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CNN
14 hours ago
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- CNN
Trump Gives Iran New Deadline - Erin Burnett OutFront - Podcast on CNN Audio
Trump Gives Iran New Deadline Erin Burnett OutFront 50 mins An Iranian-backed militant group is threatening American bases tonight as Trump weighs the options in Iran. Is he basing this on real intelligence or could America fumble into another major war?
Washington Post
2 days ago
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- Washington Post
With ally Iran under attack, Hezbollah stays out of the fray for now
BEIRUT — Hezbollah is holding its fire during Iran's conflict with Israel as it faces domestic pressure not to drag a fragile Lebanon into war and bets the violence does not yet threaten the survival of its longtime patron, diplomats and people close to the group said. The Iran-backed group's quiescence is also a practical matter: Its cadres and weapons stocks were badly battered during a war with Israel last year that killed many of Hezbollah's senior commanders, including its longtime leader, Hasan Nasrallah.
Washington Post
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
U.S. to end bombings of Houthi rebels in Yemen, Trump says
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States will stop striking the Houthis in Yemen after he said the Iranian-backed rebel group expressed that they 'don't want to fight anymore.' 'We will honor that, and we will stop the bombings,' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. 'They have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their own word. They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore, and that's what the purpose of what we were doing.'
