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New U.S. sanctions targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei will fuel tensions with the Islamic Republic. While good strategy, the sanctions nearly guarantee that Iran will act soon to test President Trump’s resolve. Announced on Monday, the sanctions target Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps financial activities and Khamenei’s funding of the inner sanctum. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin added that new sanctions later this week will target Foreign Minister Javad Zarif….

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Video John Bolton issues blunt warning for Iran following downing of US drone National security adviser John Bolton says neither Iran nor ‘any other hostile actor’ should mistake U.S. ‘prudence and discretion for weakness’; Lucas Tomlinson reports from the Pentagon. The U.S. military carried out a cyberattack against Iran last Thursday even as President Trump nixed plans for airstrikes in response to the downing of an American drone, officials confirmed…

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The noted philosopher Vizzini famously warned against getting into a land war in Asia or going against a Sicilian when death is on the line. Now Sen. Bernie Sanders is putting rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren on notice that she made a modern, classic blunder: Never get into a bidding war with a socialist when you’re playing with other people’s money. The surging Warren made waves back in April when she…

Fox & Friends gushed over South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s return to his Indiana hometown Sunday for a raucous town hall over a recent racially-charged police shooting which occurred while the 2020 presidential candidate was on the campaign trail. The Monday morning Fox News crew labeled Buttigieg “weak” and “overwhelmed” by the primarily black attendees at a South Bend town hall Sunday. The event revealed intense anger after the June…

The Supreme Court is set to hand down its much-anticipated decision on whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The question has been the subject of multiple legal challenges since it was announced in early 2018. And a courtroom twist this past week added a new level of drama that could affect the Census Bureau’s timeline for finalizing and printing the decennial questionnaire. Opponents…

Photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an RQ-4 Global Hawk is seen on the tarmac of Al-Dhafra Air Base near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning/U.S. Air Force via AP) An Iranian military official said Monday that Tehran is capable of shooting down more American spy drones as tensions between the two countries continue to simmer, according to a report out of the country….

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts addresses the Moral Action Congress of the Poor People’s Campaign on June 17 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts addresses the Moral Action Congress of the Poor People’s Campaign on June 17 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images For millions of Americans, this week will be their…

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Video Rep. Mike Turner: The president showed restraint Ohio Republican Rep. Mike Turner says sanctions are having an impact on Iran’s economy. President Trump has promised new sanctions against Iran on Monday on top of what has already been a crippling “maximum pressure campaign,” and Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, discussed just how bad it could get for the Islamic nation’s economy. Turner said that the upcoming sanctions could hit “the heart”…

Analysts have rebuked the economic part of the United States‘s Middle East peace plan for failing to address the main problem that has heavily curbed the Palestinian economy – the 52-year-old Israeli military occupation over the Palestinian territories. The economic plan was released by the White House on Saturday and is set to be presented during a US-led workshop in Bahrain on June 25-26. When the document was…

South Bend mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg faced his constituents at a tense town hall Sunday afternoon one week after the fatal shooting of Eric Logan, an African American man, by South Bend Police Sgt. Ryan O’Neill, a white police officer. Attendees shouted their concerns and their disappointment at city officials for not taking swifter action to address the strained relationship between the police department and the black…

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 23 Fox News Flash top headlines for June 23 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A tense political situation may be brewing in Turkey after the opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul won Sunday, breaking the long hold President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party had on leading Turkey’s largest city. “Thank you, Istanbul,” Ekrem Imamoglu, 49, said to the tens of…

Video President Trump calls off a retaliatory strike against Iran Trump sends mixed messages on how he would respond to Iran downing a US drone before deciding to call off a retaliatory air strike; Karl Rove, Mo Elleithee, Emily Jashinsky and Howard Kurtz weigh in on the topic. President Trump has faced criticism from his own party for not being tough enough on Iran, and now two of his potential…

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s main opposition claimed a decisive victory on Sunday in Istanbul’s re-run election, dealing one of the biggest blows to President Tayyip Erdogan during his 16 years in power and promising a new beginning in the country’s largest city. Ekrem Imamoglu, mayoral candidate of the secularist Republican People’s Party, was leading with 54 percent of votes against 45 percent for Erdogan’s AK Party candidate, with more than 99%…

Video President Trump calls off a retaliatory strike against Iran Trump sends mixed messages on how he would respond to Iran downing a US drone before deciding to call off a retaliatory air strike; Karl Rove, Mo Elleithee, Emily Jashinsky and Howard Kurtz weigh in on the topic. President Trump has faced criticism from his own party for not being tough enough on Iran, and now two of his potential…