This Oscar-nominated filmmaker wants to go back to Iran. Even if prison and war await.

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been confronted with a strange task in recent weeks: promoting his Oscar-nominated movie as his home country erupts in unrest and war. “On the surface, I am in a celebration,” Panahi said, speaking through a translator over Zoom from New York on Tuesday morning. “But from the inside, I feel … Read more

Trump says he might have ‘forced Israel’s hand’ in Iran strike decision as critics question war powers

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted Israel did not pressure him to conduct joint military strikes on Iran, claiming that he believed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “was going to attack first.” Days after the regime leaders were killed and war erupted in Iran, Trump addressed … Read more

What we know about the U.S. service members killed in the Iran war

Four of six U.S. service members killed in the Iran war died when a drone struck a port in Kuwait on Sunday, U.S. Army Reserve Command said Tuesday. The U.S. government has said six U.S. service members have been killed in the military operation that started early Saturday with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. … Read more

Pentagon releases names of first U.S. service members killed in Iran war

The Pentagon has released the names of four American service members killed during the ongoing war with Iran. They were among six who died when an Iranian strike hit a tactical operations center in Kuwait. The Defense Department identified them as: Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. … Read more

Americans urged to leave 14 Middle East countries amid Iran war

The U.S. State Department is urging Americans to leave 14 countries across the Middle East as the Iran war widened Tuesday with Iranian proxies being drawn in and Iran continuing its retaliatory fire.  Americans were urged late Monday to “depart now” from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi … Read more

Pentagon official flags return of ‘Cold War mentality,’ as Trump admin reshapes NATO alliance

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby told lawmakers that the administration’s latest defense strategy proposal does not sideline the U.S.’ European allies, but rather it aims to go back to a “Cold War mentality” with an emphasis on “burden sharing.” The Pentagon policy chief was grilled … Read more

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

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

Democrats say they won’t relent on DHS funding demands because of Iran war

WASHINGTON — Republicans have sought to use the Trump administration’s attack on Iran to pressure Democrats to relent on their demands for funding the Department of Homeland Security. But Democrats are quickly rejecting that push, making clear they will continue to insist on changes to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Customs … Read more