America in the Middle East
Trump Threatens Iran Over Houthi Red Sea Attacks
Trump says if the Houthis keep firing on ships, Iran will pay the price. President Trump warned that the United States would unleash “major military punishment” against both Iran and the Yemen-based terrorist group following an attack on two…
Trump Ties Saudi Nuclear Deal to Abraham Accords
President Trump just put a major condition on a proposed civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia: Join the Abraham Accords or the deal does not happen. Trump announced Thursday that any U.S.-Saudi nuclear pact would be approved only if Riyadh…
Trump Announces New Retaliation Policy Against Iran
The equation is simple: Attack a ship, lose a bridge or power plant. President Trump announced a sweeping new retaliation policy Wednesday, pledging to destroy a piece of critical Iranian infrastructure every time the regime attacks a vessel in…
“They Haven’t Seen Anything Yet”
President Trump warned Iran on Tuesday that this could be just the beginning. “They haven’t seen anything yet,” Trump declared from the Oval Office. The president threatened a dramatically expanded assault on Iranian infrastructure after…
Rubio Mourns US Soldiers Killed in Iranian Attack
Secretary of State Marco Rubio mourned two young soldiers killed after an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, calling their deaths “heartbreaking” and praising them as heroes who paid the ultimate price. “We forget, we take for…
Rubio Says Iran Killed Strait of Hormuz Agreement
Marco Rubio says Iran has torpedoed the agreement meant to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. But Washington is not slamming the diplomatic door just yet. The Secretary of State accused Tehran of violating a memorandum of understanding by attacking…
U.S. Destroys IRGC Surveillance Tower at Iran’s Chah Bahar Port
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps just lost one of its eyes on the Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces destroyed a surveillance tower at Iran’s Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port in a precision strike July 16, taking out what U.S. Central Command…
US Strikes Iran’s Bridges and Ports as Hormuz War Expands
American forces struck bridges, transportation routes and a port control tower early Friday, expanding a campaign once focused primarily on Iranian weapons into infrastructure the regime needs to move men, equipment and commerce. The new targets…
US Launches New Iran Strikes as Tehran Threatens Energy Exports
The battle for the Strait of Hormuz entered a new phase Wednesday as the United States launched another wave of strikes against Iran and Tehran threatened to squeeze energy exports across the region. US Central Command said the operation began…
Trump Drops Hormuz Toll for Gulf Investment Deals
President Trump pivoted from his Strait of Hormuz toll booth plan Tuesday, just one day after announcing plans to charge ships 20% of their cargo’s value for safe passage. The president now says Persian Gulf nations will pay America another way.…