It鈥檚 been 135 days since the start of the Iran War, with Tehran and Washington still Strait of Hormuz. After a weekend of attacks on Iran as well as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman further threatened any diplomacy, the formerly freely navigable waterway.
Iran and the U.S. are nearly halfway through the interim deal period intended to establish talks for a permanent end to the war.
After Iran struck a container ship in the strait on Sunday, the U.S. military , including missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps and communication equipment 鈥� a far-heavier set of attacks than two previous rounds last week. 鈥淲e bombed the hell out of them last night,鈥� told NBC鈥檚 鈥淢eet the Press.鈥� Iran retaliated and insisted that it alone must control the strait.
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Graham鈥檚 death a setback for Senate Republicans and Ukraine
Congress is returning after a summer break, with the Senate convening following the His death after a tear in his aorta Saturday leaves Republicans with just 51 members, with Mitch McConnell and South Carolina鈥檚 governor needing to appoint Graham鈥檚 interim successor.
This makes Trump鈥檚 already contentious congressional agenda It also leaves Ukraine President without a key ally who had Trump鈥檚 ear: Graham was a strong supporter of Ukraine, pressing the president to be firmer on Russia President Vladimir Putin. Now .
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