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...
President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday night that the US military would remain near Iran, prepared to take action until an agreement is reached, and that it was ready for its "next conquest," a warning that comes amid a very shaky ceasefire between...
Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a statement on Wednesday that the US had violated "three clauses" of Iran's 10-point ceasefire proposal. "The deep historical distrust we hold toward the United States stems from its repeated violations of...
Updated on April 8, 2026, 7:05 pm EST Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that a ceasefire deal with the US must include a halt to Israel's attacks on Lebanon, which have dramatically escalated since President Trump announced the truce on Tuesday...
The US military on Tuesday again bombed Iran's Kharg Island, which is located deep inside the Persian Gulf and is a potential target for US ground operations if the US continues to escalate the war. According to US officials speaking to media outlets, the US strikes...
US-Israeli strikes on Iran on Tuesday "completely destroyed" a Jewish synagogue in central Tehran, Iranian media has reported, as the bombing campaign continues to hit places of worship and other civilian targets. Photos and videos of the aftermath show that the...
