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Bolton: How Trump’s Iran decisions show ā€˜panic’ 0 (0)

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton discusses the state of play with Iran and says he thinks President Trump is struggling to find a way out of the conflict. Also, CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene rolls the tape on Trump’s repeated assertions that the war in Iran will be over soon. 0:00 John Bolton reacts to Trump saying the Iran war is almost over 3:09 Bolton says he thinks Trump is in a panic over Iran 5:09 Why does Trump keep saying the Iran war will end soon? 8:01 Trump says ā€œthere’s going to be a hitā€ to [See More…]

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Israel is losing US support – even among Republicans 0 (0)

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten runs the numbers on favorability of Israel across the American political spectrum. 0:00 Net favorability of Israel: GOP under 50 0:49 With moderate or liberal GOP 1:34 Thomas Massie’s odds of winning GOP nominee 2:17 Israel’s net favorability among men under 50 3:19 Israel’s net favorability among non-liberal democrats 4:22 Israel’s net favorability among all adults 5:07 Who Americans sympathize more with: Israelis or Palestinians? 6:28 Netanyahu’s favorability in US 7:18 Google searches for AIPAC in 2026 Watch Harry’s show, ‘The Enten Scale’, on CNN: https://cnn.it/4rXUcHz #Israel #War #News CNN is the world leader [See More…]

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MTG calls for Trump’s removal from office: ā€˜He’s out of control’ 0 (0)

Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says President Trump’s threat to wipeout ā€œa whole civilizationā€ if Iran didn’t meet his demands is ā€œabsolute madness.ā€ Greene says administration officials need to work to ā€œrein inā€ Trump as the fragile ceasefire with Iran takes hold. 0:00 Marjorie Taylor Greene explains why she called for Trump to be removed from office 3:08 Did Trump really intend to kill Iran’s entire population if they refused his demands? 4:48 Didn’t MTG see this coming when she supported Trump’s rhetoric in the past? 8:54 How does MTG feel about being aligned with Democrats in opposition to [See More…]

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Do Trump’s threats to strike Iran’s infrastructure cross into war crimes? 0 (0)

Just five months after President Donald Trump and his allies appeared indignant over a video in which six congressional Democrats warned service members not to obey illegal orders, Trump is showing exactly what they were talking about. He’s set an 8 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline for Iran to agree to a deal and re-open the Strait of Hormuz. Otherwise, Trump has repeatedly said, he will strike Iranian infrastructure sites including power plants, bridges, oil wells and possibly others like water desalination plants in ways that could well amount to war crimes. 0:00 CNN This Morning panel reacts to senator calling [See More…]

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ā€˜Ok, wow!’: Trump’s profane Iran threat stuns CNN panel 0 (0)

President Donald Trump issued a remarkable, profanity-laced warning to Iran, warning of severe military action should Tehran fail to make a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil thoroughfare. He said in a post to social media that Tuesday, ā€œwill be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F**kin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!ā€. 0:00 Jake Tapper reads Trump’s profane threat to Iran 0:44 Inside Politics panel gives initial reaction to Trump’s ā€˜over the top’ [See More…]

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CNN’s first reactions to Trump’s Iran war address 0 (0)

President Donald Trump, in his first address to the nation on the Iran war, told Americans the war is ā€œnearing completion,ā€ and projected another two or three weeks of involvement. ā€œWe’ve done all of it. Their Navy is gone. Their Air Force is gone. Their missiles are just about used up or beaten. Taken together, these actions will cripple Iran military, crush their ability to support terrorist proxies and deny them the ability to build a nuclear bomb. Our armed forces have been extraordinary,ā€ Trump said. Trump also used the opening moments of the speech to criticize his predecessors, claiming [See More…]

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Hegseth downplayed risks of Iran war to Trump before first strike: Sources 0 (0)

In the immediate lead-up to the first bombs being dropped on Iran last month, President Donald Trump met with a small group of advisers to discuss options. He made it clear that he wanted to launch a military campaign alongside Israel, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. It was at that moment, before an operation, that prior defense secretaries would typically stress to the president that there were potential downsides to such a move. In the case of Iran strikes, those would include the likely economic fallout should Tehran retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz and the [See More…]

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Bolton reacts to Trump’s latest Iran threat: ā€˜I wouldn’t recommend that’ 0 (0)

President Donald Trump said if Iran does not reach a deal with the United States and open the Strait of Hormuz, the country would conclude military involvement in the region by ā€œblowing up and completely obliteratingā€ key Iranian energy infrastructure. Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton reacts to the state of the conflict with Iran and President Trump’s latest threat to strike Iran’s critical infrastructure. Military analyst Malcolm Davis and Democratic representative Gabe Vasquez also weigh in. 0:00 President Trump issues a new threat to Iran 0:31 Bolton on whether Trump should order strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure 1:38 [See More…]

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Enten: Even Fox News poll shows Trump’s Iran war is unpopular 0 (0)

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten examines public approval for President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict. Meanwhile, US lawmakers weigh in on Trump’s Iran war, and Republican Rep. Cory Mills (FL) argues that the military operation in Iran is not a war. 0:00 Harry Enten reacts to Trump losing support in new Fox News poll on Iran 1:32 Approval for Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict drops lower 3:03 Republican and Democrat House members comment on the Iran conflict 7:04 Would US troops on the ground in Iran mean war? Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe #Trump #Iran #News [See More…]

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US expected to send ~1,000 paratroopers to Middle East 0 (0)

Approximately 1,000 US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expecting to deploy in coming days to the Middle East, according to two sources familiar with the matter, adding to the growing military firepower in the region as the Trump administration says it is in talks with Iran to end the conflict. 0:00 CNN chief national security analyst reports on US Army paratrooper deployment 2:00 Former US Naval intelligence officer Malcolm Nance breaks down the meaning of the new deployment 4:12 How would US paratroopers be used in the Iran conflict? 6:11 Nance says US war planners are ā€œwinging [See More…]