President Trump said on Thursday that he may have to "destroy the rest of the country" of Iran as he continues to make threats against the Islamic Republic following the Republican Party's major defeat in the midterm elections, which was seen as a referendum on the...
Trump Denies That He’s Considering Firing Hegseth, But Says He’d Be ‘Very Popular’ in Tennessee Senate Seat
President Trump has denied that he's considering firing War Secretary Pete Hegseth after CBS News reported that the president had asked his top aides whether the Pentagon chief should keep his job after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections. The Atlantic also...
‘You’re Either With Us or Against Us’: Bessent Doubles Down on Economic War Against Iran After Midterms
The US Treasury Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on Iran, escalating the economic war against the Islamic Republic one day after Republicans were crushed in the midterms in an election seen as a referendum on the Iran war. "As we have said many times,...
Iran’s Ghalibaf: ‘Americans Said No to War’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that American voters have said "no to war," referencing the crushing defeat of Republicans in the US midterm elections, and warned the US government that it would face a "nightmare" if the conflict...
Vance Says Republicans Lost Midterms Due to Iran War, US Relationship With Israel
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged on Wednesday that the US war with Iran and its relationship with Israel were the top reasons for the Republicans getting crushed in the midterm elections. Vance made the comments in a long post on X, where he said he spoke with a...
Trump Says US Watched Iran Build Air Defense Facility on Qeshm Island Before Bombing It
President Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that the US bombed Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday and said that the US struck an anti-aircraft "facility" that it watched get built for two months. The president made the comments about the strike, which he downplayed as a "minor...
Iran’s Security Chief Says US Response in Negotiations Was ‘Not Convincing’
Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Tuesday that the latest US response in negotiations was "not convincing" and maintained that the Strait of Hormuz will not be fully reopened until the US meets Iran's conditions. "The US...
US Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island: Wall Street Journal
The US bombed Iran's Qeshm Island on Monday, The Wall Street Journal has reported, an attack that came as President Trump was downplaying the prospects of renewed full-scale war with the Islamic Republic ahead of the US midterm elections. Iranian media reported...
Ahead of Midterms, Trump Touts Drop in Oil Prices, Says People ‘Feel Like There Will Not Be a War With Iran’
President Trump on Monday touted the drop in oil prices as markets appear to be responding to reports of renewed diplomacy between the US and Iran through Qatar, though there's still no sign of a breakthrough, and his post came around the same time the US bombed...
Report: US Gulf Allies Prepare for Heavy US Bombardment of Iran and Iranian Retaliation
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the US's Gulf Arab allies are preparing for heavy US strikes against Iran that they expect to provoke major Iranian retaliation against their infrastructure. The report said that the Gulf states believe that the US...


