Israel’s military has captured the 12th-century Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, marking the deepest Israeli ground incursion […]
Israel Seizes Crusader-Era Beaufort Castle as Lebanon Invasion Deepens Read More »
US Central Command bombed missile sites and naval targets in southern Iran late Monday, only hours after
Trump says the Iran deal is ‘largely negotiated’ with the Strait of Hormuz reopening, but Tehran disputes the terms and accuses Washington of obstruction.
Ukraine’s 556-drone barrage on Moscow killed three near the capital and hit the city’s oil refinery for the first time, forcing Russians to confront a war that is no longer distant.
Ukraine’s 556-Drone Barrage Brings the War Home to Moscow Read More »
Trump leaves a $14 billion Taiwan arms package undecided after his Beijing summit with Xi, calling Taiwan a 9,500-mile-away war he is not eager to fund.
Trump Waffles on $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Deal After Xi Summit, Leaving Taipei in Limbo Read More »
Europe finalized a €90 billion Ukraine aid package and is sending it. In Washington, a $400 million tranche stalled and Congress had to force a vote with a discharge petition.
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Trump called Iran’s ceasefire proposal a ‘piece of garbage’ on May 11, putting talks on ‘life support’ days before his Beijing summit with Xi Jinping.
Trump Calls Iran Ceasefire Proposal ‘Garbage’ as Beijing Summit With Xi Approaches Read More »
The Iran war is now squeezing the country from both ends: a $28 billion military tab that keeps climbing, and $4.30 gas that’s draining household budgets faster than any tax hike ever could.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan effective immediately on Wednesday, the latest in a growing purge of military leadership during an active war with Iran, as fresh polling shows Trump’s approval cratering on the economy and foreign policy.
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USS Spruance fired on the Iranian-flagged Touska in the Gulf of Oman days before the US-Iran ceasefire expires Wednesday, sending oil prices surging and pushing Tehran away from the negotiating table.
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Iran reversed its reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within hours on Saturday after Trump refused to lift the US port blockade, with IRGC gunboats opening fire on a tanker 20 nautical miles off Oman.
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Tankers are moving again. After weeks of blockade chatter and war premiums, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” and the Trump ceasefire held. Brent cratered double digits, stocks hit new highs, and global trade got its best week of the year.
Iran says commercial traffic can flow through Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire. Trump welcomed the gesture but kept the US naval blockade in place until a deal is signed. Oil, insurance and Europe’s jet fuel clock are all still telling a different story.
IRAN DECLARES STRAIT OF HORMUZ OPEN FOR TRUCE, TRUMP KEEPS US BLOCKADE UNTIL DEAL Read More »
The U.S. Navy began enforcing a complete blockade of Iranian ports on April 13 after weekend peace negotiations collapsed in Islamabad, threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz and sending oil prices past $102 per barrel in the most significant escalation of the six-week conflict.
Trump’s personal attack on Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war reopens a critical breach with Catholic voters and exposes his contempt for moral authority he cannot control, a gamble that could cost him support in the 2026 midterms.
Despite the US-Iran ceasefire, only two tankers have transited the Strait of Hormuz. Iran demands toll fees and transit permission while threatening to pull out over Israel’s Lebanon operations. Oil is back above $100.
Iran has rejected a proposed 45-day ceasefire as Trump sets an 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to reduce the country to rubble. Oil markets are whipsawing, Saudi Arabia just raised crude prices to record premiums, and the only diplomatic track left is being run by countries that are not the United States.
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