Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a move that comes after the US military seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman and a tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean. The IRGC said the...
Trump Says He Will Extend Iran Ceasefire But Maintain Blockade on Iranian Ports
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...
Trump Defends Iran War in Series of Posts on Truth Social
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...
Pakistan Army Chief Tells Trump US Blockade Is Obstacle to Peace Talks With Iran
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....
Trump Says US Took Control of Iranian Cargo Ship After US Navy Destroyer ‘Blew a Hole’ in Its Engine Room
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...
Trump Threatens To ‘Blow Up’ the ‘Whole Country’ of Iran if Deal Not Reached
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...
House Narrowly Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution as Thousands More US Troops Head to Middle East
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...
Hegseth Says US ‘Locked and Loaded’ To Bomb Iran’s Power Plants and Energy Industry
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...
US Catholic Bishops Clarify Just War Theory After Vance Says Pope Leo Should Be ‘Careful’ in His Comments
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...
US Sends Thousands More Troops to Middle East, Considers Ground Ops in Iran
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...


