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February 2, 2024

US retaliatory strikes will prove ‘ineffective’: Kirk Lippold

Former USS Cole Commander Kirk Lippold tells ‘Your World’ that ‘no administration’ from either party is willing to ‘solve the root problem’ of Iran.

February 2, 2024

Starvation deaths reported in Sudan Civil War, UN food agency says

The United Nations' food agency acknowledged Friday reports of starvation-induced deaths in Sudan amid a mass-casualty civil war between military and paramilitary forces.

February 1, 2024

Iran-backed Houthi launch three attacks in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden as tensions escalate; US military responds

U.S. forces on Thursday thwarted three separate attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen aimed at vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.

February 1, 2024

Appeasement of Iran will land us in larger escalation: Sen. Blackburn

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., joins ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to discuss Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin saying the U.S. will respond to Iran ‘how we choose’ and social media CEOs appearing before Congress.

February 1, 2024

UNRWA says it could shut down by end of February if funding 'remains suspended'

The head of UNRWA announced the organization will “likely" shut down by the end of February if funding remains suspended following terrorism allegations.

February 1, 2024

EU must do more to stop Red Sea attacks, says foreign minister: 'Just striking the Houthis won't do enough'

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak said the European Union's strategy has been "wrong" and that it needs to increase pressure to stop attacks in the Red Sea.

January 31, 2024

Iran responds to an expected US retaliation: 'We are not afraid of war'

'Special Report' all-star panelists discuss the Biden admin's foreign policy and U.S. preparations for a response to the deadly Jordan drone attack. 

January 31, 2024

US takes ‘self-defense’ strike against Houthi projectiles poised to launch at commercial ship in Red Sea

The US has carried out a self-defense strike, targeting and destroying multiple projectiles that Houthi militants in Yemen were preparing to launch at commercial ships in the Red Sea.

January 31, 2024

Gen Jack Keane: We have to reset the policy with Iran

Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) calls to put tough sanctions back on Iran as tensions grow on 'The Story with Martha MacCallum.'

January 31, 2024

White House promises retaliation against Iran proxy group: 'The first thing you see won't be the last'

White House national security spokesman John Kirby reiterated President Biden's decision to respond to an Iran-backed proxy group that killed three American soldiers in Jordan.