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U.S. military pauses nightly Iran strikes 0 (0)

Iran reported no strikes overnight, as President Trump ordered the U.S. military to not conduct attacks on Friday, according to Axios. This broke a 13-night streak of nightly strikes. Despite a quieter past 24 hours, the U.S. has gradually expanded the scope of its attacks against Iran recently. President Trump says he is weighing a “massive attack” on Iran. This all comes as CENTCOM released a statement Saturday saying the U.S. naval blockade remains in “full effect.” Reuters reporter Gram Slattery joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. Subscribe to LiveNOW from FOX! https://www.youtube.com/livenowfox?sub_confirmation=1 [See More…]

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Iran war: ~100 US soldiers injured in past 14 days, Pentagon says 0 (0)

Nearly 100 US service members have suffered some level of injury since July 7, the Pentagon said, as the United States and Iran exchanged another night of strikes. A Pentagon spokesperson said most of the almost 100 injuries suffered by American troops were “minor concussions.” CNN’s Betsy Klein has the details, and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) and Laura Coates’ panel discuss the injury disclosure and the state of play in Iran. 0:00 “A particularly violent moment” in Iran war 3:30 Democratic rep. reacts to Pentagon’s “lack of transparency” on soldier injuries 6:19 Why did Trump admin. wait 14 days to [See More…]

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Iran war: Trump responds as 3 US troops killed 0 (0)

The US military said on Sunday that another service member was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone. The death comes a day after the Pentagon announced the fatalities of two service members in Jordan. CNN’s Kevin Liptak reports from the White House on the first American casualties resulting from Iranian strikes since March. Also, CNN national security analyst Alex Plitsas and CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton break down the current risk level to US troops in the Middle East region. 0:00 President Trump reacts to US service members killed by Iranian strikes 1:00 CENTCOM [See More…]

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Iran ‘deal’: Ex-NATO commander reveals ‘the bad news’ 0 (0)

The US and Iran say they have reached an agreement that will end a US blockade of Iranian ports and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The two countries have offered conflicting accounts of what will follow a signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday and no text has been released. CNN senior military analyst and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis identifies potential roadblocks to the deal. Also, former Pentagon official Sabrina Singh says Iran may be gaining leverage by moving the nuclear negotiations closer to US midterm elections. 0:00 Ex-NATO commander reacts to Iran memorandum of understanding 2:27 Can [See More…]