middle east
Iran Recloses Strait; U.S. Navy Disables Iranian Ship; Kent to Trump: Leave Iran
Heading into renewed peace talks as the end of the two-week ceasefire approached, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz for the third time on Saturday. The U.S. Navy disabled an Iranian tanker, after which Marines boarded the vessel.Iran, which…
Iran Reopens Strait; Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Begins; Oil Prices Plummet, Stock Market Surges
Hours after Israel agreed to stop bombing Lebanon for 10 days, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced that the nation had reopened the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial traffic.President Donald Trump followed Araghchi’s…
WaPo: More Than 10K Troops Headed for Persian Gulf as U.S. Blockades Strait of Hormuz
Another 10,200 American troops are heading to Iran, apparently to persuade Iran to agree to U.S. terms in peace talks during the two-week ceasefire that ends next week.But yet another reason, The Washington Post explained in its report on the…
Trump: U.S. Will Blockade Strait of Hormuz, Finish Off Iran Because Peace Talks Failed
President Trump announced this morning that the U.S. Navy will block the Strait of Hormuz because peace talks between Iran and a team of American negotiators led by Vice President J.D. Vance have failed.After almost a full day of discussion,…
Reports: Israel’s Campaign to Seize Southern Lebanon Is Killing Christians. Carlson Calls for End to Aid.
Israel’s bombing campaign in Lebanon that seeks to conquer the southern part of the country is killing Christians, critics aver.Former GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Israel of murdering Christians, while investigative…
Will Israel Ruin Trump’s Ceasefire?
With 90 minutes to go until the world would learn what President Donald Trump meant when he said “a whole civilization will die tonight,” he broke news of a ceasefire agreement regarding the Israel-Iran war. In contrast to past claims of…
Trump, Vance Contradict Pakistani PM, Say Ceasefire Did Not Include Lebanon
With the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war on the brink of collapsing because Israel bombed targets across Lebanon, killing civilians, President Donald Trump contradicted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s post about whether the deal…
Reports: Iran Recloses Strait of Hormuz After Israel Bombards Lebanon, Undermining Ceasefire
Israel has undermined a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran by bombing targets across Lebanon, which provoked Iran to reclose the Strait of Hormuz hours after opening the waterway under the terms of the temporary peace pact.President…
U.S. Destroys Iran’s Biggest Bridge. F-15 Shot Down Despite Trump’s “No Anti-aircraft” Weapons Claim. IDF Won’t Join Ground War
President Trump escalated the war against Iran on behalf of Israel a day after he threatened the nation’s civilian infrastructure during his frightening nationwide address. U.S. forces have destroyed the largest bridge in the country. During his…
NYT: Iran’s Strikes Have Wrecked 13 U.S. Bases in Middle East. Trump Extends Deadline to Reopen Strait of Hormuz.
As Donald Trump’s administration claims to have hit 9,000 targets in Iran during the nearly month-old bombing campaign, and U.S. Central Command avers that the Iranian Navy is in “irreversible decline” because its top commander has been killed,…