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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 465

SUSANNAH GEORGE

Brian Hook, the US special representative for Iran, testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism hearing at the Capitol in Washington on June 19, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
June 19, 2019, 10:55 pm
Trump envoy says US seeking talks with Iran, not war
Grilled by lawmakers in Congressional hearing, Brian Hook says ‘pressure campaign’ against Tehran is working
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
Col. Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Huthi forces, points to a screen showing what he said was evidence of Iranian intervention and support to the Huthi in Yemen during a news conference in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
June 5, 2019, 8:18 pm
Senators launch bipartisan bid to block Saudi arms sales
Maneuver demonstrates mounting anger in Congress over Trump administration’s close ties to Riyadh, despite kingdom’s handling of Yemen civil war and role in Khashoggi’s murder
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
In this undated photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi military personnel conduct military exercises dubbed Gulf Shield One in Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
May 24, 2019, 10:53 pm
Trump to invoke emergency to sell arms to Saudis, citing Iran threat
Democrat senators rebuke administration for turning to rarely used provision, which allows for weapons sales without congressional review
By Matthew Lee and SUSANNAH GEORGE
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as they attend the 38th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on May 15, 2019, in Washington. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
May 16, 2019, 6:14 am
Trump’s Iran moves trigger warnings, demands from Congress
Top leaders in Congress to receive a classified briefing from administration Thursday; Pelosi: Trump has ‘no business’ moving toward confrontation without approval from lawmakers
By LISA MASCARO and SUSANNAH GEORGE
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)
April 4, 2019, 7:56 pm
House votes to end support for Yemen war; Trump expected to veto
Congress invokes War Powers Resolution in bid to stop US involvement in Saudi-led military campaign; White House says bill raises ‘serious constitutional concerns’
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
In this July 21, 2017, file photo, Kurdish soldiers from the Anti-Terrorism Units, carry a blindfolded an Indonesian man suspected of Islamic State membership, at a security center, in Kobani, Syria (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
January 9, 2019, 11:20 am
US puzzles over fate of Islamic State fighters captured in Syria
As groundwork is laid for planned withdrawal of troops, Trump administration works to find solution for imprisoned terrorists whose release is ‘unacceptable’
By Deb Riechmann and SUSANNAH GEORGE
In this file photo taken on July 11, 2018, US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) as they arrive for a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels. (AFP Photo/Pool/Tatyana Zenkovich)
December 21, 2018, 12:48 pm
Trump decided on Syria pullout during phone call with Erdogan, ignored advisers
US president ordered national security adviser to ready the move after Turkish leader asked him, ‘Why are you still there?’
By Matthew Lee and SUSANNAH GEORGE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks up to the microphones to speak to members of the media after leaving a closed door meeting about Saudi Arabia, November 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 29, 2018, 1:14 am
Amid anger over Khashoggi, Senate defies Trump, votes to end role in Yemen war
Signaling an intent to punish Saudi Arabia, a bipartisan Senate votes 63-37 to move forward with legislation calling for an end to US involvement in the Saudi-led conflict
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and SUSANNAH GEORGE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, arrives for a closed door meeting with Senators about Saudi Arabia, November 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 28, 2018, 9:12 pm
Senators grill US officials over Khashoggi response under Yemen shadow
Secretary of State Pompeo defends increasingly contentious support for Riyadh, warns lawmakers conflict would worsen without American involvement
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and SUSANNAH GEORGE
A woman seeking to buy US dollars, bottom right, speaks with The Associated Press in downtown Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 27, 2018, 5:21 pm
Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak
Lawmakers worried Tehran may be able to stay connected to international bank transfer system, bypassing punitive measures
By SUSANNAH GEORGE and Matthew Lee
US President Donald Trump speaks, following a ceremony signing the 'America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018' into law in the Oval Office at the White House on October 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
October 24, 2018, 11:21 am
Trump says killing of Khashoggi was ‘bad original concept’
In first step toward punishing Saudis, State Department says 21 suspects will have their visas revoked or be declared ineligible to enter US
By Matthew Lee and SUSANNAH GEORGE
In this September 29, 2018 photo, Hadi Mohammed sits with his 9 year old son Mohammed Ghaleb, as he displays a photo of his son as a baby in Baghdad, in their Lincoln, Nebraska apartment. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
October 7, 2018, 5:29 pm
Under Trump, US admits fewest refugees since 1980, leaving thousands stranded
Families of security guards, translators for US troops in Iraq among those denied entry
By SUSANNAH GEORGE and Colleen Long
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the United Against Nuclear Iran Summit in New York on September 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
September 29, 2018, 6:13 am
US closes consulate in southern Iraq after attack by Iran-backed militia
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says temporary shuttering of mission in Basra comes due to ‘increasing and specific threats’ from Tehran and its armed proxies
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
Iranian army troops march during a parade marking National Army Day in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
September 20, 2018, 5:55 am
US tags Iran anew as top terror sponsor, as global attacks fall
State Department’s 2017 terrorism report says Tehran’s proxies ‘demonstrated a near-global terrorist reach’
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
Rohingya Muslim refugees carry food distributed by the Bangladeshi army at the Balukhali refugee camp near Gumdhum on September 26, 2017. (AFP/Dominique Faget)
September 18, 2018, 4:09 am
US slashes number of refugees to 30,000 for next year
Number allowed in could be lower; resettlement agencies say none of the 3 million refugees admitted since 1975 have been arrested for lethal terror attacks on US soil
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
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