Trump Says He Halted Nuclear Threat From Iran, Despite Evidence to the Contrary
For the second time in recent days, President Trump declared that one of the key objectives of the war had been accomplished.
For the second time in recent days, President Trump declared that one of the key objectives of the war had been accomplished.
The White House said the president would address the nation about Iran on Wednesday evening.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Tuesday that Israel was “openly and unashamedly bombing pharmaceutical companies.
Global shipping companies looking for safer routes are turning to the Cape of Good Hope, a much longer, more expensive journey.
The freelance journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson, who has worked for various news organizations, including Al-Monitor, which called for her safe and immediate release.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took questions from reporters for the first time in nearly two weeks.
Even opponents of the conflict should want to see Iran defanged and defeated.
Iran continued to retaliate across the region on Tuesday but markets saw hopes that fighting might ebb. Israel said it would occupy a large chunk of Lebanon even after the war ends.
The freelance journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson, who has worked for various news organizations, including Al-Monitor, which called for her safe and immediate release.
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Trump and Netanyahu started the Iran war without thinking how to end it. But there is a way out.
President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence.
President Trump shared a video of the attack, which the Pentagon said had targeted an ammunition depot.
President Trump’s latest outbursts followed reports that European countries were imposing more restrictions on American aircraft in their airspace.
An economic simulation warned that the region’s economy could lose more than $190 billion in just one month, and that Gulf states that have often bankrolled reconstruction efforts will be less able to help.
The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.
The average price of gasoline in the U. S. has topped $4 a gallon, a multiyear high, as war in the Middle East roils the oil market and slams drivers.
Presidents since at least the Carter administration have seen their approval ratings tied to gas prices. But there are signs the correlation may be weakening.
Investors weighed the news that the owner of a Kuwaiti tanker loaded with oil said it had been hit in an Iranian attack near Dubai.
The attack damaged the hull, the tanker's owner said. No oil spill was detected, according to the authorities in the United Arab Emirates.