Iran

Most say Trump administration still hasn’t explained Iran goals, CBS News poll finds

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Most Americans feel the Trump administration has not clearly explained the U.S.’ goals in the conflict with Iran.  Explanation — or the perceived lack of one — is linked to whether people support it or not. The longer Americans believe the conflict will last, the more they disapprove. Half the country believes it’ll be months, … Read more

Trump exploring backing militias in Iran to topple weakened regime following strikes: reports

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Iran has ‘zero’ options left, former Top Gun pilot says Matthew ‘Whiz’ Buckley, retired Navy Top fighter pilot, analyzes Gen. Dan ‘Raizin’ Caine’s Iran briefing, warning that while the U.S. maintains total air superiority, ‘friendly fire’ remains the greatest threat to American pilots. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is … Read more

Reporter’s Notebook: Congressional Republicans stand by Trump on Iran military action despite campaign promise

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sir Isaac Newton postulated that for every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction. It’s Newton’s Third Law of Motion and one of the most important rules in all of science. And Newtonian physics can tell you a great deal about reactions in politics. We … Read more

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Congress’ options on hamstringing Trump’s war powers in Iran

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There is tension in the Constitution as to which branch of government wields “war powers.” Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power “To declare War,” (right between the parts where Congress may “punish Piracies” and “grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal). But Article … Read more

Trump’s MAGA base wrestles with Iran strikes launched by an ‘America First’ president

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Some of President Donald Trump’s biggest political supporters say they are feeling abandoned after the U.S. joined Israel in bombing Iran, an operation that was launched without congressional approval and has so far left six U.S. service members dead. Trump officials acknowledge “Operation Epic Fury,” as it’s formally named, comes with political risk, but they … Read more

US strikes more than 1,700 targets in Iran during first 72 hours of Operation Epic Fury

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. forces have struck more than 1,700 targets across Iran in the first 72 hours of Operation Epic Fury, according to U.S. officials — a sweeping military campaign aimed at dismantling the Iranian regime’s security apparatus and neutralizing what officials describe as imminent threats. The target set … Read more

State Dept in ‘constant contact’ with congressional offices as Americans flee Middle East amid Iran strikes

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The State Department revealed communications with Congress on getting Americans out of the Middle East as Democrats on Capitol Hill say the department is “refusing to help people leave the region.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News Digital that the department has … Read more

Trump slams Starmer as ‘not Winston Churchill’ for refusal to back Iran strikes

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump blasted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Tuesday, saying “this is not Winston Churchill we are dealing with,” amid a lack of support for the United States’ and Israel’s joint military operation against Iran. The president spoke in the Oval Office ahead of a meeting … Read more