Israel / Middle East

Iran’s top diplomat at the United Nations declared Thursday, “We are not going to close the Strait of Hormuz.”

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Beirut for a “solidarity” visit to Lebanon on Friday, cutting short a stay in Turkey where he joined fasting Muslims for Ramadan while calling for the world to “eradicate the scourge of Islamophobia from every country and community.”

At least four crewmen from an American air refuelling tanker that crashed in Iraq while on Operation Epic Fury duties have died.

The British defence minister said “Putin’s hidden hand” is behind some Iranian tactics and capabilities.

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that, in Iran, “The nuclear program has been obliterated. That’s a good thing. The missile program has been severely degraded. That’s a good thing. Those are two military

On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Atlantic Council Senior Fellow, former World Health Organization Adviser, former NSC official during the Clinton administration, and Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee under then-Sen. Joe Biden

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on Friday told the newspaper Corriere della Sera the war in Iran is “not our war” and reiterated Italy’s commitment to promoting a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder warned that the attack Thursday at a synagogue and Jewish kindergarten just outside of Detroit, Michigan, was not an isolated incident but part of a broader wave of “acts of terror aimed squarely at Western and Judeo-Christian values.”

The Iranian men’s national soccer team has delivered a harsh rebuke to President Trump after the commander in chief said the team’s presence at this year’s World Cup may not be “appropriate.”

Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said War Secretary Pete Hegseth should resign over a deadly strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran.

Iran pursued its strategy of economic warfare on Thursday, attacking two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and repeating its threats to cut off oil shipments through the vital trade route.

China and Russia on Thursday expressed their displeasure with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for condemning Iran’s unprovoked attacks on neighboring countries.

Far-left comedienne Margaret Cho called on LGBTQ+ people to “revolt” against Donald Trump’s “terrible administration” Tuesday while accepting an award from gay website Queerty.

The ABC News report about warnings that Iran could possibly launch drones against the West Coast is fake news, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

Medical device manufacturer Stryker Corporation suffered a cyberattack on Wednesday suspected to have been launched by Iranian hackers, potentially marking what security analysts identify as Iran’s first major digital offensive against a United States corporation since current military tensions began.

Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first public statement on Thursday.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed the highest-ranked Catholic authority in Iran, Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, for an in-person meeting at the Vatican on Thursday.

The U.S. 5th Fleet said two sailors suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out on a nuclear supercarrier in the Red Sea.

Wednesday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) warned the United States was at risk for a terrorist attack.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, a subordinate of the “supreme leader” who has largely abstained from commentary during the ongoing war with the United States, announced on Thursday that Iran would agree to end the conflict if America and Israel paid “reparations,” among other demands.

Several filmmakers along with artists and academics have signed an open letter condemning the U.S. strikes against Iran.

Three Iraqi migrants are being interrogated by Norwegian police over a blast that occurred at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo.

Iran and its proxies continue to launch strikes, including against oil tankers in the Gulf, while Israel says they scored “extensive” hits.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that Ayatollah Khamenei’s successor should be killed and “I do absolutely support having Israel just eliminate him, along with any other parts of the leadership.” Host Elizabeth

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) said that “the core of that message” of the video he was a part of about disobeying illegal orders “is one about the Constitution.” “And I see this

During an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that he won’t vote for a supplemental bill and “the biggest threat to our country and to our national security is our debt. And so I think adding

An Italian military base in Iraq’s Kurdistan region was hit by a missile on the early morning hours of Thursday causing material damages but leaving no reported injured, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed to local outlets.

Hezbollah declared a military campaign against Israel on Wednesday night in what Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps described as a “joint and integrated operation,” launching more than 100 rockets, drones, and missiles at over 50 Israeli targets as Jerusalem retaliated with heavy strikes in Beirut and warned the confrontation is now “headed toward a serious escalation.”

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) unsurprisingly said he would not vote for more money for President Donald Trump’s “illegal, reckless war” in Iran.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,”  Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called the Iran strikes authorized by President Donald Trump a “war of choice,” and deemed them “illegal.”

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that The New York Times is “trying to convince America” that Operation Epic Fury “has been a disaster or things are out of control, and that’s just categorically not true

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that the strike on a school in Iran is tragic, but left-wing media “is much more angry about” the school strike, “but they didn’t seem to be as

On Wednesday’s “CNN News Central,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said that he believes Vladimir Putin is “helping Iran. Putin hates our guts. He’s not a friend to the United States. So, you have to assume that he’s doing it. And