GOP cracks widen over Iran war
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Trump says US and Iranian officials held a “very good” three-hour meeting at the UNGA in New York. Iranian media confirmed talks between Abbas Araghchi and Steve Witkoff, with another meeting expected soon as Qatar urges diplomacy amid escalating Gulf tensions.
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Iran War Updates: Iran's president calls U.S. attacks "cowardly" as Trump threatens annihilation
U.S. and Iranian delegations met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, rekindling diplomacy amid Trump's threat to "annihilate" the regime.
Democrats only need one more Republican vote to approve a war powers resolution before Election Day.
The Justice Department said late Tuesday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico can be shut out from areas of the White House at the president’s will. The lawyers argue that the outlets’ coverage of the Iran war and of President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction could amount to a national security risk that justifies the ban.
Iran’s economy contracted sharply in the spring as war hit its oil and gas sectors, with new data pointing to an energy crunch that could force Tehran to balance gas exports against rising domestic demand as winter approaches.
Sen. Jon Husted became the latest battleground Republican this week to call for a quick end to the Iran war, as panic grows over how high gas prices and President Donald Trump’s agenda could imperil the party’s chances in November.
On Feb. 27, the day before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, the U.S. economy was on a steady course to lower inflation and attain greater buying power.
The Defense Department's disclosed total stands at 19 fatalities, though U.S. officials say the actual number is higher.
At the start of the Iran war, many feared that Tehran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz would send oil prices through the roof and throttle the global economy.
For NPR's Newsmakers, Steve Inskeep asks Tucker Carlson about the war in Iran, President Trump and tribalism.
Trump-backed U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson asserted that the Iran "war needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end."