U.S. launches new attacks on Iran as naval blockade begins – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. military launched a new wave of strikes against Iran Tuesday as it reinstated its naval blockade against the country. CBS News’ Olivia Rinaldi reports. Source link
What to know about the Iran war as Trump changes course on 20% fee for Strait of Hormuz cargo – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Tuesday reversed his Monday proclamation about a 20% fee for cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and Aaron MacLean report. Source link
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill Tuesday, refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spending, including a pay raise for the troops, in protest of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced his opposition and other key Democrats … Read more
Trump’s war has a saving grace: Its goals are in alignment with energy realism. Source link
U.S. resumes naval blockade against Iran, launches new airstrikes – CBS News Watch CBS News The United States on Tuesday resumed its naval blockade against Iran and launched new strikes against the country. CBS News’ Olivia Rinaldi reports and retired Col. Mark Cancian joins with analysis. Source link
The U.S. and Iran have traded strikes for the third night in a row and the U.S. used an explosive sea drone for the first time to attack an Iranian port. Meanwhile, President Trump has claimed the U.S. will control the Strait of Hormuz and impose a 20% fee on cargo. Weijia Jiang reports. Source … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump resurfaced decades-old comments on Iran Tuesday, sharing a 1980 interview clip in which he argued America needed to project strength during the hostage crisis. “When you get the respect of the other countries, then the other countries tend to do a little bit as … Read more
Washington — Senate Democrats blocked a must-pass annual defense policy bill from moving forward on Tuesday as they voiced opposition to the Trump administration’s handling of the war with Iran. “The NDAA, in my view, has become a referendum on the Iran war,” Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut told reporters Tuesday. In a 50 … Read more
President Trump on Tuesday reversed course on his decision to impose a 20% toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and said the U.S. military doesn’t need to have a presence in Iran. CBS News’ senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and Middle East contributor Courtney Kealy report. Source link
NEW YORK — Reza Zarrab, a businessman who admitted conspiring with a Turkish bank to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions by trading its oil for gold will not spend any more time behind bars in a case that strained relations between the U.S. and Turkey. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said at a hearing … Read more