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Trump then greatly threatened Iran in response.
Trump’s new sanctions on Iran cap off intense four days.
He was a former classmate of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
An expert explains Iran’s recent actions.
It seems the US and Iran could have come close to war.
Will the US and Iran go to war?
He said he did so only 10 minutes before it was supposed to happen.
Trump’s “mistake” comment wasn’t what you thought it meant.
One Pentagon official told me “all variables point to war.”
Anna Fifield’s new book on the North Korean dictator reveals the man behind the missiles.
The “Iran did it” claim may not be bogus after all.
Neither side is stopping the tit-for-tat escalation.
Iran says it won’t abide by part of the 2015 nuclear deal within 10 days.
The case is legally dubious and factually challenged.
That’s a bad look for Iran.
This could spell trouble for US-Iran relations.
Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) aim to force a vote on US-Saudi relations and weapons sales.
This continues the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s fall from grace.
The incident may be all about China.
Marine Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie says Iran recently took a “step back” from supposed plans to kill US troops, diplomats, and citizens.
If true, it’s a very big deal. But it could just as easily be fake news.
Clearly, Trump’s staff thinks the late lawmaker is a trigger for the president.
He even had a Helsinki-like breakdown.
The military doesn’t want these pardons. But Fox News does.
It would let the Trump administration circumvent Congress’s authority to approve or reject weapons sales.
The question now is if President Donald Trump will accept it.
Many are enraged by his newfound freedom.
In a message slamming the former vice president, North Korea tries to make Trump happy.
The Trump administration created an Iran crisis. Now it’s signaling that it wants out.
The effort could cause a massive partisan fight over Iran.
“I’ve read the intel too. And let me be clear: That’s not what the intel says,” said one Democratic senator.
It’s super messed up.
He’s reusing his North Korea playbook for Iran.
The Trump administration says there’s a serious threat against personnel in Iraq.
Carter spoke with Recode’s Kara Swisher recently about AI ethics, tech regulation, and more, and you can hear the full conversation now on Recode Decode.
It’s unclear if that messaging will resonate with certain experts or voters.
He’ll now have to stay in the president’s good graces.
It’s partly an angry message to Trump.
The administration’s hardline stances and tough rhetoric have brought us to a tense standoff.