middle east
U.S., Iran Trade More Blows; CENTCOM Targets 90-plus Sites in Iran; Iran Attacks Kuwait, Jordan
Iran and the United States traded blows again yesterday in yet another escalation of the war U.S. President Donald Trump began on Israel’s behalf.U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported striking nearly 100 targets in Iran, while Iran hit…
U.S. Hits Iran; Trump Pronounces MOU Dead, Says More Attacks Tonight; Iran Warns American Allies
U.S. forces struck more than 80 targets in Iran yesterday to retaliate for what appeared to be Iran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.As well, the Treasury Department revoked Iran’s license to sell oil on the global market.For its part,…
U.S. Hits Iran; Trump Pronounces MOU Dead, Says More Attacks Tonight; Iran Warns American Allies
U.S. forces struck more than 80 targets in Iran yesterday to retaliate for what appeared to be Iran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.As well, the Treasury Department revoked Iran’s license to sell oil on the global market.For its part,…
Trump Says U.S.-Iran to Meet in Doha. Iran Says It Will Not Meet With U.S. Negotiators
President Trump announced today that peace negotiators from the United States and Iran would meet in Doha, Qatar, presumably to continue negotiations related to the memorandum of understanding the two countries signed on June 17.But that isn’t…
Israel-Lebanon Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace “Framework”
Israel and Lebanon inked a peace deal on Friday brokered by the United States.The 14-point “trilateral framework” affirms the right of each nation to exist and gives the Lebanese Army control of all Lebanon after Hezbollah and any other terror…
Iran Hits U.S. Bases, State Media Says Iran Must Obtain Nukes as Trump Threatens Annihilation
As Iran and the United States traded blows this weekend, Iran’s state news agency announced that the country had no choice but to build a nuclear weapon to permit the country to negotiate from a position of strength with the United States.One…
Iran Attacks Bahrain, Hits Tanker in Strait
Iran hit Bahrain with drone strikes today along with a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz to retaliate against a U.S. airstrike against drone and missile storage facilities on Iran’s coast.While the U.S. Central Command said the strike against Iran…
Iran Denies It Agreed to Nuke Inspections. Trump Says It Did.
Iran has denied that it has agreed to permit in-country inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency, a key plank of the memorandum of understanding the U.S. and Iran inked last week.The statement contradicts what Vice President JD…
Vance: Iran Agrees to Nuke Inspections. Treasury Grants 60-Day Oil Production, Sale License. Israel: “Security Zone” Remains Ours
The United States and Iran have agreed to four major points to permit peace negotiations to continue for the next 60 days, including Iran’s allowing inspectors to monitor the nation’s nuclear development.And today, Treasury Secretary Scott…
U.S. Intel: Netanyahu Will Undermine U.S.-Iran Peace Deal
America’s “most reliable ally” is turning out to be not so reliable.Weeks ago, a Defense Intelligence Agency report deemed Israel’s espionage against the United States “critical,” and an official called that effort “unhinged.”When U.S. President…