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U.S. pressure on Venezuela hasn’t eased, even as world’s attention turns to Iran
Earlier this year, the U.S. forcibly removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power. Delcy Rodríguez, the country’s acting president, has found herself managing continuing pressure from the Trump administration, even as U.S. attention is turning to Iran. (Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images) American pressure on Venezuela has not stopped, even amid a war the U.S. is fighting with Iran overseas. Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to manage the demands of the Trump administration as she looks to hang on to American support more than two months after the toppling ofRead more
‘We have only just begun,’ Hegseth says of Iran as Senate blocks effort to limit war powers
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black fires a Tomahawk missile in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran Saturday. (U.S. Navy Handout/Reuters) The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran widened sharply on Wednesday, with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declaring that the United States was winning and that its military could fight as long as needed. “Our air defences and that of our allies have plenty of runway. We can sustain this fight easily for as long as we need to,” he said. Hegseth’sRead more
How long can Iran keep firing missiles and drones?
Addressing media at the United Nations, Israel’s ambassador took aim at Iran and its response to U.S. and Israeli attacks. “It is a regime lashing out like a rabid animal, dangerous to everyone around it,” said Danny Danon. “This is not strategy, it is desperation.” More and more, though, it seems desperation has led Iran precisely to its strategy. Experts say Tehran will likely try to inflict collateral damage in neighbouring countries and exhaust U.S. and Israeli defences by using cheap kamikaze drones in order to try and save theRead more
Trump urges Iran to reach nuclear deal after Israeli strikes, ‘before there is nothing left’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program, saying that there was still time for the country to prevent further conflict with Israel. Israel launched strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it had targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders during the start of an operation to prevent Tehran from building a nuclear weapon. An Israeli military spokesperson said its operation against Iran would be lengthy and gradual. Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that it was unclearRead more
Iran hacked Trump campaign, sought to interest Biden team, FBI says
Iranian hackers sought to interest U.S. President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people associated with the then-Democratic candidate in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other federal agencies said Wednesday. The emails were received before the hack of the Trump campaign was publicly acknowledged, and there’s no evidence the recipients of the emails knew their origin. There’s no indication that any of the recipients responded, officials said, and several media organizations approached over the summerRead more
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim deadly attack they say targeted Israeli installation in Iraq
Civilians were killed in attack condemned by U.S., France but not yet acknowledged by Israel Iran fired missiles late Monday at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria. Four civilians were killed and six injured after missiles hit an upscale area near the consulate in Erbil, the seat of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, according to the security council of the Kurdish regional government. Iran’s Revolutionary GuardsRead more