Republicans silent, Democrats irate at Iran ceasefire collapse
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared the June ceasefire with Iran 'over' after the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps attacked 85 U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, downing an American MQ-9 Reaper drone.
- Tensions escalated on Tuesday when the United States struck over 80 targets in the Strait of Hormuz as an immediate response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels transiting the waterway.
- At a NATO summit in Turkey, Trump labeled Iranian leaders 'cuckoo' and 'scum,' while U.S. personnel casualties reached 426, an 11 percent increase since the April ceasefire began.
- Sen. Chris Murphey, D-Conn., condemned the renewed hostilities as 'foreign policy malpractice,' while Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., insisted both nations must uphold the ceasefire to prevent further unauthorized military action.
- Despite the Trump administration requesting $67 billion for the conflict, an Intercept analysis found it failed to achieve war aims, while legislative efforts to enforce a War Powers Resolution remain largely symbolic.
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July 13 - Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and underlining difficulties facing efforts to secure lasting peace. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ceasefire Unraveling in Iran
“The United States was carrying out another round of strikes on Iranian targets early Monday morning local time, the U.S. military said, extending a pattern of attacks between the two sides as their fragile cease-fire continued to unravel,” the New York Times reports. “It was the second volley of U.S. attacks in a matter of […]
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