Washington. President Donald Trump said he may delay a planned late‑March summit in Beijing as he pressed China and other allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's actions disrupted tanker traffic and lifted global oil prices. In interviews and public remarks this week, Trump publicly urged European...
Washington, President Donald Trump threatened additional strikes on Iran's Kharg Island and pressed allies this week to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, officials and media reported. US forces executed a precision strike on Kharg on March 13, Centcom said, destroying more than 90 military targets while preserving...
Washington, President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will not accept a ceasefire with Iran because the proposed terms were 'not good enough' and insisted any agreement must include commitment to abandon nuclear ambitions. In a 30-minute NBC interview, he declined to specify conditions but called for international help to...
Columbus, Ohio — U.S. military confirmed that a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on March 12, 2026, after an unspecified incident involving another aircraft in friendly airspace. U.S. Central Command and the Department of Defense identified six crewmembers killed, including Capt. Seth Koval, Capt. Curtis Angst and Tech....
Atlanta: Airports nationwide experienced long security lines after TSA agents missed their first full paycheck amid a partial Department of Homeland Security funding lapse that began on February 14. Airports including Hartsfield-Jackson, William P. Hobby, Salt Lake City International, New Orleans and Philadelphia reported extended waits, occasional checkpoint closures, and...
Washington, President Donald Trump said on March 13 that Iran had been 'totally defeated' by US and Israeli military operations but was seeking a deal he would not accept. He cited strikes on Kharg Island and pledged naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran launched drone and missile...
Washington — The U.S. State Department announced publicly on March 14 a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The Rewards for Justice posting lists ten individuals, including Iran's interior minister Eskandar Momeni and intelligence minister Esmail Khatib, saying the targets...
WASHINGTON. A federal judge on March 11 quashed Justice Department grand jury subpoenas issued in January to the Federal Reserve and targeting Chair Jerome Powell, finding the government offered little evidence and the subpoenas appeared designed to pressure Powell to cut interest rates or resign. Powell disclosed the investigation on...
Washington — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Friday U.S. forces increased strikes against Iran, declaring plans to 'defeat, destroy, disable' Tehran's military capabilities and asserting Iran's new supreme leader is 'wounded and likely disfigured.' The Pentagon reported heaviest day of strikes and confirmed a KC-135 refueling tanker crash...
Washington: President Donald Trump announced this week that U.S. forces struck military targets on Iran's Kharg Island and urged other nations to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. He posted Saturday on Truth Social asserting that U.S. Central Command carried out large airstrikes that destroyed Iranian military installations...
