A Bahrain-led resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz failed at the United Nations on Tuesday, unable to withstand opposition from Russia and China despite attempts to weaken its provisions to win their support.
Nearly a dozen countries — Bahrain, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia, Liberia, Panama, Somalia, United Kingdom and the U.S. — voted in favor of the resolution, while Colombia and Pakistan abstained.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday that President Trump’s looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz marks a “defining moment” for the conflict and region, warning that Tehran will face a “massive military attack” if it does not agree to U.S. demands. Read more. |
Around 12 hours before President Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and come to a deal, he warned the Islamic Republic on Tuesday morning in a post that a “whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” Read more. |
A retired U.S. general slammed President Trump on Tuesday for being an “absolutely terrible commander in chief” after Trump threatened Iran’s “whole civilization” ahead of his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and negotiate a peace agreement. Read more. |
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday called for President Trump to be removed from office through the 25th Amendment following his latest threat to escalate the conflict against Iran by attacking civilian infrastructure.
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Rahm Emanuel helped build the modern Democratic Party. Now he’s making the case that it isn’t working.
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A scheduled press briefing set to take place at 8 a.m. on Tuesday at the Pentagon has been canceled.
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President Trump hit back at conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, who on Monday blasted the president over a social media post in which he used an expletive and threatened Iran ahead of a ceasefire deadline Tuesday evening.
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Monday characterized President Trump as someone who is “undisciplined, immature and narcissistic” but not “stupid.”
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