Vice President JD Vance appeared on an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast that came out on Wednesday and was asked why President Trump keeps claiming that a deal has been reached with Iran but then goes back to bombing the country. The interview, recorded on Tuesday,...
Trump Still Won’t Admit the US Is Responsible for the Minab School Massacre
President Trump is still refusing to acknowledge that the US was responsible for the strikes that hit an elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, on February 28, an attack that massacred over 100 school children, claiming in a Fox News interview that it's possible...
CENTCOM Reimposes Blockade of Iranian Ports, Bombs Iran for Fourth Straight Day
US Central Command said on Tuesday that its forces have reimposed the blockade of Iranian ports after it announced another round of strikes against Iran, marking the fourth consecutive day that the US has bombed Iran. CENTCOM said that at 3 pm EST, it began "launching...
Senate Democrats Block Advancement of $1.1 Trillion NDAA Over Iran War
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the advancement of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, citing President Trump's war with Iran, which continues to rage following the collapse of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding. The NDAA would provide the Pentagon...
Majority of Iranian MPs Say Trump’s ‘Termination’ of MoU Shows Talks With US Won’t Solve Problems
The majority of members of Iran's parliament have issued a statement saying that President Trump's "termination" of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding shows that Iran's problems with the US cannot be solved through negotiations. The statement, signed by 180 of...
Trump Backtracks on 20% Hormuz Strait Fee, Says He Wants ‘Trade and Investment Deals’ From Gulf States
President Trump on Tuesday backtracked on his demand for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz to pay the US a 20% fee, saying instead that he wants "trade and investment deals" from the Gulf Arab states. "Based on highly productive conversations with Middle East...
US Military Publishes Video of US Drone Boats Bombing Iranian Port of Bandar Abbas
US Central Command on Monday published a video that it said showed "multiple one-way attack surface drones" bombing the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, marking the first known time that the US has used kamikaze drone boats in combat. "Yesterday, using multiple one-way...
Trump Says US ‘Reinstating’ Blockade of Iranian Ports, Will Charge 20% Fee for Hormuz Strait Transit
Updated on July 13, 2026, at 2:43 pm EST President Trump on Monday said that the US was "reinstating" the blockade of Iranian ports and would also charge a 20% fee for all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, a declaration that came after US officials had...
Iran’s IRGC Claims Its Forces Destroyed US HIMARS Missile Launchers in Kuwait
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed in a statement on Sunday that its forces destroyed US HIMARS rocket systems in a drone attack on Kuwait as the US and Iran continue to trade strikes. The US used HIMARS rocket systems stationed in Gulf Arab...
Iranian Authority Says Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed as US Continues Strikes
Iran has reaffirmed that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to all traffic despite US claims to the contrary and US airstrikes against the country, which continued on Sunday. "Due to recent unlawful movements by United States military forces in the region, transit...


