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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned Iran against escalating the conflict in Israel after Hamas launched an unprecedented, deadly attack on the nation more than a week ago. “I just got off the phone with the Israelis. Their goal is to destroy Hamas in the south and try to save as many innocent Palestinians as possible to prevent escalation north from Hezbollah,” Graham said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Here’s my message. If Hezbollah, which is a proxy of Iran, launches a massive attack on Israel, I would consider that a threat to the State of Israel, existential in nature.” “I...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he welcomed United States President Joe Biden's tough messaging when he met Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kuleba told Reuters in a comment. Related: Putin is still ready to meet with Zelensky, there are no concrete steps yet, - Peskov “Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday he welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's tough messaging when he met President Vladimir Putin this week and said now was the time to make Russia withdraw from Ukraine,” the statement says. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister also said that the Presidents of the United States and Russia did...

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned North Korea on Friday that she is more than willing to let Defense Secretary Jim Mattis deal with the nuclear threat from Pyongyang if sanctions do not work. Haley said recent sanctions have “strangled” North Korea’s “economic situation,” calling the impact “dramatic.” But she said there's only so much the U.N. Security Council can do “when you cut 90 percent of the trade and 30 percent of the oil.” “So having said that, I have no problem kicking it to General Mattis because I think he has plenty of options,” Haley...

White House: 'Clock has now run out' on North Korean nuclear program All options on the table, official says By: JEREMY DIAMOND Posted: Apr 04, 2017 03:36 PM PDT Updated: Apr 04, 2017 03:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (CNN) - A senior White House official issued a dire warning to reporters Tuesday on the state of North Korea's nuclear program, declaring "the clock has now run out and all options are on the table." "The clock has now run out, and all options are on the table," the official said, pointing to the failure of successive administration's efforts to negotiate an...

Last night SooperMexican reported on Ted Cruz responding to a question from an illegal alien ‘Dreamer’, where Cruz hit them with some truth and tough talk. This is that video: Ted Cruz to DACAmented Youth: As President, I Will Deport You (Video)This video was posted by the DNC as an indictment against Cruz and perhaps other Republicans. But what they consider an indictment, we consider the reality of following the law and I’m so glad Cruz didn’t sugar coat it.

Ten members of the G20 have joined the United States in accusing the Syrian government of carrying out a chemical weapons attack on civilians last month and called for a strong international response.A joint statement by the 10 countries and the United States stopped short of explicitly calling for military action against the regime of Syrian president Bashar Assad, as Barack Obama is advocating.But the tough language aligned half of the G20 members with the US president, who worked the sidelines of the summit in St Petersburg to build international support for a limited US military response. The 10 countries...

President Obama fired back at critics who have accused his administration of orchestrating a cover up over the September attacks in Libya. “I do take offense with some suggestion that in any way, we haven’t tried to make sure that the American people knew as the information was coming in what we believed," Obama told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" in an interview that aired Monday. (snip) “If we find out we that there was a big breakdown, and somebody didn’t do their job, they’ll be held accountable,” Obama said. “Ultimately, as commander-in-chief, I’m responsible, and I don’t shy away from that...

The Fox News Sunday interview is over. And Obama didn't take on Fox at all in any meaningful sense. On Friday, a senior Obama adviser responded to criticism of his decision to go on Fox with a bunch of tough talk, saying that Obama knew full well that Fox has been at the forefront of spreading "the most specious of rumors" (i.e., lies) about Obama and vowing that he would "take Fox on." Well, it didn't happen. Obama definitely pushed back hard on some of Chris Wallace's questions, but at no point did he draw attention to Fox's spreading of...