President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both alluded to Christian themes in describing the rescue of two crew members from the downed fighter jet in Iran over the weekend. Two veterans with opposing perspectives on this religious invocation share their thoughts.
TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or else a “whole civilization will die.”
Bystanders watch from a distance as rescue teams and first responders work at the site of a strike that, according to a security official at the scene, destroyed half of the Khorasaniha Synagogue and nearby residential buildings Tuesday in Tehran, Iran.
Displaced people wait to receive donated food Monday beside the tents they use as shelters after fleeing Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Bystanders watch from a distance as rescue teams and first responders work at the site of a strike that, according to a security official at the scene, destroyed half of the Khorasaniha Synagogue and nearby residential buildings Tuesday in Tehran, Iran.
Displaced people wait to receive donated food Monday beside the tents they use as shelters after fleeing Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon.
