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House Defeats Requiring Trump to Seek Congressional Approval

Johnson argued attack on Iran isn't a war, while Democrats urged reasserting authority

(Newser) - The House on Thursday rejected a bid to require President Trump to seek congressional authorization before taking further military action against Iran, leaving his latitude to wage war intact. The measure, offered under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, was defeated 219–212, CBS News reports. Four Democrats joined nearly all...

After Fatal Strike in Kuwait, US Shuts Down Embassy

State Department urges Americans to leave country

(Newser) - The US is shutting down its embassy in Kuwait City as the war with Iran widens, the State Department said Thursday. Operations at the embassy are being halted even though there have been no reported injuries to American staff members, Politico reports. In its statement, the department urged Americans still...

Trump Says He Must Help Choose Iran's Next Leader

He rejects Mojtaba Khamenei, insists on influencing succession process

(Newser) - President Trump says he doesn't just want a say in Iran's future leadership, he insists he has to help pick the next supreme leader. In an interview with Axios on Thursday, Trump said he considers Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son and widely seen favorite...

Israel Orders Mass Evacuation in Beirut

Residents of southern suburbs told to get out immediately, but warned not to travel south

(Newser) - Residents in a vast stretch of Beirut were told to get out on Thursday, marking a sharp escalation in Israel's confrontation with Hezbollah. The Israeli military ordered evacuations across the city's southern suburbs, an area known as Dahiyeh that it describes as a Hezbollah stronghold, telling hundreds of...

Trump Pressures Kurds to Back Iran Uprising

Sources say he is offering 'extensive US aircover'

(Newser) - President Trump is leaning on the Kurds as he weighs whether to send US troops into Iran. Trump has phoned key Kurdish leaders in Iran and Iraq in recent days, offering "extensive US aircover" and other assistance if Iranian Kurdish opposition groups move to seize territory in western Iran,...

Pentagon Releases Names of All Troops Killed in Drone Strike

Officials say they died in Kuwait drone strike

(Newser) - The Pentagon on Wednesday named the final two troops killed in a drone strike on an operations hub in Kuwait Sunday, the Guardian reports. They were identified as Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, and Maj Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa. O'Brien had earned...

32 Survivors Rescued After US Sub Sinks Iran Warship

Sri Lanka says 87 bodies were recovered

(Newser) - Sri Lankan sailors rushed into a war they're trying to avoid after an Iranian warship went down in the Indian Ocean off the country's southern coast. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank the vessel with a torpedo as part of an escalating campaign...

Senate Republicans Block Vote on War Powers Measure

House is to consider a similar version on Thursday

(Newser) - The Senate on Wednesday turned back an effort to curb President Trump's authority to continue the military attacks against Iran, keeping intact the White House's ability to order further strikes without new approval from Congress. On a 47-53 procedural vote, senators rejected a bipartisan war powers resolution that...

Hegseth: US Killed Iranian Who Plotted to Assassinate Trump

Defense secretary quips, 'President Trump got the last laugh'

(Newser) - The Pentagon says someone tied to an alleged 2024 plot to kill President Trump is now dead—though Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday told reporters that "was not the focus of the effort by any stretch of the imagination." Still, the leader of an Iranian unit who...

On Mideast Travel Chaos, 'There's No Way to Sugarcoat This'

Travelers scramble to leave region amid US-Israel attacks on Iran; UAE, Qatar pay for hotels, food

(Newser) - Travelers stuck in the Gulf region due to Iran-related airspace closures due to US-Israel attacks are getting an unusual perk: free hotel rooms and meals, courtesy of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Authorities in both countries have told hotels to keep stranded guests on past their checkout dates, with...

US Is Burning Through Its Stockpile of Munitions

Sources say Trump is weighing use of the Defense Production Act

(Newser) - Trump administration officials have privately told lawmakers they're weighing use of the Cold War–era Defense Production Act to push weapons makers to crank out more munitions as the war with Iran burns through US stockpiles, three sources tell NBC News . The law would let the government force defense...

US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship: Hegseth

Says sinking is the first of its kind since WWII as bombardment of Iran intensifies

(Newser) - The US sank an Iranian warship in international waters, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, as it intensified its bombardment with Israel of Iran's security forces and other symbols of power. Hegseth said a torpedo from a US submarine sank the warship. He did not name the ship, reports...

Spain's PM Doubles Down After Trump Threat: 'No to War'

Pedro Sanchez says war in Iran would be 'playing Russian roulette' with millions of lives

(Newser) - Spain's prime minister is rebuffing President Trump's threats of a US trade embargo. Per the BBC , Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday explained why he won't let the US use its bases for military action against Iran , summing up his government's stance in just a few words: "...

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Khamenei's Likely Successor Emerges

Reclusive Mojtaba Khamenei backed by Revolutionary Guards amid succession talks

(Newser) - Iran's powerful clerical body is moving toward a dynastic handoff at the very top. Three Iranian officials who spoke to the New York Times say Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has emerged as the leading candidate to inherit his father's post...

Drone Hits Near US Consulate in Dubai

Rubio says all US personnel are accounted for

(Newser) - A fire was contained Tuesday night after a suspected Iranian drone hit the parking lot of the US Consulate in Dubai, officials say. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said all American diplomatic personnel were accounted for, the Wall Street Journal reports. Video showed black smoke rising near the consulate.
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Iranian Drones Hit Amazon Data Centers

Company says facilities in UAE, Bahrain were damaged

(Newser) - Damage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, as well as the industry's vulnerability to conflict. The company's cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, said late Monday that two data centers...

Trump Makes Big Move on Strait of Hormuz

He says oil tankers will get naval escorts, insurance guarantees

(Newser) - With oil prices rising amid the US-led war on Iran, President Trump has moved to quell fears of an energy crisis. He said Tuesday that the US would provide naval escorts, if necessary, for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Around a fifth of the world's oil...

Stranded Mideast Travelers Paying Big Bucks to Get Out

Private charters are at a premium with airports shut down

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of airline passengers are stranded by the Iran war that has spread across the Gulf region, but some wealthy travelers are getting out—by paying large sums for luxury flights to Europe via airports that are safe from Iranian drone and missile attacks. Demand for charter flights...

Get Used to One New Reality: Rising Gas Prices

They jump 11 cents overnight to $3.11 per gallon, as crude oil jumps, too

(Newser) - Drivers who track gas prices are in for an unpleasant surprise: The average cost of a gallon in the US rose 11 cents overnight to $3.11, reports the AP , citing data from the motor club AAA. The reason is no surprise: The Mideast is now engulfed in war , which...

100+ Complaints From Troops Over 'Divine Plan' Rhetoric

Service members allege commanders are framing Iran conflict as biblically ordained battle

(Newser) - Some US service members say their commanders are casting the new conflict with Iran as a prelude to the apocalypse. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation reports receiving upward of 110 complaints since fighting began on Saturday, alleging that officers in every branch have framed the campaign as part of a...

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