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‘There’s a significant lack of knowledge’: Iranian American legislator on countries’ tangled history amid conflict
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington June 28, 2025

Yassamin Ansari, an Arizona representative, explains how her background shapes her perspective on US foreign policyArizona congresswoman Yassamin Ansari brings an unusually personal perspective to the US’s fraught relationship with Iran. The daughter o…

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US Senate votes down resolution to restrict Trump from escalating Iran war
ByDara Kerr June 28, 2025

Democratic effort fails in mostly partisan vote, hours after US president says he would consider more bombingSenate Democrats failed on Friday to get a war-powers resolution passed to limit Donald Trump’s ability to single-handedly escalate the war wit…

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US Senate votes down resolution to restrict Trump from escalating Iran war
ByDara Kerr June 28, 2025

Democratic effort fails in mostly partisan vote, hours after US president says he would consider more bombingSenate Democrats failed on Friday to get a war-powers resolution passed to limit Donald Trump’s ability to single-handedly escalate the war wit…

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Trump is not interested in listening to US experts on Iran’s nuclear program
ByJames Risen June 24, 2025

The US president is more willing to listen to Israel than his predecessors were and is also deeply suspicious of the CIAWhen Donald Trump ordered the US military to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, the debate among intelligence official…

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