US forces have seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean, according to statements from the US military and US officials, as the Trump administration continues its blockade on Venezuela with the goal of controlling the country's oil industry and exports. US Southern...
US Imposes New Sanctions on Iranian Officials
The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iranian officials accused of being responsible for the response to protests inside Iran, a largely symbolic move since it's unlikely senior Iranian officials have assets in the US or plan on traveling...
President Trump Tells Iran He Won’t Attack the Country: Iranian Envoy
An Iranian official said on Thursday that President Trump has informed Iran he doesn't plan to attack the country and asked Tehran to exercise restraint. The comment about Trump's message was made by Reza Amiri Moghadam, Iran's envoy to Pakistan, according to the...
Trump Says He Was Told the ‘Killing in Iran Was Stopping’
President Trump said on Wednesday that he was told by "very important sources on the other side" that the "killing in Iran is stopping," comments that come amid signs of a potential US attack on the Islamic Republic. "We have been told that the killing in Iran is...
Vice President Vance Casts Tie-Breaking Vote To Kill Venezuela War Powers Resolution in the Senate
Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Wednesday night to kill a Venezuela War Powers Resolution that sought to prevent another US attack on the country without congressional authorization. The Senate was deadlocked at 50-50 on a...
Venezuela’s Acting President Says She Held ‘Productive’ Phone Call With Trump
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Wednesday that she held a "long, productive, and courteous" phone call with President Trump on Wednesday, a conversation that came less than two weeks after the US attack on Caracas to kidnap President Nicolas Maduro...
Trump Says US ‘Needs’ Greenland as Polling Shows the Idea Is Extremely Unpopular Among Americans
President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday that the US "needs" Greenland, as polls released the same day show that the idea of a US takeover of the Arctic territory is extremely unpopular among American voters. A poll from Quinnipiac University found...
Report: Kurdish Fighters Have Been Entering Iran From Iraq and Clashing With the IRGC
Turkish intelligence has warned Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Kurdish fighters have been entering Iran from Iraq amid protests inside Iran, Reuters reported on Wednesday. An unnamed senior Iranian official speaking to the outlet said...
US Launches Two More Airstrikes in Somalia
The US has launched at least two more airstrikes in Somalia in recent days, according to press releases from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace, an air campaign that receives virtually no US media coverage....
Steve Witkoff Declares Start of ‘Phase Two’ of Gaza Deal
US envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday declared the start of "phase two" of the Trump administration's plan to end Israel's genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip, about three months after Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire deal that the IDF has constantly violated....


