Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll that the record-setting uninterrupted time at sea is having on American sailors deployed to the Middle East stationed on the USS Abraham Lincoln as Democratic lawmakers raised concerns…
US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say
* Israeli tips included alleged sniper, knife and shoulder-launched missile threats against Trump, sources say US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say * Secret Service moved Trump from Air Force One to another…
‘Soon in a trash can’: Iran mocks Trump’s secret getaway via catering truck
Photo mocking Trump posted on X by Iran embassy in South Africa Iranian state media has mocked US President Donald Trump over the secret aircraft switch that took place during his departure from Turkey last month, portraying the episode as evidence of…
Trump ‘low-key’ bets on economic pressure against Iran
Keeping a low profile doesn’t come naturally to Donald Trump. Trump ‘low-key’ bets on economic pressure against Iran Yet that is the strategy the American president says he now favors in the war against Iran, and he is betting on…
Middle East standoff: Why Gulf states may accept that Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz
Amid repeated attacks on shipping and growing risks to alternative energy routes, Gulf states may be forced to accept a deal they do not fully support Persian Gulf energy producers are reportedly becoming increasingly resigned to Iran retaining…
Catering cart & military aircraft: How Trump secretly moved out of Turkey amid Iran assassination threat
President Donald Trump speaks while switching planes at US Air Force Base RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk Eastern England, on his way back to Washington from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. (AP/PTI image) US President Donald Trump was secretly moved in an…
British couple jailed in Iran over spying charges end 3-month hunger strike, family demands release
British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman. British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman, jailed in Iran on espionage charges they deny, have ended their hunger strike after 93 and 84 days respectively, the BBC reported.The couple, from East Sussex, were…
More than 20 US warships deployed against Iran in Hormuz; 55 vessels redirected
More than 20 US warships are currently deployed to the Middle East for military missions, including the naval blockade against Iran, according to CENTCOM. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday that its forces had redirected 55 commercial vessels,…
Supreme Leader Khamenei footage to be released ‘in future’, Iran says as reports claim he is close to ‘dead’
Iran has promised to release footage of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in public and with military commanders Footage showing Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in public and meeting armed forces commanders will be released, a senior Basij official said on…
Trump ready to end Iran war without nuclear deal; Tehran’s demands complicate exit: Report
Trump is willing to end the Iran war without a nuclear deal but exit strategy remains complicated, report US President Donald Trump has reportedly signalled to senior aides that he is willing to end the Iran war without securing a nuclear deal with…