“In March, the Wall Street Journal and its reporters also received subpoenas seeking to compel the newspaper to disclose its sources for an article about the Pentagon’s warnings regarding the US-Israeli war against Iran.”

“The Department’s lack of transparency and aggressive action toward journalists – in this circumstance, seemingly directed by President Trump after he was upset by negative reporting – both follow this administration’s clear pattern of pressuring news organisations, including several attempts by DOJ to subpoena or intimidate journalists,” Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff wrote in a statement.”

“While Trump has reveled in the U.S. military decimating layers of Tehran’s leadership and devastating its air force and navy, Iran is betting it can outlast Trump as he faces diminished stockpiles of munitions and the difficulty of executing a war that is unpopular with the American electorate ahead of November’s midterm election”