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Resigned Counterterror Official Knows Well the Cost of War

Joe Kent invokes late wife Shannon Kent, killed in a suicide bombing in Syria

(Newser) - Joe Kent's departure from the National Counterterrorism Center this week came with a pointed critique of US policy on Iran—and a deeply personal reminder of the cost of war. In his resignation letter, Kent invoked his first wife, Navy linguist Shannon Kent, who was killed in a...

Israel Says It Has Taken Out Another Key Iranian Minister

Intelligence minister Esmail Khatib joins a growing body count among Tehran's top leaders

(Newser) - Israel's defense minister said on Wednesday that the Israeli military killed Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib. Israel Katz announced Khatib's killing, reports the AP , and said that "significant surprises are expected throughout this day on all the fronts," without elaborating. Israel's latest killing follows those...

Everyone's Still Flying, but Prices Are Surging Amid War

Business, leisure bookings stay strong as airlines absorb fuel price spike during Iran conflict

(Newser) - Booking a flight? Expect to pay more, but still expect plenty of company on board. Major US airlines say surging jet fuel costs, driven up roughly 50% since the war in Iran began on Feb. 28, are forcing them to hike fares, especially for last-minute trips by business travelers, reports...

State Department Orders Security Reviews at All US Embassies

Order follows Iran strikes and recent attacks on regional US missions

(Newser) - US embassies around the globe have been told to give their security a fresh once-over, stat. In a cable reviewed by NBC News and the Washington Post and signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Undersecretary of Management Jason Evans ordered posts to conduct "immediate" reviews, citing unrest in...

Iran Confirms Deaths of Top Security Chiefs

Ari Larijani had 'a lot of blood on his hands,' Trump says

(Newser) - Iran says two senior figures at the top of its power structure are dead after Israeli strikes near Tehran , marking one of the most severe hits to its leadership since the war began. State media confirmed the deaths of Ali Larijani, who led the Supreme National Security Council and briefly...

Lindsey Graham: I've Never Heard Trump So Angry

President continues to rail against allies' reluctance to join war against Iran

(Newser) - After being largely rebuffed in his request for allies' help against Iran, President Trump issued an all-caps retort on Truth Social Tuesday: "WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!" Trump amplified remarks he made on Monday , asserting that the US is just fine working only with Israel,...

Israel Calls for Uprising in Iran, but Fears a 'Slaughter'

Leaked US cable reveals Israeli doubts about Iran uprising's chances, reports Washington Post

(Newser) - Israeli leaders are publicly calling for Iranians to rise up against their government while privately warning Washington that demonstrators would be massacred if they did, per a US diplomatic cable obtained by the Washington Post . The cable, sent from the US Embassy in Jerusalem, says senior Israeli officials told American...

Iran War Has Exacerbated Fed's 'Worst Nightmare'

High inflation-weak jobs scenario presents a dilemma for Powell and Co. in deciding on rate cuts

(Newser) - Oil and jobs are pulling the Federal Reserve in opposite directions, and a war in Iran just tightened the vise. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Fed faces a familiar dilemma: Inflation remains stubborn, while hiring has cooled. The conflict in Iran adds a new layer of uncertainty, with Goldman...

Trump: A Former US President Praised My Iran Attack

But he's not saying which one, and people close to all four men deny it

(Newser) - On two separate occasions Monday, President Trump said he had spoken to a former US president who praised his war on Iran. But people close to all four of his living predecessors—George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden—say it wasn't their man, reports NBC...

A Top Counterterror Official Quits Over Iran War

Joe Kent says that 'Iran posed no imminent threat,' and that US caved to Israeli pressure

(Newser) - One of Washington's most senior counterterrorism officials is walking away from the Trump administration—and blaming the war with Iran and Israel's sway over US policy on his way out, reports the New York Times . Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation Tuesday in...

He Reported on Iran Missile Strike. Then the Threats Came

Betting-market dispute over March 10 attack fuels harassment against Times of Israel journalist

(Newser) - A routine live-blog entry about an Iranian missile strike has turned into something far stranger for Times of Israel military correspondent Emanuel Fabian: a dayslong pressure campaign from online bettors who allegedly stood to lose big if he didn't tweak a key detail. In a first-person account , Fabian describes...

Dubai 'Was Supposed to Be Safe.' It's Not

Iran war threatens a unique world metropolis

(Newser) - Like many cities in the Mideast at the moment, Dubai finds itself under attack. The city in the United Arab Emirates has been fending off Iranian missile and drone attacks, and explosions have struck near the city's airport—one of the world's busiest for international travelers—and major...

Iran Doesn't Want to Play Its World Cup Matches in US

Nation's Mexico embassy says it's in talks with FIFA to try to move those games due to safety fears

(Newser) - Iran's Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday said the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran's World Cup matches from the US. It was unclear whether such talks are actually happening with FIFA, which didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The embassy posted a statement attributed...

Sri Lanka Makes Every Wednesday a Holiday

A 4-day workweek has been introduced in Sri Lanka as fuel shortages loom amid Gulf conflict

(Newser) - Sri Lanka just gave workers a midweek day off, though it's not for fun. The government has announced that every Wednesday is now a public holiday, in an attempt to cut fuel use as it braces for possible shortages linked to the war involving the US, Israel, and Iran,...

Military Shares American Toll of 'Operation Epic Fury'

Most injuries are being described as minor

(Newser) - American forces have taken significant hits in the conflict with Iran , according to a new US military tally. US Central Command says about 200 US service members have been wounded since the launch of "Operation Epic Fury," with spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins noting most injuries were minor and...

Drones, Rockets Target US Embassy in Baghdad

No casualties immediately reported as militias escalate attacks in Iraq

(Newser) - The US Embassy in Baghdad came under its heaviest fire since the latest US-Israel conflict with Iran began, Iraqi security sources said early Tuesday. Multiple rockets and at least five drones were launched from areas around the capital, with a Reuters witness seeing three drones head toward the embassy. Two...

Israel: We 'Cut Off the Head of the Octopus,' Again

Attack near Tehran reportedly kills top Iranian security chief Ali Larijani

(Newser) - Israel says it has taken out one of Iran's top security figures. Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that on Monday night, airstrikes near Tehran killed Ali Larijani, described by officials as a key architect of Iran's military response to recent US-Israeli attacks, per the Wall Street Journal . Katz...

Trump Asks China to Postpone His Trip

President doesn't tie delay to his Strait of Hormuz request

(Newser) - President Trump said Monday he wants to delay a trip scheduled for the end of the month to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We've got a war going on," Trump told reporters at the White House. "I think it's important that I...

Trump: US Unsure if New Iranian Leader Is Alive

He notes that Khamenei hasn't been seen in public, which 'could be for a lot of different reasons'

(Newser) - President Trump says the US isn't sure whether Iran's new supreme leader is even alive. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, the president said his administration has conflicting information about Mojtaba Khamenei's condition. "I mean, a lot of people are saying that he'...

Trump Blasts Allies Over Gulf Request

But 'we don't need anybody,' he says after lukewarm reaction to request for warships

(Newser) - President Trump publicly criticized US allies on Monday for turning down or slow-walking his push to send warships to guard commercial traffic through the Persian Gulf. Trump, who argues nations that rely more heavily than the US on the region's oil should step up, said "numerous countries" had...

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