US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday threatened to "aggressively" target Oman with sanctions if it was involved in "facilitating tolls" in the Strait of Hormuz, a warning that came after President Trump threatened to "blow up" the country. "The United...
US Launches Another Round of Airstrikes Against Iran
Update on May 27, 2026, at 11:33 pm EST: The IRGC says it targeted an American air base in response to US strikes on Iran and Kuwait, and reported missile and drone attacks on its territory (Al Jazeera live updates) A US official told Reuters on Wednesday that the US...
Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Up’ Oman If the Country Doesn’t ‘Behave’
President Trump on Wednesday said the US would "blow up" the country of Oman if it doesn't "behave," a threat made when asked if he would accept a short-term deal that involved Iran and Oman jointly controlling the Strait of Hormuz. "No, the strait's got to be opened...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Region Will No Longer Be a ‘Safe Haven’ for US Military Bases
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement on Tuesday that the US will no longer have a "safe haven" in the Middle East for its military bases, remarks that come after the Iranian military struck US bases across the region during the...
Trump Complains About Media Coverage of Iran War in Truth Social Post Identical to One Issued Eight Days Ago
President Trump on Tuesday issued a post on Truth Social complaining about US media coverage of his war against Iran that was a word-for-word repeat of a post he made eight days ago. Recent reporting from mainstream US media outlets citing unnamed US officials has...
Iran Says US Violated Ceasefire and Vows It Will ‘Leave No Act of Aggression Unanswered’
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the US committed a "flagrant violation" of the ceasefire between the US and Iran, a statement that came a day after the US military said that it launched strikes against targets in southern Iran. The...
US Military Says It Bombed Southern Iran
US Central Command on Monday took credit for attacks on Iran after Iranian media reported explosions in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement to CNN, CENTCOM spokesman Timothy Hawkins framed the attack on Iran as "self-defense"...
US Backs Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he ordered the Israeli military to intensify its attacks on Lebanon, which came as US officials speaking to media outlets made clear Washington would support an Israeli escalation despite Iran...
Trump Says It’s ‘Mandatory’ for Muslim Nations To Join Abraham Accords as Part of Iran Deal
President Trump said in a long post on Truth Social on Monday that it should be "mandatory" for Arab and Muslim states to join the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel as part of any Iran deal, and threatened that if the condition isn't met, full-scale...
Sen. Lindsey Graham Backs Trump’s Suggestion To Tie Any Iran Deal To Expanding Abraham Accords
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday backed President Trump's suggestion that any deal with Iran could be tied to expanding the Abraham Accords, the diplomatic deals under which the UAE and Bahrain normalized relations with Israel in 2020. But the idea of normalizing...


