“Operation Epic Fury” indicates that President Donald Trump has gotten over recent frustrations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, persons close to the White House tell the Washington Examiner. Trump largely embraced Netanyahu throughout most of his first year back in the White House, but had reportedly begun voicing concerns about the prime minister’s actions […]

Iranian officials have shunned reports that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S.-Israeli military operation reportedly targeting him and other regime leaders. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said that “as far as I know,” both Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, another target of the strikes, are still alive, during an interview with NBC News. […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Congress’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” members before the U.S. military helped Israel strike Iran overnight. The Cabinet secretary called the lawmakers on Friday night, but he was only able to brief seven of the eight members. It’s unclear who was the sole lawmaker who did not pick up; the […]

Democrats intensified their push to force a vote on legislation to rein in President Donald Trump’s use of military force against Iran, after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran early Saturday morning. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who introduced the War Powers Resolution last year with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), called on Congress to convene on Monday, as their schedule […]