Saudi Arabia is pressing the Trump administration to end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations with Iran over fears that the US move could lead to the closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal....
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that her government has halted the automatic renewal of a military Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel, as Italy has become increasingly critical of Israel's wars and killing of civilians. "In light of...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. "I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D....
Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission Members of the North Atlantic Alliance have refused any role in closing the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump announced a complete blockade of the crucial waterway, and that other countries...
President Trump said on Monday that the US military has begun enforcing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz as Iran has denounced the move as "piracy." US Central Command said the blockade will aim to impede the passage of all ships entering or leaving Iranian ports,...
Pope Leo XIV on Monday said he would continue "speaking out" against war in response to President Trump's scathing attack on the US-born pontiff. Trump attacked Leo in a long post on Truth Social on Sunday night, which came as the pope and other Catholic leaders,...
Joe Kent, the former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned in opposition to the war with Iran, said on Sunday that the demand for Iran to give up all nuclear enrichment was a "poison pill" that appeared to be responsible for the lack of a deal...
Updated on April 12, 2026, at 8:49 pm EST President Trump declared on Sunday that he was ordering the US Navy to impose a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, and the US military announced it would begin blocking all ships leaving or traveling to Iranian ports starting...
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament, said in a post on X on Thursday night that "time is running out" for the US and Israel to honor the ceasefire agreement by putting an end to Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Ghalibaf's post included the image of...
The US-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran that began on February 28 killed more than 3,000 Iranians, Iran's forensic chief told Iranian media on Thursday, as US-Israeli attacks on the country appear to be paused. The Iranian official, Abbas Masjedi, disclosed the figure...
