NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to order what he called “truly extraordinary” military strikes on Iran in a series of text messages before the military alliance meets in the Netherlands. Those messages, which Trump posted to his social media platform, Truth Social, reveal Rutte was impressed that Trump decided … Read more
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Tuesday praised U.S. President Donald Trump for his “decisive action” against Iran and pushing allies to boost defence spending in a text message that Trump made public and NATO confirmed was legitimate. Trump posted screenshots of the lengthy text message to his Truth Social website as he headed to Brussels … Read more
NATO allies will try to ensure this week’s summit isn’t derailed by the fallout from U.S. military strikes on Iran, experts say, but the conflict may still be “the elephant in the room.” U.S. President Donald Trump late Monday announced that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran would be phased in over a 24-hour period. … Read more
Oil prices fell sharply Tuesday after President Donald Trump said China can keep buying oil from Iran, a sign that the U.S. is easing its maximum pressure campaign on the Islamic Republic in the wake of a ceasefire with Israel. Global benchmark Brent fell $3.33, or 4.66%, to $68.15 per barrel by 10:18 a.m. ET. … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours. The U.S. president said on his Truth Social website that the ceasefire would bring an “Official END” to the war. Such an agreement would mark a major change in the … Read more
A tentative truce faltered Tuesday when Israel accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect and vowed to retaliate. Iran’s military denied firing on Israel, state media reported — but explosions boomed and sirens sounded across northern Israel midmorning, and an Israeli military official said two Iranian … Read more
Hours before Iran struck an American military base in Qatar on Monday in retaliation for the bombing of three of its nuclear facilities, U.S. President Donald Trump said what some experts feared could lead to history repeating itself. In a post on his social medial platform Truth Social on Sunday afternoon, Trump wrote, “Why wouldn’t there be a … Read more
U.S. intelligence found that Iran did not move nuclear material from its Fordo facility before American bombers blasted that site, despite a report to the contrary, Sen. Markwayne Mullin said Monday. “They are claiming that they moved some material,” Mullin said, referring to Israel and Iran, respectively. “Our intelligence report says they didn’t,” the Oklahoma … Read more
They condemned. They sidestepped. They offered support. What Democrats didn’t do in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally greenlight military strikes on Iran was push a consistent, coherent message. In Congress, Democrats were all over the map on where they stood on Trump’s action. At the gubernatorial level, where many potential 2028 … Read more
Taraneh Fathalian BBC Persian EPA Iranians attended a protest against the Israeli and US strikes in Tehran on Sunday “My days and nights are the same. I feel paralysed. I just stare at the ceiling all day and all night.” “I keep wondering what will happen next, and we are constantly caught by surprise.” Shahla … Read more