With Iran War, Trump Risks Stepping on Gains From His Own Tax Cuts
President Trump’s war in Iran has raised some costs just as many Americans are starting to see savings from last year’s tax cuts.
President Trump’s war in Iran has raised some costs just as many Americans are starting to see savings from last year’s tax cuts.
President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Five missiles struck the Baghdad International Airport and injured four people. Israeli and Iranian attacks continued as global economic concerns about the war mounted.
As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.
President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they are not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for oil shipments, remained unsafe for tankers. Iran has been firing projectiles and laying mines.
The governments of both countries have repeatedly cast the other as evil, perpetuating a cycle that has culminated in the present war.
The comment from Brendan Carr came on the heels of a social media message from President Trump criticizing the news media’s coverage of the war with Iran.
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked overnight. Israeli strikes continued to hit the capitals of Iran and Lebanon, as Iran refused to relinquish control over a vital oil route.
The unit’s arrival in the coming days will give the Pentagon the ability to quickly launch raids.