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Search results for "Neutral Switzerland denies airspace for US military flights to Iran"

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Reaganwasright stated on January 22, 2018 in a website:
"Soros, Obama and the Dems Ordered the Shutdown to Stage a Coup"
By Mica Soellner• January 22, 2018
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“War Begins — F-35, F-16 and MiG-29 NATO intercept and destroy Russia Jets in Polish air space.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 28, 2022
Social Media stated on October 04, 2024 in social media posts:
FEMA, FAA are “blocking” delivery of Starlink devices and supplies to North Carolina’s hurricane-hit areas.
By Madison Czopek• October 8, 2024
X posts stated on October 03, 2024 in a X post:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg banned private drones from flying over areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
By Maria Briceño• October 4, 2024
Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast:
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
By • June 8, 2011
Donald Trump stated on August 03, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.:
Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.
By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2016
X posts stated on August 30, 2021 in on social media:
“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”
By Duncan Slade• September 2, 2021
Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2015
Kate Obenshain stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians."
By Jon Greenberg• July 21, 2014
Chuck Woolery stated on January 17, 2019 in in a tweet:
"Nancy Pelosi's bill for alcohol on her flights from Washington to San Fran every week? We pay for it. 1000 dollars. On average 52,000 Bucks, a year for BOOZE. Tax payer money."
By John Kruzel• January 22, 2019
Chris Taylor stated on April 01, 2014 in a news release:
"Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet."
By Dave Umhoefer• April 9, 2014
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2014 in a speech to the NRA:
"No other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.
By Amy Sherman• April 29, 2014
John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago:
Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.
By Robert Farley• May 21, 2008
Carly Fiorina stated on June 02, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Barbara Boxer's worried about the weather" instead of terrorism as the biggest threat to national security.
By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2010
X posts stated on May 21, 2024 in X posts:
Video shows turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight that had one casualty.
By Loreben Tuquero• May 21, 2024
National Rifle Association stated on June 12, 2012 in a mailer:
Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks."
By Aaron Sharockman• June 14, 2012
Fred Karger stated on October 15, 2011 in an interview with The Guardian:
"If a President Romney got a call from the president of the (Mormon church), he has no choice but to obey. It is obedience over family and country."
By Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2011
John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida:
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
By Bill Adair, Robert Farley, Bart Jansen• October 28, 2008
Barack Obama stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate:
Says Mitt Romney "just gave a speech a few weeks ago" and said "we should still have troops in Iraq."
By Katie Sanders• October 23, 2012
Dannel Malloy stated on April 03, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
Air travelers "can’t get on a plane in the United States without someone doing a background check" on them.
By Molly Moorhead• April 9, 2013

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By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014

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

By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013

Fact-checking claims about MH 17, Russia and Ukraine

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Derek Tsang• July 23, 2014

Does Donald Trump have sole power to decide if and when to strike Iran? Or does Congress have a say?

By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2025

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By Miriam Valverde• January 18, 2017

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By Ciara O'Rourke, Samantha Putterman• September 2, 2021

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