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CONFLICTSep 17U.N. panel says "reasonable grounds" to believe U.S. committed war crimes with two strikes in IranCBS News
MILITARYSep 17Pentagon No. 3 frustrates senators in closed-door briefing on Iran war, Trump defense strategyDemocratic and Republican lawmakers alike emerged Thursday from a closed-door briefing frustrated by what they said was a lack of clear answers from Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy and the ongoing Iran war.  The briefing with the Senate Armed Services Committee started off rocky, with Colby immediately opening…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17Senate Democrats, minus Fetterman, urge Hegseth to provide receipt for Iran war costsAll of the Democrats in the Senate — excluding Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman — signed an open letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pressing him to give Congress a cost breakdown of the war in Iran. The letter, although largely symbolic, reflects the frustration of many Democrats in Congress over what they perceive as a…The Hill
POLITICSSep 17Russia and China veto U.S. proposal for U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions on IranRussia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its…Japan Today
POLITICSSep 17US will allow ‘core’ Iranian delegation join United Nations summit in New YorkThe Trump administration will allow a “core delegation” of Iranian leadership to attend the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York City, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday, even as the U.S. and Iran remain at war and negotiations have stalled. The State Department is granting visas for the…The Hill
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 17Iran downed at least 2 unmanned American aircraft in recent days, U.S. officials sayCBS News
POLITICSSep 17US to allow Iran delegation to attend UN meetings in New York as war passes half-year markThe BBC understands Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are among the delegates allowed to enter the US.BBC World
CONFLICTSep 17By Nearly Every Metric, the U.S. Is Losing the Iran War“It’s irrefutable that the U.S. failed in its main strategic goals,” one expert said.Foreign Policy
CONFLICTSep 17U.S. Strike on Iranian School May Have Been War Crime, U.N. Report SaysNYT World
POLITICSSep 17Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear ProgramNYT World
CONFLICTSep 17Two U.S. unmanned aircraft destroyed by Iran - reportSeeking Alpha Tech
MILITARYSep 17A Body Blow? The War on Iran and U.S. Military ReadinessWar on the Rocks
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 17Iran downed at least 2 American drones in recent days, U.S. officials sayCBS News
POLITICSSep 17Rubio takes behind-the-scenes role on Iran war, while keeping his options open for the futureSecretary of State Marco Rubio isn’t the face of the Iran negotiations. He’s kept a discreet public distance as the unpopular war grinds on.NBC News
CONFLICTSep 17UN mission finds reasonable grounds to believe U.S. committed war crimes in IranAxios
POLITICSSep 17Democratic senators request Pentagon provide ‘bare minimum’ on cost of Iran warNearly the entire Democratic caucus in the Senate is demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide Congress with a full accounting of the cost of the war in Iran along with related budget requests, as frustration grows that the Pentagon is not being forthcoming about the war and its fiscal impact.NBC News
CONFLICTSep 17U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attackNPR News
POLITICSSep 17Possible U.S. war crimes in Iran cited by U.N.-backed expertsHuman rights experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran.CBS News
CONFLICTSep 17U.N. experts say U.S. may have committed war crimes with 2 Iran strikesU.N.-commissioned rights experts say there are "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes with strikes that killed scores of Iranian civilians.CBS News
POLITICSSep 17GOP lawmakers unhappy with lack of progress on Iran warSenate Republicans aren’t happy with the lack of progress in the Iran war and what they say is the administration’s failure to identify clear objectives to end the conflict. The war continues to be a major drag on GOP candidates as the failure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and new threats facing oil exports…The Hill
POLITICSSep 16House passes Russia and Iran sanctions bill championed by Sen. Lindsey GrahamThe House passed a Russia and Iran sanctions bill championed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham Wednesday night.ABC News
MILITARYSep 16Expert: Images of damaged U.S. bases in Middle East show Iran "getting help from Russia and China"CBS News
POLITICSSep 16US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags onFor a third time, the US House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Takeaways from new photos showing damage at U.S. positions from Iranian attacksCBS News