The Peoria-area Republican representing parts of Bloomington-Normal won’t commit to green lighting a request for an additional $200 billion from Congress to fund the ongoing conflict.
The Islamic Republic’s war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged allegiance.
The war has escalated each day, affecting an additional 14 countries across the Middle East and beyond.
The war with Iran stretched into a fifth day Wednesday, with Israel launching a new wave of strikes in Tehran and the U.S. saying it torpedoed an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka.
The U.S. and Israel kept up their attacks in Iran. Explosions were heard in the Iran’s capital and other parts of the country.