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Iran launched more retaliatory attacks on Thursday, targeting U.S. assets in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. President Donald Trump had warned Iran not to retaliate against recent U.S. strikes. On Tuesday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings and, when it is over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran! The new Iranian attacks extend a tit-for-tat cycle that began Sunday night, when the U.S. struck targets on Iran’s Larak Island, ending a month-long pause in direct hostilities. Tehran said it was…Open
On this episode of The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt, we reflect on the life and legacy of longtime republican Senator Lindsey Graham, while also trying to make sense of a chaotic senate race in Maine. And back and forth retaliatory strikes between the US and Iran as confusion looms over whether the Strait of Hormuz remains open. #lindseygraham #senate #straitofhormuz #grahamplatner #iran
Reaction pouring in after the passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham from a 'brief and sudden illness' on Saturday evening at the age of 71. Plus, the U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this critical oil trading passage after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy for using an “unauthorized route” through the strait. #iran #lindseygraham #iranwar #senate #straitofhormuz #centcom
OPINION: President Trump suggested the ceasefire with Iran is "over" as the US has launched more strikes against the country. #Iran #Trump #StraitofHormuz About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook: facebook.com/HillTVLive/…
On Thursday's "The Daily Take": NewsNation's Connell McShane and Geraldo Rivera discuss a report that the U.S. military fired more weapons in defense of Israel than Israel did itself, leading to concerns about whether the U.S. is depleting its stockpile in the Middle East conflicts. Rivera questions the purpose of the assessment. #Israel #MiddleEast #USmilitary Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
U.S. forces on Thursday attacked Iranian military facilities following attacks on American guided-missile destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). President Trump called the strikes a “love tap” in a phone call with ABC News on Thursday evening. Asked if it means the ceasefire is over, he said, “No, no, the ceasefire is going. It’s in effect.” #trump #iran #ceasefire #straitofhormuz
Almost immediately following the beginning of military actions against Iran by the United States and Israel, Tehran's leaders began retaliatory strikes against other countries in the Middle East with close ties to the U.S. Because Qatar was one of Iran's targets for Iran's counterstrikes, Education City – a complex in Qatar's capital of Doha that hosts several university campuses – suspended in-person learning for weeks. The tenuous ceasefire between combatants allowed regular activities to resume. NewsNation's Jackie Koppell spoke with two advanced students at Education City, both of whom expressed their hope that progress in negotiations will allow them to continue their work and research. #Iran #War #Education #Qatar #MiddleEast
Iran struck two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research site late Saturday, leaving several people seriously injured, hours after its own Natanz main nuclear enrichment site was hit, as the war spun into a dangerous new direction at the start of its fourth week. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live." Weekends starting at 10a/9C Saturdays and 11a/10C Sundays. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
At least three U.S. embassies have closed since the Trump administration warned Americans in 14 countries to “LEAVE NOW” as Iran steps up retaliatory strikes.