The $25 billion estimate the Pentagon gave to Congress on Wednesday regarding the cost of the Iran war is a lowball figure that doesn't include the cost of repairing the destruction at US bases across the Middle East, CNN has reported. Sources told the outlet that...
Trump and Putin Discuss Ukraine and Iran in Phone Call
President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Wednesday, during which the two leaders discussed the wars in Ukraine and Iran. According to Russian officials, during the call, Putin said he was ready to declare a ceasefire with Ukraine on May...
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Calls for ‘Maintaining Unity’ in the Face of US Blockade, Economic Sanctions
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran's parliament, has called for the Iranian people to "maintain unity" in the face of the US blockade and other economic pressure, which he warned is aimed at collapsing Iran "from within." In a statement issued through...
Report: US Spy Agencies Analyze How Iran Would React If Trump Declared Victory
US spy agencies are analyzing how Iran may respond if President Trump declared victory and pulled back from the conflict with the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The report said that Trump was aware of the political cost to himself and the Republican...
CENTCOM Says US Forces Boarded and Then Released a Commercial Ship in the Arabian Sea
US Central Command said on Tuesday that its forces boarded and then released a commercial ship in the Arabian Sea, as the US continues to enforce the blockade on Iranian ports, the main impediment to US-Iran peace talks. "Earlier today in the Arabian Sea, US Marines...
US Fumes After Iran Chosen as a Vice President of Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference
The US and Iran clashed at the UN on Monday during the first day of a month-long conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which began amid a very fragile ceasefire between the two countries and a continued US blockade on Iranian ports. Christopher...
Iran Says Nearly Half of Iranians Killed by US-Israeli Bombing Campaign Were Civilians
An Iranian official said on Sunday that nearly half of the Iranians killed by the US-Israeli bombing campaign that lasted from February 28 to April 8 were civilians, as strikes pounded civilian targets throughout the war. According to Tehran Times, Jamshid Nazmi, an...
Rubio Says Iran Cannot ‘Normalize’ Its Control of the Strait of Hormuz
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with Fox News on Monday that Iran cannot "normalize" its control of the Strait of Hormuz, a condition created by the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic. "If what they mean by opening the straits is, yes, the...
CENTCOM Says Third US Aircraft Carrier Has Arrived in the Middle East as Trump Warns Iran the ‘Clock is Ticking’
US Central Command said on Thursday that the USS George H. W. Bush has arrived in its area of responsibility in the Middle East, making it the third US aircraft carrier in the region amid growing signs that the very fragile US-Iran ceasefire may collapse....
Katz: Israel Waiting for US ‘Green Light’ To Attack Iran, Plunge Country Into the ‘Stone Age’
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel was waiting for a "green light" from the US to break the ceasefire and renew attacks on Iran to plunge the country into the "stone age," and finish off the Khamenei family, a sign that the truce is on...


