GOP’s Sen. Johnson: I do not want to see the US blow up Iran infrastructure
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) cautioned President Trump on Monday against escalating the conflict with Iran by striking civilian infrastructure, as attacks ripple throughout the region. Neither side — the Trump administration or Iranian regime — have shown signs of backing down ahead of an impending Tuesday evening deadline. Trump has promised to hit Iranian power…
Read MoreOil prices jump as Trump Iran deadline approaches, following Kharg Island attack
Oil prices rose Tuesday after the latest U.S. attacks on Iran and amid President Trump’s threats of escalation. Prices for U.S. benchmark WTI were up more than 3 percent at $116 per barrel as of Tuesday. The price of international benchmark Brent Crude was also up, though the increase was not as dramatic. The U.S….
Read MoreIs the US about to commit war crimes in Iran?
Donald Trump has given Iran a deadline and threatened to send the country back to the “stone ages” if it does not comply by attacking power plants and bridges.
Read MoreJet fuel supply concerns grow as war on Iran drags on, airlines cut flights
Fuel prices have nearly doubled in the U.S. since the United States and Israel attacked Iran.
Read MoreTrump says a “whole civilization will die tonight” ahead of Iran deadline
President Trump has threatened the Iranian regime with mass destruction of its power plants and bridges if there is no deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday evening deadline. Nancy Cordes and Major Garrett have the latest.
Read MoreFarage turns on ally Trump over president’s latest Iran threat: ‘That is over the top in every single way’
The US president’s threatened ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight’ in his latest rant about Iran
Read MoreThe dubious justification behind the Pentagon’s potential plan to attack Iran’s water treatment plants
With just hours left until Trump’s Tuesday night deadline, the Pentagon is compiling a list of energy sites to target
Read MoreIs Kharg Island Iran’s Achilles Heel? Why Trump has designs on tiny oil hub in the Persian Gulf
The island holds 94 per cent of Iran’s oil exports and could choke off the country’s economy for years. Maira Butt and James C. Reynolds report
Read MoreTrump on Iran: ‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’
Increasingly angry US president escalates threats to Iran as his Democratic rivals rebuke him as 'sick' and 'genocidal'.
Read MoreRetired general talks U.S. airmen rescue and reflects on his own plane being shot down in 1999
Retired Gen. David Goldfein speaks with “CBS Mornings” about the rescue of two U.S. airmen in Iran after their fighter jet was shot down Friday. Goldfein breaks down the operation and recalls his own plane being shot down in 1999 while on a mission over Serbia.
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