by Sharon Zhang | Apr 7, 2026 | Chuck Schumer, Democrats, Donald Trump, Ed Markey, Impeachment, Iran, News, War Crimes
As calls for Donald Trump to be impeached flooded social media after his genocidal threats toward Iran on Tuesday, the Senate’s Democratic leaders put out a statement late in the day that merely condemned Trump’s comment without any vow to take action. In a joint statement on Tuesday afternoon, Democratic leaders Senators Chuck Schumer (New York) and Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)…
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by Chris Walker | Apr 7, 2026 | Donald Trump, Genocide, Iran, iran war, News, Truth Social, War Crimes
Republican lawmakers in Congress are reacting to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post advocating for the genocide of Iranians in varying ways, including defending, spinning, and denying its contents, with some also giving full support to the President’s threats and others — including some in leadership positions — issuing no response at all. Trump has set a deadline of 8 p.m.
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by Jake Johnson | Apr 7, 2026 | Impeachment, Iran, Minab, News, Pete Hegseth, War Crimes, Yassamin Ansari
US Rep. Yassamin Ansari, the lone Iranian American Democrat in Congress, said on Monday that she will soon introduce articles of impeachment against Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth, the most prominent cheerleader of President Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran. In a statement, Ansari (Ariz.) said that Hegseth has “repeatedly” violated his oath of office and his duty to the Constitution.
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by Julia Conley | Apr 6, 2026 | Donald Trump, International Law, Iran, News, Pete Hegseth, Power Plants, Strait of Hormuz, War Crimes
Following President Donald Trump’s Sunday morning Truth Social post detailing his intent to further break international law by bombing Iran’s power plants and civilian infrastructure, the message sent by numerous critics to White House officials, the US Congress, and US allies was the same: “Act now to stop this lawless war.” That demand was made by Just Security editor and Rutgers University…
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by Scott Kurashige | Apr 5, 2026 | Civilian Casualties, Imperialism, Iran, iran war, Militarism, News Analysis, Propaganda, US imperialism, US Military, War Crimes
The first casualty of war is the truth. This truism — understandably repeated at the outset of each new U.S. war — is proving itself once again. With all evidence pointing toward U.S. responsibility for the February 28 bombing of Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school, President Trump claimed that the attack “was done by Iran.” In spreading this blatant misinformation, Trump was not in fact…
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by Sharon Zhang | Apr 2, 2026 | Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, News, Pete Hegseth, Vietnam War, War Crimes
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to bomb Iran into the “Stone Ages” in concerning statements on Wednesday night harkening to Vietnam War-era atrocities, as the U.S. and Israel carry out strikes on life-supporting infrastructure in Iran. In his prime time remarks to the U.S. public on Wednesday night, Trump said that, over the next two to three weeks, the U.S.
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