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46 minutes ago

Mike Johnson Rejects USA Nation Building' in Iran: They Need to Rise Up'

I don't think it's our role. He continued by saying the USA has played a very important role globally since World War II. But that does not mean America needs to go in and completely revamp Iran or any other country like was attempted in Iraq in the early 2000s.
World politics
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1 day ago

Pro-Trump UFC Star Torches Administration Over War in Iran After He Was Snubbed for Fight at White House

I would just like to thank israel and Trump for when we wake up tomorrow and see a big redline. Hope some of you aint trying to retire while iran has WMDs.. Or wait iraq? Who knows. This is probably why me and the terrorist aren't getting booked on the white house card haha.
MMA
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Starmer may be right not to wade into Trump's war but he is a prisoner of his MPs

Keir Starmer faces political weakness as Labour MPs' support on Iran policy makes him appear as their prisoner rather than an independent leader.
Left-wing politics
fromCalifornia Post
2 days ago

Bill Maher sets humiliating trap for California Sen. Adam Schiff over Trump's Iran attacks

Bill Maher revealed that Senator Adam Schiff criticized an Obama administration statement about presidential military authority without initially knowing its source, exposing inconsistency in Schiff's position on executive power.
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fromPoynter
5 days ago
World politics

Do airstrikes alone produce regime change? Experts say history supports Chris Murphy's 'Face the Nation' claim that they don't. - Poynter

World politics
fromPoynter
5 days ago

Do airstrikes alone produce regime change? Experts say history supports Chris Murphy's 'Face the Nation' claim that they don't. - Poynter

Historical evidence shows air campaigns alone have never successfully achieved regime change in authoritarian countries without ground troops or credible invasion threats.
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Lindsey Graham Battles NBC's Kristen Welker on Iran

Senator Graham asserts Iran's regime is collapsing following the Supreme Leader's death, emphasizing U.S. will not occupy Iran or select its next leader but will enforce conditions preventing terrorism and nuclear weapons.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sanchez the only European leader to take on Trump?

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez publicly rejected US President Trump's demands to use Spanish military bases for strikes on Iran, asserting that Spain will not comply with threats or participate in conflicts that contradict national values and interests.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Defence secretary accuses MPs of deliberately undermining UK's relationship with Trump

Defence Secretary John Healey accuses opposition politicians of undermining UK-US relations by seeking Trump's favour on Iran strikes and the Chagos Islands deal, calling such actions unpatriotic.
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

BS Hack Job': White House Slams Reporter's Claim of Hegseth-Rubio Feud' Over Iran

Rubio and Hegseth at each other's throats over whether US should send troops to Iran. Hegseth is supportive of the position, while Rubio is deeply wary of entangling the US in a long war, the sources told MEE. One Gulf official told MEE that US officials have discussed sending special operations teams into Iran to target senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials and people familiar with Iran's nuclear programme.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

In a Trump war, with great power comes no responsibility | Jamil Smith

Presidential military force is deployed first with constitutional debate following afterward, undermining the system of checks and balances designed to constrain military action before it occurs.
East Bay (California)
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 days ago

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee reflects on decades-long quest to curb president's war power limits

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, who cast the sole vote against authorizing the Afghanistan invasion, warns that broad war powers authorizations enable presidents to wage war unilaterally without congressional oversight.
SF politics
fromAxios
1 week ago

Centrist Democrats push for softer constraints on Trump's war powers in Iran

Centrist Democrats introduced an alternative war powers resolution giving the administration 30 days to end Iran hostilities while maintaining regional troop presence for defense, contrasting with the immediate withdrawal requirement of the Khanna-Massie measure.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Merz in Washington: German chancellor meets with Trump

Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss Iran policy, trade agreements, and Ukraine, with both leaders aligned on removing the Tehran regime but needing to address post-conflict planning.
Europe politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

US Demands 'It's Time for Our European Allies' Action - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Moral clarity cannot be selective based on geography or political convenience; demanding European commitment to Iranian resistance while urging European independence contradicts stated strategic doctrine.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Megan McCain Snipes at Dad's MAGA Critics Amid Iran Strikes

Meghan McCain criticized MAGA figures for previously attacking her father's Iran stance while now supporting similar military actions against Iran.
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

What Could Go Wrong, or Right, in a War with Iran

The last two decades has proven that we don't have the ability to dictate . . . who comes to power the day after a military attack.
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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Glenn Greenwald Rips Sen. Warren Applauding Trump on Iran

Glenn Greenwald criticized Senator Elizabeth Warren for posting against war with Iran then applauding Trump's militant Iran rhetoric at the State of the Union, calling her a hypocritical classic Democrat.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Top Senate Republican Straight Up Asked on Fox News Are We Going to War?'

I think that the president is preparing us to defend America's vital national security interests both in that region and here at home. I mean, we cannot abide we cannot tolerate a nuclear Iran. He made that clear in his speech last night. I think that's something I hope, at least, that a big majority of Americans agree with.
US politics
US politics
fromEmptywheel
1 month ago

Should Ex-Senator Tied to CIA "Accountability" Be Involved in This Kind of Propaganda?

A new American Security Initiative ad uses nuclear fear-mongering about Iran, echoing LBJ's "Daisy" tactic to pressure policy and public opinion.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Should we sell our kidneys?

Right now, about 7,000 people are awaiting a kidney transplant in the UK. According to NHS figures, in 2024/25 only 3,302 adult kidney transplants were performed. The charity Kidney Research UK states that just 32% of patients receive a transplant within a year of joining the waiting list and six people die every week while waiting. People who experience kidney failure need either lifelong dialysis or a transplant to survive.
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