Missed Funerals and Blocked Toilets: Iran Deployment Takes a Toll on U.S. Sailors
The lengthy mission of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is causing strains for the crew members and their families. Source link
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A new U.S. attack on Iran could risk large-scale retaliation
WASHINGTON — Although weakened and facing a domestic crisis, Iran’s regime still has substantial firepower that could inflict damage on American interests and allies in the region, disrupt the global economy and trigger a protracted conflict in response to a U.S. military attack, according to former U.S. officials, foreign diplomats and regional analysts. The prospect … Read more
Trump growing frustrated with limits of Iran military options, sources say
Washington — President Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with what aides describe as the limits of military leverage against Iran, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity to discuss national security issues. Unlike previous targeted operations, including the recent one removing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro … Read more
Rubio goes to Caribbean to assert US interests after Venezuela strikes, Iran threats
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis this week to reassert the Trump administration’s interests in the Western Hemisphere just a month after the U.S. military operation that removed then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power. With the eyes of much of the world on … Read more