LIVE: Vance Warns US Is "Locked & Loaded" to Bomb Iran — Senate Votes War Powers, Ben Gvir Mocks Flotilla Prisoners & Iran Reviews US Offer
Vance draws the sharpest line yet — deal or be bombed. A new Senate War Powers vote rocks Washington. Israel's most extreme minister taunts jailed activists. Tehran studies a fresh US proposal. All the breaking Middle East developments of the last eight hours, live from EarthNews247.
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Thursday, May 21 has delivered a cascade of breaking developments that are reshaping the Iran war at every level simultaneously — in Washington, in Geneva, in Jerusalem, and on the high seas. US Vice President JD Vance walked into the White House briefing room and issued the bluntest ultimatum of the entire 83-day conflict: Iran must choose between a nuclear deal and a second round of American bombs. He said the US military is "locked and loaded" and ready to restart the military campaign at any moment. Within hours of that warning, the US Senate held a new vote on a War Powers Resolution that would rein in Trump's authority to wage war without congressional approval — a rare bipartisan rebuke. And in a moment that drew global condemnation, Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir posted a video taunting detained Gaza flotilla activists inside their prison cells — triggering fury from the European Commission, Turkey, Ireland, and dozens of human rights organisations.
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🔴 VANCE
WARNINGUS "Locked & Loaded" for New Iran Strikes: Vice President JD Vance held a press briefing at the White House on May 19–20 and confirmed that the US military has an "Option B" fully prepared — a renewed bombing campaign against Iran — if Tehran fails to agree to a nuclear deal. "There's an option B, and the option B is that we could restart the military campaign," Vance said. He added: "We think the Iranians want to make a deal. But we will not know for sure until we actually put pen to paper." Trump's core red line remains firm: Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. Vance warned that Iranian nukes would trigger a regional arms race, with Gulf states and others all demanding their own weapons. -
⚖️ SENATE
VOTESenate Votes on New War Powers Resolution — Rare Bipartisan Push: In what Al Jazeera described as "a rare rebuke of the president," the US Senate voted today on a new War Powers Resolution that would require congressional approval before Trump can resume military strikes on Iran. Democrats, led by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, argued Trump unconstitutionally bypassed Congress when launching Operation Epic Fury on February 28. The resolution gained some Republican support — including from Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky — but Republican leadership moved to block it. Results of today's vote are being watched globally as a sign of whether Trump's domestic political support for the war is cracking. -
😡 BEN GVIR
OUTRAGEBen Gvir Taunts Flotilla Prisoners — EU Calls It "Completely Unacceptable":<Advertisement
