Category: Defense
Vance says ‘ball is in the Iranian court’
Vice President Vance said Monday that the “ball is in the Iranian court” regarding the next steps toward reaching an agreement to end hostilities with the U.S. During a roughly 20-minute interview with host Bret Baier on Fox News’s “Special Report,” the vice president said the delegation he led to Islamabad, Pakistan, left without an…
Ex-CIA Director: ‘I think the 25th Amendment was written with’ Trump ‘in mind’
Former CIA Director John Brennan said Saturday that he believed the 25th Amendment “was written with” President Trump “in mind,” comments that come after multiple Democrats pushed for Trump’s ouster following his intense threats toward Iran. “I think the 25th Amendment was written with Donald Trumps in mind, because allowing someone like this to continue…
US blockade of Strait of Hormuz to start Monday morning, military says
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Sunday it will begin blockading Iranian ports at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, 5:30 p.m. in Iran, following posts earlier in the day from President Trump directing the U.S. military to “clean out” the Strait of Hormuz. The move follows 21 hours of unproductive peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday,…
Vance says no headway in ceasefire talks: ‘I think that’s bad news for Iran’
Vice President Vance, speaking to reporters after a marathon day of negotiations with Iran, said no progress was made toward a peace agreement, which he added was “bad news for Iran.” Coming amid a 14-day ceasefire in the war, Vance called the 21 hours of negotiations with the Iranian delegation, mediated by Pakistan and held…
Ex-diplomat ranks US-Vatican tensions as ‘maybe a 23’ on a 1-10 scale of unusual
Former diplomat Richard Haass on Saturday said that tensions between the U.S. and the Vatican have reached a 23 out of a 1-to-10 scale. “Morning Joe Weekend” co-host Willie Geist asked Haass how unusual a reported threat from the Pentagon to the Vatican’s former diplomat was during a meeting in January. “On a scale of…
Judge orders Pentagon to restore press access
The Pentagon is obstructing reporters and defying an earlier court order that required it to restore access to credentialed journalists covering the Department of Defense (DOD), a U.S. judge in Washington ruled Thursday — a blow to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s attempts to limit media access. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman said Defense officials must…
Ex-Army employee with top-secret clearance charged with leaking information to journalist
An ex-Army employee that had top-secret clearance has been charged with leaking classified information, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a Wednesday press release, the DOJ said that 40-year-old Courtney Williams of North Carolina was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday. Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday regarding “her…
Emmanuel Macron condemns Lebanon strikes, says he’s spoken with country’s leaders
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday criticized recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon and said he’s spoken with its leaders, following a U.S.-Iranian ceasefire being on shaky ground do to the strikes. “I have just spoken with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam,” Macron said in a Wednesday evening post on the social…
Trump slams NATO after meeting with Mark Rutte
President Trump went after the NATO alliance following a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte — comments that came after the Trump administration had recently expressed frustration with members of the alliance. “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN,…
Cuellar says he will support a war powers resolution to curb Trump’s attacks on Iran
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) said Tuesday that he will back a House war powers resolution when it comes before the lower chamber again, a reversal of his previous position. In a lengthy statement, Cuellar criticized President Trump’s threat that a “whole civilization will die” in Iran, which he issued Tuesday morning before backing down…
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