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house defense bill's liberal provisions face the ax in the senate

They passed an additional amendment prohibiting President Trump from launching military strikes against Iran without a green light from Congress. . ... So far, Schumer is only pledging to fight for the provision requiring congressional approval for military action against Iran. . ..

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He added that French President Emanuel Macron was looking for joint initiatives to bring the US against Iran to halt, noting that Paris was interested in continued talks and cooperation with Tehran to handle the current crises Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon given Iran's undeniable and in..

embargoes and other acts of war

Iran’s unprovoked, sneak attack,” or some variation thereof, will be the headline.  ... Historical differences aside, this is exactly, precisely the situation the Trump administration and its imperial British allies are putting Iran in, right now.  ..

it's always about the oil

What more did you need to know once Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted that suicide bombing Kabul, Afghanistan, claimed by Taliban, was Iranian-inspired or plotted, one in series of attacks instigated by Islamic Republic of Iran and its surrogates against American and allied interests.. ..

syria, russia and the politics of chemical weapons

Despite some objections, notably from Russia and Iran, there was enough support from other members and it went ahead in June 2018. . ... Unhappy about this, Russia and Iran put forward a series of amendments but these were defeated and the budget was eventually approved by 99 votes to 27. ...

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