For months, furious protests have battered Iraq, driven by the pervasive influence of a foreign power: Iran. … It was Iran militias.
(2) Resp to air strikes. It was months-long escalation.
(3) Shift from anti-Iran protests. … In reality, the attack had been building for months, with numerous calls from Iran to attack the facility.…
But today he’s pointing to a big problem, not just for the future safety of the embassy but for our position in Iraq against Iran. … Soleimani is using the Iraqi militias, which he effectively controls, to turn Iraq into a satellite of Iran. … of Operations for the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), the Iran-backed militias.…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham let Iran know what’s what Tuesday in response to support of an attack on the U.S … But most striking was Lindsey’s blistering threat to the government of Iran:
“To the Iranian government: Be careful what you wish … Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE!…
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— Aircraft Spots (@AircraftSpots) December 31, 2019
This deployment is clearly designed to send a message to Iran … Since May, over 14,000 US military personnel of all services have redeployed to CENTCOM in response to aggressive action by Iran and … It should be viewed as a clearly visible signal to Iran that fun-and-games are over and it is time to call off the rent-a-mob.…
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The second was people like Obama adviser Ben Rhodes attacking Trump over policies on Iran … shortly after the embassy outer perimeter was breached, calling on Iraq to provide security as they are required to and warning Iran…
Obama Adviser Ben Rhodes Attacks Trump Policy on Iran as Iran-Backed Militia Attack Our Embassy
Overwhelming Proof Emerges That Iran … It was originally founded in the 1980s to fight for Iran against then-President Saddam Hussein as part of the Iran-Iraq war. … Iraq was given over to Iran by Obama, Iranian thugs were feted by the Obama administration, the Iran nuclear agreement was signed to…
Further action against Iran itself is also expected. … Trump’s reckless decisions to walk away from the Iran Deal and now to launch airstrikes in Iraq without Iraqi government consent have … Before him, Iran was a bastion of peace, not lashing out nor funding terrorism all over the Middle East.…
From the beginning, the aggression has been squarely pointing to Iran. … All of them are controlled, funded, and organized by Iran. … It’s long past time to send Iran a message they can’t ignore.…
Trump sanctions on Iran have done nothing to change Iranian behavior except make it worse. … He’s spinning in favor of Iran and against sanctions on them today when we are under attack? … The 1.6 billion in cash you sent Iran is finally showing results!…
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— Jessica Fletcher (@heckyessica) December 31, 2019
On left, list showing how Iran … President Donald Trump is correctly blaming Iran. But trust our media to once again spin.…
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Dozens of Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah supporters, many in uniform and with Hezbollah flags … Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. … Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible.…
Iran, Russia, and China allegedly began joint naval maneuvers in the Persian Gulf on Friday and this attack might have been calculated … Despite being unhappy with Iran, President Trump has conducted a very measured policy against them. … Striking at the Iranian proxy militia nearly has to draw a response of some kind from Iran.…
edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Peter Brookes talks about the latest developments in Iran … Related Links:
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Peter Brookes at The Heritage Foundation…
The FBI and intelligence agencies on Wednesday revealed that Iran has been engaged in online efforts to interfere with U.S. elections … President Donald Trump’s campaign and attempting to share it with President Joe Biden’s campaign.Before Biden dropped out of the race, Iran … It was revealed in July that Iran planned to assassinate former President Trump, which placed intelligence agencies on high alert.No…