At long last, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill funding further military aid to #Ukraine, by a vote of 311 to 112. #USPolitics #Democracy #Geopolitics

Among Democrats, the vote was 210–0;
Republicans: 101–112.

Why Speaker Mike Johnson did this now rather than in February, resulting in a loss of thousands of lives and significant territory for Ukraine, has yet to be adequately explained.

Per Andrea Mitchell:

#UnitedStates not involved in #Israeli strike in #Iran

The #US was not involved in #Israel's strike in Iran, a source familiar confirmed, adding that there was a pre-notification to the U.S. from the Israelis about the strike.

#Israel #Hamas #war #geopolitics #MiddleEast #UnitedStates #GlobalSecurity
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496/rcrd39358?canonicalCard=true

Live updates: Israel responds to Iran attack with reported strike

Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.

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A source in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu's office declined to comment on the reported strike in #Iran.

The #IDF spokesman’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

#Israel #Hamas #war #geopolitics #MiddleEast #UnitedStates #GlobalSecurity
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496/rcrd39357?canonicalCard=true

Live updates: Israel responds to Iran attack with reported strike

Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.

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A counterstrike would likely deepen anxieties in capitals worldwide about the prospect of an all-out #war in the #MiddleEast.

Again: #Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if #Israel takes any further #military action against #Iran,

its response would be

“immediate & at a maximum level.”

#geopolitics

NBC: A person familiar tells NBC News that #Israel carried out an operation in #Iran tonight.

Separately, Israeli ofcls notified #US ofcls earlier today that a response was coming.

The Israeli Embassy in Washington declined to comment on whether Israel has launched an attack on Iran.

The #CIA declined to comment.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496/rcrd39355?canonicalCard=true

Live updates: Israel responds to Iran attack with reported strike

Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.

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#Israel retaliates against #Iran
A #US ofcl confirmed #Israeli #missiles have hit a site in Iran. The ofcl could not confirm whether #Syria & #Iraq sites were hit as well.

Flights to #Tehran, #Isfahan & #Shiraz have been suspended following reports an explosion was heard in the city of #Qahjavaristan, Iranian state media reported.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-war/israeli-missiles-have-hit-a-site-in-iran-109405880?id=108860743

Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel retaliates against Iran, US official says

Six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.

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#Israel launches missile strikes into #Iran

The Israeli military has conducted missile strikes against Iran, a snr #UnitedStates #military ofcl told NPR Thurs. There are also reports of explosions in #Iraq & #Syria.

Iran's Fars News Agency says explosions were heard in the central city of #Isfahan, according to the Reuters News Agency.

The extent of Israel's strikes & the weapons used weren't clear.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #war
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/18/1245763498/israel-iran-missile-strikes

The #US has been urging #Israel not to respond to last weekend’s attack by #Iran, which President Joe #Biden on Thurs called “unprecedented.”

The #UnitedStates “didn’t green light” an Israeli response, the second official said.

"We didn't endorse the response," the official said

#war #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GlobalSecurity
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24/h_899400572a1cdac74230910b0b3c86cf

The Real Reason The #US Wants To Ban #TikTok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEDGZlG_41k

#China #Geopolitics #Politics #Censorship

The Real Reason The US Wants To Ban TikTok

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#Biden warns #Netanyahu the situation in #Gaza is ‘unacceptable’

#POTUS said #UnitedStates #policy will change if #Israel does not immediately take ‘specific, concrete, & measurable’ steps to address the disaster

#geopolitics #Humanitarian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/04/biden-warns-netanyahu-situation-gaza-is-unacceptable/