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Iran Says Military Shot Down Ukraine Airliner in 'Disastrous Mistake' Amid Heightened Tensions With US

Iranian commander

House Democrats Send Loud 'No War With Iran' Message to Trump With Passage of War Powers Resolution

Jon Queally, staff writer

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2020, during a rally on "No War with Iran". (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

"Congress has been silent for too long," said Rep. Mark Pocan. "It's time we reclaim our Constitutional authority over military action from presidents intent on fight forever wars."

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Accident or Tragedy of War? Transparent Probe Demanded After US and Canada Claim Iranian Missile Downed Ukraine Jetliner

Jon Queally, staff writer

Rescue teams work at the scene after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. - All 176 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane were killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8, Iranian state media reported. State news agency IRNA said 167 passengers and nine crew members were on board the aircraft operated by Ukraine International Airlines. (

"Horrible accidents happen in the context of war so maybe we just shouldn't be...

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'Stop Escalation': World Leaders Call on Trump to End Warmongering and Resume Diplomacy With Iran

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Unless real diplomacy begins, the risk for confrontation will not dissipate...

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Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Trump administration's recent actions in Iraq on January 07, 2020 in New York City. Biden criticized Trump for not having a clear policy regarding Iran after the killing of Qasem Soleimani ratcheted up tensions between Iran and the United States. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

After Biden Offers 'No Comment' Response to Middle East Escalation, Critics Suggest: How About 'No War With Iran'

Iran's Parliament Designates Pentagon an Official Terrorist Organization

'Sea of Endless People' Mourns Soleimani Across Iran, Vowing Trump Will Be Held Accountable for Assassination

Comedian George Carlin performing at Paramount Theater in New York City on April 24th, 1992 during his eighth recorded special for HBO. (Photo: via Scrapsfromtheleft.com)

'No Laughing Matter': Ilhan Omar Shares Searing Anti-War Standup Routine by George Carlin

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at the White House on January 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Trumps were returning from spending the holidays at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Bach, Florida after last week’s U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military leader, Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump Threatens Iraq—Previously Decimated by US Sanctions—With Sanctions 'Like They've Never Seen'

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks during a campaign event at NOAH's Events Venue on December 30, 2019 in West Des Moines, Iowa. On Thursday night, Sanders denounced the assassination of a top Iranian military leader as a "dangerous escalation." (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders Condemns Trump for Putting US on Path to 'Another Disastrous War in the Middle East'

Iraqi Prime Minister to Step Down as Human Rights Defenders Condemn Security Forces' Attacks on Anti-Government Protesters

A U.S. Army soldier fires an M4 carbine rifle

US 'War on Terror' Has Killed Over 801,000 People at Cost of $6.4 Trillion

Syrian protesters marched in the northern town of Hasakeh on Oct. 12

Kurds Strike Deal With Syrian Government to Battle Turkey's Offensive After Trump Orders Evacuation of Remaining US Troops

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'Terrifying and Totally Predictable': Pentagon Confirms US Forces in Syria Came Under Turkish Artillery Fire

After US Withdrawal, Turkey Announces Troops Are in Place for Planned Offensive Against Kurds in Syria

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech as he attends Turkey-Serbia Business Forum, in Belgrade, Serbia on October 07, 2019. (Photo: Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Just Hours After Trump Bends to Erdoğan, Reports Indicate Turkey's Bombing of Kurdish Forces Has Begun

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Bishop Thomas Gumbleton

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