Posts Tagged: Iran War
US Legal Adviser Says Iran War Justified by Tehran’s ‘Aggression’ Over Decades
The US State Department's top lawyer has argued that President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend US ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign...
Pentagon Email Floats Suspending Spain From NATO, Other Steps Over Iran Rift, Source Says
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support US operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the...
Iran Fast-Boat Swarms Add to Hormuz Threats for Shipping
Iran's use of a swarm of small, fast boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz could undermine suggestions US forces have disabled its naval threat...
I’m an Iranian Student at Yale: Here Is the Problem With the University’s Discourse
On April 7, the Yale MacMillan Center hosted a panel titled, “The War on Iran: A Roundtable Discussion.” The speakers repeatedly made false claims about...
Are We Paying Attention to Iran’s Strategy?
Far too much attention has been given to President Donald Trump’s strategy in the current conflict, and far too little to that of the Islamic...
Pakistan Says Still No Answer From Iran Whether It Will Attend Last-Ditch Peace Talks
Host nation Pakistan said on Tuesday there was still no confirmation that Iran would attend last-ditch peace talks with the United States, after US forces boarded a huge Iranian oil tanker at sea with just a...
What Lessons Will North Korea Take From the War Against Iran?
Operation Epic Fury/Roaring Lion provided North Korea with a host of important insights about its own political and military position. Pyongyang is likely to draw...
Fate of Iran Peace Talks Uncertain as Deadline Approaches for End of Ceasefire
Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran's ports, a...
If Iran Won’t Deal, Trump Must Make the Cost of Refusal Unbearable
The ceasefire with Iran is expiring. The talks collapsed after 21 hours in Islamabad. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz. Trump himself, speaking aboard...
Iran Says Hormuz Strait Open After Lebanon Truce, Trump Expects Iran Deal ‘Soon’
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, while US President Donald Trump said talks could take place this weekend and he believed a deal to...
US Military: ‘Locked and Loaded’ to Strike Iran’s Power Plants, Energy Industry if Ordered
The US naval blockade of Iran is just an example of "polite" behavior during the ongoing ceasefire and US forces are ready to strike Iran's power plants and energy industry if ordered, US...
Erdogan’s Turkey Weaponizes Judicial Mechanisms Against Israel
As the US and Israel are attempting to eradicate the nuclear threat of Iran's Islamist regime with Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion, usual suspect Turkey...
Trump Says Iran War ‘Close to Over’; Army Chief of Mediator Pakistan Arrives in Tehran
US President Donald Trump said the war with Iran was close to over, telling the world to brace for an "amazing two days," as the army chief of mediator Pakistan arrived in Tehran in a bid to prevent a...
US Begins Blockade of Iran’s Ports, Tehran Threatens Retaliation
The US military began a blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports on Monday, President Donald Trump said, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against its Gulf neighbors' ports after weekend talks in Islamabad on ending the war...
