In a Fox News interview earlier this week, President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge that the war on Iran he started in late February would have economic consequences, including higher gas and oil prices for the foreseeable future. While higher prices are detrimentally affecting millions of Americans at gas pumps across the country, Trump — who campaigned on lowering costs to below $2…
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New information published Friday by the New York Times further suggests that the U.S. military may have lied when it tried to pin the blame for a February airstrike that killed 21 people in Iran on the Iranian government, with evidence indicating that the U.S. carried out the attack with a new missile designed to inflict maximum casualties. While much of the world knows about the February 28…
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Throughout their war on Iran, the U.S. and Israel broke many norms of military engagement, such as systematically targeting academic institutions in Iran. Universities became a major casualty, and explicit acknowledgements by Israeli leaders and some U.S. public figures clarified that these institutions were not collateral damage, but rather, intended targets. There are no definitive figures as to…
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Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives were unsuccessful in their attempt on Thursday to pass a war powers resolution to restrict President Donald Trump from continuing to wage war on Iran. The House opened in a pro forma session, due to the continued recess that Republicans, led by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), began two weeks ago. To have passed…
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Despite insinuating that a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran was still in place late on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. military would remain in the region, amassing more weaponry there to start the war up again if the temporary truce was broken. The ceasefire was announced earlier this week, and ostensibly allows both countries…
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On February 28, the U.S. and Israel expanded their joint genocidal war on Gaza onto Iran as well as Lebanon. After weeks of assassinations and bombing, President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire on April 7. This war of aggression by the U.S. and Israel is part of a continued attempt to wipe out any and all opposition to their dominance over the Middle East and its strategic energy reserves.
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