Washington, DC — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth praised the U.S. military’s ongoing operation in Iran, claiming that it is not an “endless” or “regime change” war in a Monday morning press briefing at the Pentagon.
As joint U.S.-Israeli military operations continued against Iranian targets, Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matt Boyle relayed statements from senior administration officials who described intelligence assessments behind President Donald Trump’s decision to initiate strikes and outlined claims that Tehran had resumed efforts to rebuild its nuclear weapons program.
During an interview on Friday’s “Mark Levin Show” that took place prior to Israel’s strike on Iran, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) stated that he’s wary of saying we took out Iran’s nuclear capability and unless he knows we have for
During an interview on Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” that took place prior to the strikes on Iran, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said that Iran hadn’t learned anything from the strikes on its nuclear program last year.
During an interview with CBS’s “The Takeout” on Thursday, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) responded to a question on why we would need more strikes on the Iranian nuclear program if it was obliterated last year by saying that last year’s
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said that Iran is “rebuilding” its nuclear program, and they can rebuild even if the program was obliterated in last year’s strikes. Host Kaitlan Collins asked, “[I]f we obliterated
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Richard Grenell responded to a question on why we’re worried about Iran’s nuclear weapons program when the administration claimed the program was decimated less than a year ago
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee responded to a question on if Iran is rebuilding its nuclear program by saying that they are “continuing to try to enrich
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that “Iran is not in control of the skies, because of the Israeli strikes last year, anything above 10,000 feet, Iran really has no domain awareness and no ability
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that President Donald Trump has let protesters in Iran “hang out to dry” after vowing to protect them from slaughter. Maher also stated that he “was very supportive” of
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) discussed Iran and said that if there can be some deal “around slowing down their effort to get a nuclear weapon, that will be positive, not just for
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) discussed Iran and said that “diplomacy is always the way that we should go. And if you remember, there was an Iran nuclear deal that was negotiated. Trump pulled
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday imposed sanctions on ten individuals and entities for their role in weapons trades between Iran and Venezuela.
During his closing monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he loves “that Iran won’t be getting a nuclear bomb any time soon” thanks to American strikes. Maher said that you only have so
On Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” co-host Steve Inskeep argued that the DIA’s assessment in low confidence that NPR and other outlets reported on isn’t contradicted by the characterization that Iran’s nuclear program was damaged severely and significantly. Sen.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that Iran is “naked” to American and Israeli air power and so “they can’t do anything. They can’t clear that rubble away. They can’t try to reconstruct metalization plants
On “CNN Newsroom,” host and Chief National Security Analyst Jim Sciutto and CNN Political and National Security Analyst and New York Times White House and National Security Correspondent David Sanger discussed the strikes on Iran and Sanger said that the description
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” CNN Military Analyst Major Gen. James “Spider” Marks (Ret.) stated that it will take time to figure out how much damage American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did, we don’t get immediate
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Amos Hochstein, who served as Special Presidential Coordinator for Energy Security during the Biden administration, said that “as a result of both the Israeli and the American strikes, the nuclear program was set
During an interview with the Fox News Channel aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Story,” IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that Iran’s “nuclear program has been set back significantly.” And there’s a “night and day” difference between Iran’s nuclear program
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” MSNBC Military Analyst Gen. Barry McCaffrey (Ret.) stated that he believed the strikes on Iran were “a political disaster for President Trump with his own party, with the voting population, with the Democratic
On Monday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ambassador Ron Dermer stated that Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities “are gone” but there is some uranium that they can’t convert into a weapon that is still
On Monday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Finnerty,” Secretary of Energy Chris Wright stated that there isn’t a “detailed damage assessment” on the damage done to the Iranian nuclear program, but it’s “safe to say it is massively enfeebled,” but, on
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) stated that the U.S. will need “human eyes” to determine exactly how much damage was done to Iran’s nuclear facilities and “From the overhead images, you would go,
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Vice President JD Vance stated that if Iran tries to build a nuclear weapon again, “they’re going to have to deal with a very, very powerful American military again.” And
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appeared the most willing of America’s allies in Europe to align himself with President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites, while fellow European leaders stressed for calm and a return to talks.
Israel’s Home Front Command swiftly imposed sweeping nationwide restrictions early Sunday morning in response to the U.S. airstrikes on three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities. The country is now on an “essential activity only” footing as part of a heightened defense posture amid fears of imminent Iranian retaliation.
On NewsNation on Saturday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said that the issue with the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities is that now Iran will walk away from the nonproliferation treaty and will kick out inspectors. Khanna said, “Well, look,
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) threw his support behind President Donald Trump after the U.S. completed strikes on Iran nuclear sites on Saturday.
Scream star Ethan Embry took to the leftist echo chamber platform Bluesky on Saturday evening to react to the United States bombing three nuclear sites in Iran, declaring, “78 million fucking idiots in America brought us here.”
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that it’s now time for the U.S. to call for the total end of Iranian uranium enrichment “and to say that the inspections would be broader, deeper, more
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) stated that “Prime Minister Netanyahu has always wanted to drag the United States into a war with Iran.” And “This is also why Prime Minister Netanyahu tried to
On Thursday’s “CNN NewsNight,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Adviser Van Jones said that people on the left haven’t “thought seriously enough about what if Iran does get the bomb” and while he isn’t sure what the U.S.
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) stated that Iran has enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear weapon and this is closer than they ever were before. Co-host Sara Sidner asked,
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” CNN host and Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “very brilliantly, realized that events were moving in his favor over the last year, that his enemies were much weaker abroad.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) responded to arguments that Israel has warned of Iran being on the threshold of nuclear weapons many times before so they’re wrong now by pointing to
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) stated that Iran was close to enriching to the point where they could have a nuclear weapon and stated that once they did so, getting the delivery device from
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said that the U.S. knows where Iran’s nuclear facilities are and if Israel can’t take them out, it’s in America’s interests to do so. Host Jake Tapper asked, “Would
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) stated that Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility has to go, and while we’re not necessarily at the point where the facility has to be taken out militarily and the U.S.
Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that President Donald Trump “has earned some trust on” the issue of Iran’s uranium enrichment, and Trump would only use the U.S. military in the interests of the American people.
