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...
Tucker Carlson Says Trump Is Considering a Nuclear Strike on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain
Tucker Carlson claimed in a post on X on Sunday night that the Trump administration is considering launching a nuclear strike targeting Pickaxe Mountain in central Iran and that the president is expected to make a decision by November 7. "Under pressure from Israeli...
Iranian Army Says Trump Won’t Be Able To ‘Dictate’ the Length of Renewed War
A spokesman for Iran's Army said on Sunday that if the US restarts the bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic, President Trump will not be able to "dictate" the length of the conflict and warned that the war could be longer than previous ones. "A potential...
Iran and Qatar Hold Third Day of Talks as US, Israel Prepare To Launch Potential New Attacks
Iranian officials were in Doha on Sunday for the third day of talks with Qatari mediators on a potential deal to open the Strait of Hormuz as the US and Israel continue to prepare for renewed attacks on Iran. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that Iran...
Hegseth Fires High-Level General Over Alleged Leaks
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has fired a top general who served as the director for strategy, plans, and policy on the Joint Staff, a move that comes as the Trump administration is preparing to restart the bombing campaign against Iran. Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia...
Iran Says Four Tankers Hit Mines in the Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian military on Thursday claimed that four tankers had struck mines in or near the Strait of Hormuz, as the UK's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that at least one tanker was attacked in the area. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy...
CENTCOM Chief Briefs Trump on Options for Bombing Iran
Adm. Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, visited the White House on Thursday to brief President Trump on military options for attacking Iran, The Wall Street Journal has reported. The meeting marks a rare in-person briefing between Trump and the CENTCOM chief,...
Ghalibaf Says No Progress in US Talks Unless Iran’s ‘Seven Conditions’ Are Met
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Thursday that there would be no progress in negotiations with the US until the US accepts Iran's "seven conditions," comments that come amid reports that US Vice President JD Vance has sent a message to...


