An explosion struck a command post of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) at the Kalso military base, about 50 kilometers south of Baghdad, overnight between Friday and Saturday, according to Iraqi military and security sources. One PMF member was reported killed and between six and eight others wounded, with officials...
Washington: Vice President J.D. Vance’s planned travel to Islamabad to lead U.S. talks with Iran became uncertain on Sunday when President Donald Trump said Vance would not go, citing Secret Service concerns about arranging security on 24 hours’ notice, while White House officials subsequently indicated Vance and other senior aides...
WASHINGTON. On Sunday U.S. forces seized the Iranian‑flagged cargo ship Touska near the Strait of Hormuz after a U.S. Navy destroyer warned the vessel to stop and reportedly struck its engine room; U.S. Marines then boarded and took custody while officials said the ship was under prior U.S. Treasury sanctions. WASHINGTON....
Washington — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that American representatives will travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday evening to hold ceasefire negotiations with Iran; the delegation is reported to include special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, while Vice-President J.D. Vance led the earlier April 11-12 talks but was reported...
Iran has condemned a United States naval blockade of its ports as illegal and a violation of a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire, according to statements from the Foreign Ministry. Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in Tehran that the blockade is not only a breach of the truce but also “unlawful and criminal,” arguing...
Washington, D.C. — Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday, April 19 criticized President Donald Trump, asserting at a Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus event in Detroit that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'pulled' Trump into a military confrontation with Iran. Harris called the move a 'feeble attempt' to distract from the...
Los Angeles — Billionaire Tom Steyer has spent or booked over $115 million on broadcast, cable and radio advertising across California, saturating television and mobile ad inventories as campaigns and voters prepare for the June 2 primary. AdImpact data reported the spending, making his outlays nearly 30 times those of...
Arlington, Va. — Voters in Virginia held a special election this Tuesday to decide whether to approve an amendment allowing the General Assembly to adopt temporary congressional districts ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Early voting ended over the weekend, and state officials reported turnout figures would be critical on...
Iran has publicly rejected the idea of transferring its enriched uranium abroad, underscoring a key impasse in ongoing U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on state television that Iran’s enriched uranium "is not going to be transferred anywhere," framing the stockpile as a red line for Tehran,...
Oman – Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) gunboats fired on an Indian-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) in the Strait of Hormuz less than 24 hours after Iran and former U.S. President Donald Trump publicly declared the waterway fully open, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)....
