Political Tensions Escalate Amid Iran Conflict

Former NATO commander James Stavridis on Friday dismissed Iran's declaration that the Strait of Hormuz is open amid a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. as "nonsense." Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said the strait was open, but vessels would need to coordinate with Iran's military, citing "te

President Trump on Thursday slammed The Wall Street Journal, panning the editorial board for claiming his declaration of victory amid the Iran conflict was “premature." “The Wall Street Journal, one of the worst and most inaccurate “Editorial Boards” in the World, stated that I ‘declared premature v

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), a fierce advocate for Israel, on Thursday slammed the increasing Democratic criticism of the country over its joint operations with the U.S. against Iran.  The lawmaker cited a Pew Research survey released this week, which found that 80 percent of Democrats and Democrati

President Trump on Wednesday issued a forceful response to Iran’s surprise attack overnight targeting U.S. forces in Jordan, vowing to “beat the f---ing s--- out of them.” Trump made the comment in an interview with Fox News, adding that the U.S. will be hitting Iran “hard.” “They’re going to get a

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, ordered security to remove one of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s attorneys from the committee's hearing room on Wednesday after the longtime infectious disease expert invoked his Fifth Amendment right. The attorne