Trump officials consider arming Kurdish opposition against Iran’s regime

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials are in discussion with Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq and northwestern Iran about potentially arming groups opposed to the Iranian regime, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions and an Iraqi Kurdish official. The discussions are taking place as Washington explores ways to increase pressure on Tehran following … Read more

Trump officials consider arming Kurdish opposition against Iran’s regime

WASHINGTON – Trump administration officials are in discussion with Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq and northwestern Iran about potentially arming groups opposed to the Iranian regime, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions and an Iraqi Kurdish official. The discussions are taking place as Washington explores ways to increase pressure on Tehran following … Read more

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

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

Trump says Iran is ‘running out of launchers’ as regime is ‘being decimated’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Iranian regime is “running out of launchers” as its forces are “being decimated.”  The president made the remarks despite saying that the Iranian military is expected to “keep lobbing missiles for a while,” according to Politico. The State Department is … Read more

Nikki Haley slams Democrats who say Iranian regime ‘was no threat to America’: ‘Absurd’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley slammed Democrats who claim that the Iranian regime was not a threat to the U.S., calling the notion “absurd.” “It’s absurd for Democrats to say the Iranian regime was no threat to America. For decades, they targeted American troops, made the … Read more

Nuclear program, missiles or regime change: Trump struggles to define Iran war goals

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said “there was no intelligence that showed an immediate, imminent threat.” He added: “That should be normally the criteria.” Trump and his deputies are gambling that America’s formidable air power will deliver success and cripple Iran, reducing if not removing the threat once … Read more

Trump says US mission in Iran is ‘ahead of schedule,’ vows to ‘easily prevail’ over regime

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the joint U.S.-Israeli operation to “crush the threat” in Iran is “ahead of schedule.” Trump provided an update on “Operation Epic Fury” during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, vowing that the U.S. will “easily prevail” over … Read more

Possible options for regime change in Iran

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed along with about 40 other senior members of the Islamic Republic’s regime in the initial onslaught of the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran. Behnam Ben Taleblu, Iran program senior director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBS News to discuss who or what might emerge as … Read more