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The war is escalating and now Iran is expanding its retaliatory attacks. Overnight, the US embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit, causing minor damage, and now the State Department is evacuating non-emergency personnel at diplomatic missions across the Middle East. The Pentagon is reporting 6 US service members have been killed since the start of the war, and President Trump warned there could be more casualties as the fighting continues across Tehran. Explosions rang out in the early morning hours Tuesday as the US and Israel continued to attack Iran after killing its Supreme Leader. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now urging Americans to leave more than *** dozen countries in the Middle East. Including Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait, President Trump laid out *** timeline for the war Monday, saying it could last 4 to 5 weeks, but threatened on social media last night, the US has virtually unlimited supply of military weapons to carry out these attacks even longer. An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat. To the Middle East but also to the American people. Our country itself would be under threat, and it was very nearly under threat. Here on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with congressional leaders last night. Rubio is also scheduled to brief more members from the House and Senate later today in Washington. I’m Rachel Hirsheimer.
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‘There absolutely was an imminent threat’: Trump administration continues military operation in Iran
As the Middle East conflict intensifies, the Trump administration is advising Americans to leave more than a dozen countries, including Israel and the United Arab Emirates, following retaliatory attacks from Iran.
The Trump administration is urging Americans to evacuate more than a dozen countries in the Middle East as the conflict intensifies, with Iran expanding retaliatory attacks.Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar issued a warning Monday evening, telling Americans to use commercial travel to depart the following countries and territories: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.The State Department is evacuating non-emergency personnel from diplomatic missions across the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar.The Pentagon reports as of Monday evening that six U.S. service members have been killed since the start of the conflict, and President Donald Trump has warned of potential further casualties as fighting continues. The Pentagon has released limited information about the deaths, other than that they were caused by Iranian bombings.Explosions were heard across Tehran early Tuesday morning as the U.S. and Israel persist in their attacks on Iran following the killing of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Iranian Red Crescent Society said as of Tuesday, 787 people have died from airstrikes in Iran.Trump outlined a timeline for the war on Monday, suggesting it could last four to five weeks. However, he threatened on social media that the U.S. has a “virtually unlimited supply” of military weapons to extend the attacks even longer. “An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat to the Middle East but also to the American people,” Trump said. “Our country itself would be under threat, and it was very nearly under threat.”On Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with congressional leaders last night and is scheduled to brief more members of the House and Senate later today.Rubio explained the administration is conducting this operation because Iran posed an imminent threat to the U.S.”There absolutely was an imminent threat, and the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked, and we believe they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after,” Rubio said.Some Democrats, including Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who’s part of the ‘Gang of Eight,’ are refuting Rubio’s claims. “There was no imminent threat to the United States of America by the Iranians. There was a threat to Israel. If we equate a threat to Israel as the equivalent of an imminent threat to the United States, then we are in uncharted territory,” Warner said. Trump said his goals are to destroy Iran’s missile and naval arsenals and ensure the country can’t build a nuclear weapon. Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
The Trump administration is urging Americans to evacuate more than a dozen countries in the Middle East as the conflict intensifies, with Iran expanding retaliatory attacks.
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar issued a warning Monday evening, telling Americans to use commercial travel to depart the following countries and territories: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
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The State Department is evacuating non-emergency personnel from diplomatic missions across the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar.
The Pentagon reports as of Monday evening that six U.S. service members have been killed since the start of the conflict, and President Donald Trump has warned of potential further casualties as fighting continues. The Pentagon has released limited information about the deaths, other than that they were caused by Iranian bombings.
Explosions were heard across Tehran early Tuesday morning as the U.S. and Israel persist in their attacks on Iran following the killing of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Iranian Red Crescent Society said as of Tuesday, 787 people have died from airstrikes in Iran.
Trump outlined a timeline for the war on Monday, suggesting it could last four to five weeks. However, he threatened on social media that the U.S. has a “virtually unlimited supply” of military weapons to extend the attacks even longer.
“An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat to the Middle East but also to the American people,” Trump said. “Our country itself would be under threat, and it was very nearly under threat.”
On Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with congressional leaders last night and is scheduled to brief more members of the House and Senate later today.
Rubio explained the administration is conducting this operation because Iran posed an imminent threat to the U.S.
“There absolutely was an imminent threat, and the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked, and we believe they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after,” Rubio said.
Some Democrats, including Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who’s part of the ‘Gang of Eight,’ are refuting Rubio’s claims.
“There was no imminent threat to the United States of America by the Iranians. There was a threat to Israel. If we equate a threat to Israel as the equivalent of an imminent threat to the United States, then we are in uncharted territory,” Warner said.
Trump said his goals are to destroy Iran’s missile and naval arsenals and ensure the country can’t build a nuclear weapon.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
