The Three Biggest Lies Trump and His Deputies Have Been Telling Us About Iran
Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Ever since the US drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian general, the Trump administration hasn’t been able to provide consistent, or even coherent, answers about the assassination. Why did President Donald Trump decide to kill Soleimani? Was there really an “imminent” threat from Iran? Will this lead to…
Iranians Would Kindly Like Donald Trump To “Shut Up”
Iranian students gather for a demonstration over the downing of a Ukrainian airliner at Tehran University on January 14, 2020.Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images When Iran’s military admitted on Saturday that it had mistakenly shot down a civilian airliner, Ukraine Airlines Flight 752—killing all 176 of its mainly Iranian passengers and crew—Iranians started taking to…
Thousands of Iranians Have Bravely Protested the Government’s Role in Ukrainian Plane Crash
A woman attending a candlelight vigil for victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 talks with a police officer at Amirkabir University in Tehran on Saturday.Mona Hoobehfekr/ISNA /AFP/Getty Thousands of people took to the streets across Iran this weekend to condemn their government for shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane—killing all 176 people on board—and…
Defense Secretary Says He “Didn’t See” Intel to Back Up Trump’s Latest Iran Claim
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on “Face the Nation.”Screenshot of CBS’s “Face the Nation” President Donald Trump’s evolving rationale for the killing of a senior Iranian general continues to raise eyebrows, and now the Pentagon’s chief says he did not see evidence Trump cited on Friday about threat from Iran. On Friday during an interview on…
White House Official Calls Matt Gaetz’s Efforts to Limit War Powers “Super Uncool”
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA A few days ago, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) broke with most members of his party to support a House resolution that seeks to restrict Donald Trump’s use of military force against Iran unless the president obtains congressional approval. Gaetz’s support was noteworthy, because he has (proudly) built a reputation…
Iran Apologizes for Shooting Down Ukrainian Airplane
Iranian President Hassan RouhaniLai Seng Sin/AP The Iranian government acknowledged late Friday that its armed forces were responsible for shooting down a Ukrainian airliner earlier this week, leaving 176 passengers dead. On Twitter, Iranian foreign minister Mohamad Javad Zarif offered his “profound regrets, apologies and condolences,” but he also sought to shift blame to the…