Updated on April 21, 2026 at 4:29 pm EST President Trump said on Tuesday afternoon that he will extend the ceasefire with Iran, a statement that came hours before its expiration and after he said that he wouldn't extend the truce. Trump made a statement in a post on...
President Trump on Monday issued a series of posts on his Truth Social account defending his war with Iran and a potential diplomatic deal that he may reach with Tehran, though the state of the negotiations remains unclear. The president started with a post where he...
Updated on April 20, 2026, at 9:24 pm EST Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshall Asim Munir, has told President Trump by phone that the US blockade on Iranian ports is a major obstacle to resuming talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Reuters reported on Monday....
Updated on April 19 at 5:38 pm EST President Trump said on Sunday that a US warship "blew a hole" in the engine room of an Iranian cargo ship that attempted to get past the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and claimed that US Marines now "have custody" of the...
President Trump has threatened to "blow up" the "whole country" of Iran if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal that he is demanding it sign, as the very fragile ceasefire appears to be on the verge of collapsing. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News...
The House on Thursday just barely defeated a War Powers Resolution that would have directed President Trump to end hostilities against Iran that haven't been authorized by Congress, as the US military is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports and is deploying thousands...
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Thursday started a press briefing by threatening that the US was "locked and loaded" and ready to destroy Iran's energy infrastructure if the US-Israeli war against Iran restarts. "We are locked and loaded on your critical dual-use...
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Wednesday released a statement in response to Vice President JD Vance's reference to the Catholic Church's just war theory while criticizing Pope Leo XIV's recent comments on war. Vance made the comments at a Turning...
The US is sending thousands of additional troops to the Middle East and is considering restarting the bombing campaign against Iran or launching ground operations in the country, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US officials. The report said...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly condemned the US military blockade on Iranian ports as "dangerous and irresponsible" and warned that it risks the very fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. "With the temporary ceasefire agreement still in place,...
