloody Saudi-led war in Yemen
Congress reasserted its constitutional power over declaring wars. Trump called it an attempt to “weaken my constitutional authorities.”
President Donald Trump vetoed Congress’s bipartisan resolution to withdraw US support from the Saudi-led war in Yemen, cementing American involvement in a deadly humanitarian crisis abroad.
In a historic move, Congress passed a War Powers
Vox
Jan 30 2024
Headline Roundup
Drone From Iranian Proxy That Killed Three Americans Outwitted US Defenses, Officials Say
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) offered insight into a defense failure that led to the deaths of three American soldiers in Jordan on Sunday.
The Details: A drone launched from Iraq by an Iran-backed militia evaded detection when it “exploited” an “opportunity” as an American drone returned to base, according to a DOD official who anonymously spoke to Politico (Lean Left bias). The
Politico
Wall Street Journal (News)
The Daily Caller 
Jan 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Missing Navy SEALs Declared Deceased After 10-Day Search
The search for two missing Navy SEALs off the coast of Somalia was called off after 10 days on Sunday, and U.S. Central Command declared the SEALs deceased.
For Context: On Jan. 11, CENTCOM announced the seizure of a vessel transporting Iranian weapons to Yemen, where Houthi rebels continue to attack commercial and military shipping vessels in the Red Sea. While seizing the vessel, two
Washington Post
Reuters
Fox News Digital
Aug 21 2023
Headline Roundup
Saudi Forces Killed Hundreds of Migrants at Yemeni Border, Report Says
Saudi border guards have killed hundreds of mostly Ethiopian migrants at the country’s border with Yemen, according to a Human Rights Watch (Center bias) report.
The Details: According to HRW, Saudi forces engaged in “widespread and systematic” mass killings of “at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and
Washington Examiner
Human Rights Watch
Associated Press