A deal Tehran could take.
By making Iran into a religious crusade, Trump’s spiritual advisers are making the war that much more difficult to end. The post Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War appeared first on The Intercept.
The president also called on countries reliant on the Strait of Hormuz to 'build up the courage' to secure it.
Plus: America returns to outer space.
A second Air Force combat aircraft reportedly crashed on Friday at the "same time" that an F-15E fighter jet went down in Iran. The New York Times reported that the second aircraft went down in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz. The pilot was recovered, the report said. An A-10 Warthog attack plane was said to be involved in the crash.According to…
NATO is a promise, and now it's broken.The big picture: The alliance was built on the premise that an attack on one member is an attack on all. President Trump has made that conditional: if you won't help me in my war, I might not show up for yours.NATO's mutual defensive framework doesn't actually apply in the case of Iran, a war taking place far from the…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Friday she is very “concerned about escalation” in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, joining a chorus of lawmakers raising the alarm of a potential ground attack. Mace told CNN’s Kate Bolduan she has been “very vocal” about this concern after she expressed her thoughts and prayers to two U.S. crew…
Iran claimed that its air defenses shot down the A-10, a single-seat jet that can be utilized versus ground targets and light maritime attack planes.
The president attended oral arguments at the Supreme Court and addressed the nation about the ongoing Middle East conflict.
