Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins · Diplomatic & national-security press — DC
Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist.
Is it up to Iran [when this war ends]? Sen. Cruz: "At some level, yes. If they if they keep shooting at us, then yes, at some level it is." https://t.co/vXmff9bDfe
Sen. Ted Cruz: "Anytime you have a military conflict in the Middle East, you can expect at least a short term impact on gas prices." And how long do you think Americans should be prepared to pay higher gas prices? "Listen, I want to see gas prices much, much lower..." https://t.co/5DsF7V7zKU
"The description of the Middle East situation as an occasional, low-grade battle was a sign the administration is trying to place the war in the rear-view mirror two months ahead of critical midterm elections, even as the US military continues actively targeting Iranian positions," @Kevinliptakcnn reports. https://t.co/78UVvDIS0W
I asked Vice President Vance about the widow of an airman killed in the Iran war who says her family can’t get all of their benefits because it hasn’t been officially declared a war. https://t.co/mJ87Be0HBB
"I don't see an easy way out [of Iran] at this point," Frank Kendall, who was the Air Force secretary in the Biden administration, says. https://t.co/vbBwG191dH
President Trump weighs in on why the US is striking Iran again right now and warns: "If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level..." https://t.co/Y2cqULI5Dm
The US struck Iran’s Larak Island, where forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with mines into the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official, marking the first US strikes in over a month. https://t.co/sSen4zKwZ3