Tag: War with Iran
Trump Threaten Europe with Tariffs Over Iran
25%
“A week before Germany, France and Britain accused Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear deal, the Trump administration privately threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on European automobiles if they didn’t, according to U.S. and European officials,” the Washington Post reports. “The U.S. effort to coerce European foreign policy through tariffs represents a new level of hardball tactics with America’s oldest allies and could result in the reimposition of sanctions against Iran.”
Majority Disapproves of Trump’s Handling of Iran
56%
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds a majority of Americans said they disapprove of President Trump’s handling of the situation with Iran, 56% to 43%. Most also think the country is now less safe, 52% to 25%.
Most See Trump’s Iran Actions as ‘Reckless’
52%
A new USA Today/Ipsos poll finds a majority of those surveyed, by 52% to 34%, called President Trump’s behavior towards Iran “reckless.” In addition, 65% think the actions make America “less safe.”
Biden Won’t Give Trump Benefit of the Doubt on Soleimani Assassination
“I don’t give him the benefit of the doubt because he’s lied so much about virtually everything.”
— Joe Biden, in an interview with NBC News, on giving President Trump the benefit of the doubt of justification for assassinating an Iranian general.
Tucker Carlson Takes Trump Admin to Task Over Soleimani Assassination
“Seems like about 20 minutes ago, we were denouncing these people as the ‘deep state’ and pledging never to trust them again without verification. Now, for some reason, we do trust them — implicitly and completely.”
— Fox News host Tucker Carlson, quoted by the New York Times.
Sucking Up to Saudis
You have to admit, Trump’s a busy man,
Between assassinations and war with Iran.
But with war on the line,
He carved out executive time
To meet with Saudi Crown Prince Khalid bin Salman.