by Jim Heath | Jan 12, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said today that he “didn’t see” specific evidence that Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was planning attacks on U.S. embassies in the Middle East, but he believed “probably” that was...
by Jim Heath | Jan 9, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Military, Trump
The House passed a war powers resolution Thursday seeking to limit President Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran without congressional approval. The 224 to 194 vote fell largely along party lines, with only three Republicans and...
by Jim Heath | Jan 8, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
GOP Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Rand Paul (Ky.) ripped the administration over a closed-door briefing on Iran today, announcing they will now support a resolution reining in President Trump’s military powers. Lee, speaking to reporters after a roughly hour-long...
by Jim Heath | Jan 7, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Military
An air base in Iraq’s Anbar province that hosts a US contingent has came under fire, the US military confirmed, after a day in which Donald Trump and the Iranian leadership exchanged threats of retaliatory attacks. Initial reports said al-Asad base was hit by nine...
by Jim Heath | Jan 7, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Officials will kill thousands of camels in Australia as they drink too much water amid the wildfires. Leaders in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in northwest Australia will send helicopters to kill up to 10,000 camels in a five-day campaign...
by Jim Heath | Jan 7, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Military
Donald Trump has never shown much interest in history, so it wasn’t shocking when he threatened last week to destroy some of Iran’s treasured icons. Today, Defense Secretary Mark Esper sought to douse an international outcry created by Trump by ruling out...
