Updated on May 7, 2026, at 7:41 pm EST The US bombed Iranian ports on Thursday, an attack that will likely plunge the region back into full-scale war. Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin first reported that the US was behind strikes on a port in Iran's Qeshm island in...
US Official Says Iran Has 70% of Pre-War Missile Stockpile and Is Assembling New Ones
A US official has told The Washington Post that the US believes Iran maintains about 70% of its pre-war stockpile of missiles and 75% of its pre-war inventory of missile launchers, painting a starkly different picture of Iran's military capabilities following the...
Report: Trump Paused ‘Project Freedom’ Due To Backlash From Gulf Arab Allies
Updated on May 7, 2026 at 4:03 pm EST NBC News reported on Wednesday that President Trump quickly ended the US military operation to "guide" commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz due to backlash from the US's Gulf Arab allies. The report said that the abrupt...
Trump Threatens Iran With Bombing at ‘Much Higher Level’ If It Doesn’t Agree to US Deal
President Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with bombing at "a much higher level" than what the US and Israel previously unleashed on the country if it didn't agree to unspecified US demands. Trump's threat, issued on Truth Social, came after he announced the US was...
US CENTCOM Says It Attacked and Disabled an Iranian Oil Tanker in the Gulf of Oman
US Central Command said on Wednesday that its forces attacked and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, the M/T Hasna, in the Gulf of Oman, which it claimed was attempting to bypass the US blockade of Iranian ports. CENTCOM said that after issuing warnings to the...
Trump Says US Military Operation To ‘Guide’ Ships Out of the Strait of Hormuz Is Paused
President Trump said in a Tuesday night post on Truth Social that the US military operation to "guide" commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, which he has dubbed "Project Freedom," has been paused. "Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the...
Rubio Claims the US Is Now Engaged in a ‘Defensive Operation’ Against Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed at a White House press briefing on Tuesday that the US is now engaged in a "defensive operation" against Iran as the Trump administration is attempting to reframe the war that the US and Israel launched against the Islamic...
Responding to Trump’s Latest Attack, Pope Leo Says His Critics Should Speak ‘Truthfully’
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday responded to President Trump's latest attack on him, saying that if someone criticizes him, they should "do so truthfully." The comments came after President Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt that Pope Leo would "rather talk about the fact that...
Top US General Says Iran’s Attacks ‘Below the Threshold’ of Restarting Bombing Campaign
The US military's top general said on Tuesday that Iran's recent attacks in the region were "below the threshold" of the US restarting its bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic, as the US continues to downplay the flare-ups in the Strait of Hormuz that...
Iran Says US Bombed Cargo Vessels, Not IRGC Boats, and Killed Five Civilians
Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that a US attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday hit cargo vessels, not boats belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), contradicting claims from US Central Command. CENTCOM said that its forces destroyed six...


