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Search results for "Iran launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait"

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Social Media stated on March 03, 2026 in in a post:
Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target.
By Zoe Weyand• March 6, 2026
Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:
“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”
By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024
Brit Hume stated on September 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday":
Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2014
Instagram posts stated on April 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Footage shows “Israelis panicking after Iranian attacks reach Israel.”
By Loreben Tuquero• April 15, 2024
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows Iranian drone sent to Israel stuck in a power line in Iraq.
By Jeff Cercone• April 22, 2024
Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.
By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2011
Threads posts stated on April 13, 2024 in a post on Threads:
President Joe Biden “will address the nation from the Oval Office” on April 13, “following Iran’s attack on Israel.”
By Madison Czopek• April 15, 2024
Viral image stated on April 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran’s soil in support of Israel.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 19, 2024
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026:
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026
X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
By Zoe Weyand• March 4, 2026
Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2022 in a post:
“Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva.
By Monique Curet• May 5, 2022
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a series of photos show Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.
By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020
@thesavoyshow stated on January 07, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Says a video shows Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. airbases in Iraq.
By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020
Ryan Lizza stated on September 22, 2014 in a tweet:
"Countries bombed: Obama 7, Bush 4"
By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2014
Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a series of photos show Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.
By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020
Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show":
The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015
Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2023 in a speech in Iowa:
“With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.”
By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2020 in a video:
Says a video shows Iranian rockets being launched toward a U.S. air base in Iraq.
By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020

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By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

After Iran’s strike on two air bases housing US troops, false photos and videos spread online

By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

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By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023

Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran.

By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Why a possible U.S. attack on Iran could break a longstanding U.S.-Israel pattern

By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2025

Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen?

By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017

Fact-checking the March 23 Sunday shows

By Aaron Sharockman• March 23, 2014

Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat?

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015

Fact-checking the war comparisons between Obama and Bush

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• October 1, 2014

Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat?

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015

PunditFact fact-checks the March 23 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• March 23, 2014

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By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

US attacks in Iran prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2026