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 about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier. Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support … Read more
* 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 aircraft during Turkey trip, sources say * CIA assessed low confidence in some Israeli intelligence on … Read more
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 Washington’s fear of Iran’s military capabilities.A presenter on Iranian state television described the … Read more
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 economic pressure over diplomacy or new strikes. “We are low-keying it,” Trump told news site … Read more
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 significant control over the Strait of Hormuz, as efforts to reopen the vital waterway face a standoff … Read more
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 airport catering truck to a smaller military aircraft after boarding Air Force One … Read more
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 arrested in January 2025 while travelling through Iran on motorcycles as part of a journey from … Read more
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, disabled two and boarded two others while enforcing Washington’s naval blockade against Iran. More than 20 … Read more
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 Sunday, as Iran seeks to push back against growing speculation over the health of their supreme … Read more
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 Tehran. But Iran’s new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz have … Read more