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Chris Murphy Says Pentagon Denied Him Access To U.S. Base In Qatar

First reported 6 Oct, 23:54 UTCUpdated 2d ago4 sources

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He described it as part of a U.S. government effort to conceal the impact of the Iran war.

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Democratic senator says Hegseth trying to hide costs of Iran war from US public

Chris Murphy says Pentagon blocked him from military base in Qatar and Iran strike on US embassy in Riyadh far worse than public led to believe Senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon blocked him from a major US base in Qatar, yet saw enough damage on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia to conclude that an Iranian strike…

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Murphy: Republicans in Deeply Red States Losing Because Iran War Votes

On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Deadline,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Republican lawmakers will likely lose in the midterm elections because they have voted to continue the Iran war. Murphy said, “I mean, the better question is, are there

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  1. HuffPostLeftUSMostly factual
    Chris Murphy Says Pentagon Denied Him Access To U.S. Base In Qatar (opens HuffPost in a new tab)

    He described it as part of a U.S. government effort to conceal the impact of the Iran war.

  2. The GuardianLeftGBHigh factuality
    Democratic senator says Hegseth trying to hide costs of Iran war from US public (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    Chris Murphy says Pentagon blocked him from military base in Qatar and Iran strike on US embassy in Riyadh far worse than public led to believe Senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon blocked him from a major US base in Qatar, yet saw enough damage on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia to conclude that an Iranian strike…

  3. BreitbartFar RightUSLow factuality
    Murphy: Republicans in Deeply Red States Losing Because Iran War Votes (opens Breitbart in a new tab)

    On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Deadline,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Republican lawmakers will likely lose in the midterm elections because they have voted to continue the Iran war. Murphy said, “I mean, the better question is, are there

  4. CBS NewsLean LeftUSHigh factuality
    Sen. Murphy accuses Trump administration of "cover-up" over blocked U.S. base access (opens CBS News in a new tab)

    Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he was blocked from accessing a U.S. base as part of a Trump administration "cover-up" linked to the Iran war. CBS News' Courtney Kealy has more.

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