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STEPHEN BRYEN AND SHOSHANA BRYEN: America’s Failed Promise About Iran

Iran said its rocket and missile attacks were “cautious and moderate” and that it could have launched a larger attack on Israel, but did not choose to do so. Iran’s supporters in Europe and the United States seem to agree, spending much of last week advising Israel to show restraint and forego retaliation. Neither of […]

House overwhelmingly passes $26 billion aid to Israel, Gaza as tensions with Iran escalate

The House of Representatives showed overwhelming bipartisan support for a $26 billion foreign aid bill that would provide funding to Israel and humanitarian aid to Gaza. The bill predictably polarized the most right-wing and left-wing members of Congress. The former is furious about the State Department’s $9 billion in aid to civilians in Gaza, and […]

Foreign minister says Iran won’t retaliate, dismisses Israeli drones as ‘toys’

A senior Iranian foreign official has dismissed the weapons fired against the country by neighboring Israel as “toys” and said there are no plans to retaliate. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian downplayed the Israeli attack in an interview on Friday, hours after the impact. “What happened last night was not a strike,” Foreign Minister […]