Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) Republicans and Democrats sharpened their differences over Iran on Thursday, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune backed President Donald Trump’s approach while House Democrats moved to force a vote on a resolution limiting any military action. Thune, appearing on Fox News, said, “This president is committed to safer streets, to more money in the American people’s pockets, and to new opportunities for Americans to get ahead.”On foreign policy, he said, “I thin…
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Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has been quietly drafting military options for a possible strike on Iran, even as he seeks to avoid direct confrontation with President Donald Trump, according to accounts published in US media. As chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen Dan Caine has been “drafting military options for potentially striking Iran,” with a steady stream of top officials from the Army, Navy, and Air Force summoned to his office, CNN reported.In inter…
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) The protests in Iran, which started in December last year, are continuing to escalate despite the large-scale mass killings of the demonstrators across the nation. According to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), by Wednesday, the death toll in the nationwide crackdown by Iranian security forces on the protestors climbed to 2614.Meanwhile, as per the Norway-based organisation Iran Human Rights (IHR), at least 3,428 protesters have been killed.However,…
Tehran, Jan 7 (IANS) Widespread protests have erupted across Iran in recent days amid a deepening economic downturn and multiple overlapping crises, with clashes between demonstrators and security forces reportedly leaving at least 27 people dead so far.Videos circulating widely on social media showed massive protests on Tuesday night in the city of Abdanan, located in the central province of Ilam, which has witnessed several major demonstrations over the past week.The footage showed thousands o…