Report: Iran and U.S. Make Agreement to Pause War, Engage in Talks
By Breitbart. Iran and the United States have agreed to pause attacks and engage in talks this week, after the U.S. launched strikes against multiple targets in Tehran, leading to Iran launching retaliatory strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait, according to a recent report.
A “senior U.S. official” confirmed to Axios that the two countries had made the agreement and “plan to meet Tuesday” in Qatar.
The fighting between the two countries reportedly comes as a result of “competing interpretations” of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which the countries agreed to and signed.
The different interpretations of the agreement between the two countries are related to the Strait of Hormuz, according to the outlet.
One senior U.S. official explained to the outlet that the U.S. had “decided to stop all the kinetic activity.” (Read more from “Report: Iran and U.S. Make Agreement to Pause War, Engage in Talks” HERE)
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Trump asks Congress for billions for Iran war, after tension with Republicans
By BBC. The White House has asked lawmakers to approve $87.6bn (£66.5bn), mostly for “urgent needs” connected with the US war on Iran, a day after Congress passed a resolution rebuking the military action.
The bulk of the funding – $67bn – is for the US Department of Defence, the White House said.
But the proposal faces an uphill battle in Congress. The Iran conflict is unpopular with voters ahead of the US midterm elections in November, though a ceasefire is currently in effect.
US President Donald Trump has also found himself at odds with some members of his Republican Party over the issue of Iran, and is alleged to have ended up in an angry exchange with one senator on Wednesday.
That senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, was one of a handful of Republicans who defied the president on Tuesday by voting to pass a measure demanding that he halt the war or seek congressional approval before continuing military action. (Read more from “Trump asks Congress for billions for Iran war, after tension with Republicans” HERE)
