Iran Targets US Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan Following Major US Airstrikes

Trump Downplays Iran's Attacks Targeting US Bases In Kuwait & Bahrain: 'They Were Slightly Provoked' Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, President Trump on Wednesday downplayed Iranian attacks that targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, saying they may have been "slightly provoked" since the US launched strikes against Iran beforehand. "There's a reason for everything, and we hit them pretty hard last night," the president told reporters in the Oval Office. "Some people would say they were slightly provoked because we took a strong action for a different reason, so they were reciprocating." Source:...

Appeals Court Terminates Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Trump Admin Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An appeals court has put a stop to criminal contempt proceedings initiated by a district judge against the Trump administration. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on March 16, 2023. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP In a brief, unsigned order on April 14, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...

US and Israeli airstrikes have pounded civilian targets across Iran since the war began on February 28, damaging more than 19,734 civilian units, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS). The ICRS said the figure includes 16,191 residential units, 3,384 commercial units, 77 pharmaceutical and medical centers, and at least 69 schools. The Human […]