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Congressional Republicans’ Reaction Is Mixed to Israeli Strikes on Iran
Reaction from Republican members of Congress to Israel’s Thursday evening strikes on Iran was mixed, highlighting the foreign policy divide in the party. House and Senate leadership appeared supportive of Israel after the strikes. Still, some prominent GOP members of Congress expressed concern over the United States potentially being drawn into another Middle East war…. -
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Trump Tells Iran ‘There Is Still Time’ to Reach Nuclear Deal
Following Israel’s targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and top military leaders Thursday, President Donald Trump says “there is still time” for Iran to make a nuclear deal with the U.S. “I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday morning, about 10 hours after Israel first launched… -
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Israel Carries Out Strikes Against Iran
Israel carried out strikes against Iran on Thursday evening, according to multiple reports. The Israel Defense Forces “launched a preemptive, precise, combined offensive to strike Iran’s nuclear program,” the IDF wrote on X. “Dozens of IAF jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of… -
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Iran Turns to China for Ballistic Missile Materials as Nuclear Threat Grows
While negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program appear to have made little progress, Iran is further arming itself, a new report indicates. Iran has ordered materials for ballistic missiles from China as it seeks to bolster its military amid ongoing talks with the U.S. over its nuclear program, according to The Wall Street Journal. China… -
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Trump Touts ‘Good Talks With Iran,’ But Not Without Skepticism
The U.S. is engaged in “some very good talks with Iran,” President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, adding: “We’ll find out whether that means anything.” While talks over Iran’s nuclear program continue as the U.S. seeks to prevent Iran from becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, America might find itself in… -
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Is Israel Capable of Taking Out Iran’s Nuclear Sites?
If negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program were to break down, reports indicate Israel might strike Iran. But without the U.S., Israel doesn’t have the capability to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities, according to a national security expert at The Heritage Foundation. The U.S. “alone has the capability, really, to significantly delay… -
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Trump Gives Iran Deadline to Accept Terms for a Better Future
President Donald Trump wants to make a deal with Iran to give that country a brighter future without terrorism and extremism, he said Tuesday at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “If I can make a deal with Iran, I’ll be very happy if we’re going to make your region and the world… -
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Iran Hawks Graham, Cotton Draw Red Line for Deal: No Nuke Program for Tehran
Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tom Cotton—among Congress’ most adamant defense hawks—made clear Thursday that they will only support a deal with Iran that completely eliminates Tehran's ability to make nuclear weapons. The lawmakers joined forces to promote their Senate resolution on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, a resolution they say is modeled… -
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The Trump-Iran Deal, Explained
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Just recently, the Houthis, that is the terrorist organization that controls half of Yemen and has… -
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The Art of a Second Iran Deal
President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, which he celebrated this week with a characteristically electric campaign-style rally in Michigan, were the fastest and most frenzied 100 days in modern presidential history. And if Thursday’s presidential personnel drama is any indication, the next 100 days could offer more of the same. On Thursday, embattled Trump administration… -
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Would a Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Mean War? Foreign Policy Expert Explains
TEL AVIV, Israel—Taking out Iran’s nuclear facilities wouldn’t automatically result in war, according to The Heritage Foundation’s Victoria Coates. “We also very strongly believe, and this is the critical point, a strike on the Iranian nuclear facilities does not result, necessarily, in war,” Coates, who serves as vice president of the think tank’s Institute… -
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Envoy to Israel Huckabee Says Deal Can Be Reached If Iran Gives Up Ambitions of ‘Nuclear Weaponry’
JERUSALEM, Israel—Iran could see a breakthrough in its nuclear nonproliferation negotiations with the United States, but “it’s up to them,” according to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. Iran has “never ever been anything but clear in that their goal is the annihilation of Israel, and ultimately the annihilation of every free-thinking, free-living person… -
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Anton to Lead Trump Team Negotiating With Iran
President Donald Trump has chosen Michael Anton, the State Department's director of policy planning, to lead the next round of nuclear negotiations with Iran, Politico reported Thursday. This weekend, Anton will lead a dozen U.S. officials in talks with members of the Iranian government on the subject of constraining the Islamic fundamentalist state’s nuclear program… -
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Foreign Policy Experts Warn Against Strike on Iran’s Nuke Facilities
Some lawmakers are calling for President Donald Trump to help Israel strike Iran’s nuclear facilities even as foreign policy experts warn about the potential consequences of such an action. “Ultimately, short of regime change or occupation, it’s pretty difficult to see how military strikes could destroy Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon,” Justin Bronk, a… -
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US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Shipping Magnate
President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department is sanctioning an Iranian national and his corporate network for what Treasury says is the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit petroleum products “to evade U.S. sanctions and generate revenue for Iran.” Iranian shipping magnate Seyed Asadollah Emamjomeh has worked with companies affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary… -
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Trump Called Off Israeli Strike on Iran, Report Says
President Donald Trump stopped Israel from launching military strikes against multiple nuclear targets in Iran, according to a New York Times report, which cited administration officials. Israel was planning to strike Iran as soon as May, the Times reported, but Trump intervened to take a more diplomatic approach. After months of internal debate among the administration, Trump… -
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Iran’s President Says Iran Does Not Want the Nuclear Bomb. Who Believes That?
WASHINGTON— “A nuclear Iran isn’t just a threat, it’s the threat,” Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies warned in the new podcast “The Iran Breakdown.” Ahead of arms talks Saturday in Oman, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Wednesday that his country is “not after a nuclear bomb.” Who believes that? In one… -
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US to Have Direct, ‘High-Level’ Meeting With Iran
President Donald Trump says U.S. officials will engage in a direct, “very high-level” meeting with Iranian leaders on Saturday. “We’re dealing with them directly, and maybe a deal’s going to be made. That’d be great. It’ll be really great for Iran, I can tell you that,” Trump said while sitting next to Israeli Prime… -
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‘Critically Important’: Iran Allegedly Used China as Golden Ticket to Quietly Operate in Panama Canal
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—China’s growing foothold over the Panama Canal isn’t just fueling its own commercial interests, it also appears to be helping America’s adversaries engage side-step sanctions, court documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show. China has expanded its presence considerably in the Panama Canal since former President Jimmy Carter sold the shipping lane… -
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‘DIRE’ CONSEQUENCES: President Trump Sends Stern Warning to Iran Over Houthi Strikes
President Donald Trump warned the Islamic Republic of Iran that he will hold Tehran responsible for any military strikes carried out by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who enjoy funding and support from the mullahs. “Let nobody be fooled! The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs based in Yemen,…