The late dictator came to power in 1989 and oversaw the Islamic Republic’s expansion into the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism Ali Khamenei (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday during joint U.S.-Israeli military operations across the Islamic Republic, ending his 36-year reign as the country’s bloodthirsty theocratic dictator, Reuters reported
Benham Ben Tabelu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, said Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Shah of Iran, may be a strong contender to be the new leader of Iran if regime change is successful. Tabelu said Pahlavi has support among Iran’s youth, an ability to draw crowds
Efforts are underway to set up member briefings next week, but Democrats want the Trump administration to go further.
Reactions are pouring in after the United States and Israel announced a major military operation against Iran early Saturday, following weeks of threats from President Trump. Mr. Trump announced the assault, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” in a video on Truth Social. He called on Iran’s military forces to lay down their weapons and on Iran’s civilians
Capitol Hill is split as Democrats like John Fetterman applaud Trump’s Iran strikes, while GOP critics join Democrat party leadership to question the legality of the mission.
Trump’s words mark his first reported statement on the status of the ongoing ‘Operation Epic Fury’ since his remarks soon after the campaign began Donald Trump (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) President Donald Trump on Saturday sounded a confident note about the U.S.-Israeli barrage of airstrikes against the Iranian regime in a phone call with
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., are pushing for votes on war powers resolutions in Congress to handcuff President Donald Trump's use of the military in Iran.