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Dec 25, 2020
Dec 25, 2020
Donald Trump Is Planning A War With Iran To Prevent Joe Biden’s Presidency, Author Says
Dec. 24 - Author Trita Parsi, founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council, believes that President Donald Trump’s recent warnings to Iran are signs of a disturbing plan to thwart President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
“Make no mistake: Trump has already moved B52s, submarines, and other military assets to the Persian Gulf,” he tweeted.
“He is planning to start a war with Iran on bogus charges in order to prevent Biden from taking office. Iran is not the real target. American democracy is.”
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Dec. 24 - Author Trita Parsi, founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council, believes that President Donald Trump’s recent warnings to Iran are signs of a disturbing plan to thwart President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
“Make no mistake: Trump has already moved B52s, submarines, and other military assets to the Persian Gulf,” he tweeted.
“He is planning to start a war with Iran on bogus charges in order to prevent Biden from taking office. Iran is not the real target. American democracy is.”
continue to read
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran is strengthening air defense systems located near its nuclear facilities as a precaution against possible US missile strikes, the Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper reported on Thursday, citing informed sources from Iran.
Dec. 25 - The measure is taken amid growing tensions between Tehran and Washington ahead of US President Donald Trump's departure. Earlier in the day, Trump wrote on Twitter that the recent rocket attack on the US embassy in Iraq was carried out from the territory of Iran, and warned that Washington would hold Tehran responsible if any US nationals were killed in a new rocket attack. Tehran has denied the allegations.
According to the newspaper, Tehran has built up air defense systems and radar locators of the aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to protect the facilities vital for Iran's nuclear program from strikes aimed at disrupting the uranium enrichment process. In particular, the precaution is taken in Isfahan province, where the Natanz uranium enrichment plant is located.
Trump Threatens Iran, Tweets Rocket Photos Claiming to Prove Complicity in Baghdad Embassy AttackThe recent rocket attack took place on Sunday when defensive interceptors stationed at the US embassy shot down three rockets fired at the so-called Green Zone in the Iraqi capital, a heavily fortified enclave where many government offices and diplomatic missions are located. continue to read
PBS NewsHour full episode, Dec. 24, 2020
Dec 25, 2020
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump issues more controversial pardons while complicating congressional efforts to reach a new COVID relief bill, the United Kingdom and the European Union finalize a Brexit trade deal, what this crucial time for giving means for organizations serving those in need, and a look at how the U.S. is being transformed by the pandemic.
Dec 25, 2020
Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump issues more controversial pardons while complicating congressional efforts to reach a new COVID relief bill, the United Kingdom and the European Union finalize a Brexit trade deal, what this crucial time for giving means for organizations serving those in need, and a look at how the U.S. is being transformed by the pandemic.
Paul Manafort, center, in court in New York last year.
Donald Trump's latest wave of pardons includes Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner
President also gives clemency to Roger Stone in second round of pardons since Tuesday
Dec. 24 - Donald Trump has pardoned another 26 people in his second big wave of clemency actions since Tuesday, marking yet another audacious application of presidential power to reward loyalists.
The US president pardoned his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his longtime adviser Roger Stone, and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner.
Stone, a longtime friend and associate, had his sentence for a series of charges related to the Russia investigation commuted by the president in July. continue to read
Donald Trump's latest wave of pardons includes Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner
President also gives clemency to Roger Stone in second round of pardons since Tuesday
Dec. 24 - Donald Trump has pardoned another 26 people in his second big wave of clemency actions since Tuesday, marking yet another audacious application of presidential power to reward loyalists.
The US president pardoned his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his longtime adviser Roger Stone, and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner.
Stone, a longtime friend and associate, had his sentence for a series of charges related to the Russia investigation commuted by the president in July. continue to read
