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President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that the war with Iran could be nearing its end, declaring that American and Israeli forces had already crippled much of Iran’s military infrastructure—even as he simultaneously vowed that the United States would press forward until the country’s leadership was decisively defeated. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The mixed signals from the President, delivered across a day of interviews and speeches, underscored the un

President Donald Trump on Monday took to social media to press for the security of the Iranian national women’s soccer team, raising alarm that players would “most likely be killed” if they had to return to Iran after staying silent during the country’s national anthem at the Asian Cup. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The President said in a Truth Social post that he had spoken to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose country hosted the soccer

Tehran has threatened to confiscate the assets of Iranian nationals living abroad who assist or support the United States and Israel in their war with Iran. “A warning has been issued to those Iranians living abroad who in different ways ​sympathise, support, or cooperate with the American-Zionist enemy,” said the prosecutor general’s office, according to state media. “They will be met with the confiscation of all their properties and other legal penalties in acc

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ali Khamenei who was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes, has been chosen as Iran’s new Supreme Leader—a decision that will likely draw ire from U.S. President Donald Trump. The appointment of Mojtaba, 56, who earned a reputation as a powerful figure behind the scenes of his father’s decades-long tenure, has seemingly only strengthened the Iranian regime’s resolve against the U.S. A slew of senior officials have vowed to continue fighting

President Donald Trump says surging gasoline prices are a “very small price to pay” as the Iran war roils  global energy markets, sending crude oil prices surging above $100 a barrel for the first time since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The conflict has severely disrupted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global trade route, increasing prices at the U.S. gas pump and threatening to undercut Trump’s economic agenda ahead of the November midterms.

For the second time, Iran’s theocratic rulers have chosen a Khamenei as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, naming Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei to succeed his father, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Khamenei, 56, is the second son of Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic for 36 of its 47 years after succeeding its first leader, Ruhollah Khomeini. Mojtaba’s wife and, reportedly, one of his children, were also kill

Iran’s capital was engulfed in a cloud of toxic smoke that unleashed black rainfall dozens of miles away on Sunday after overnight Israeli strikes on several fuel depots caused fires to burn for hours. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Images from Tehran, a city of nearly 10 million people, showed thick black smoke from the fires hanging over it, while residents reported difficulty breathing and oil-tainted rainfall staining everything around them.  “The rain i

The war in Iran has killed hundreds of civilians, displaced hundreds of thousands more, sent global oil prices skyrocketing, created a political crisis for President Donald Trump and shaken the stability of the Gulf. But for one nation at least, the chaos has created opportunity. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Russia has emerged from the first week of the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran as an early winner, seemingly able to profit from the secondary economic and geopolitical effec

Gas prices are surging across the United States as the fallout from the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran continues to choke global oil supplies. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped by 14% in a week to $3.41 on Saturday, according to data from the AAA motor club. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The price was under $3 a week ago, but the conflict has severely disrupted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, sending crude oil above $90 a barrel. Natural gas

The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has caused far-reaching disruptions in air travel around the Middle East, forcing airlines to cancel or reroute thousands of flights and leaving many people stranded. The airspace covering a wide swath of the region has been closed amid the expanding conflict as the U.S. and Israel have continued carrying out strikes against Iran and Iran has launched a wave of attacks around the Gulf in retaliation. Several major airports in the region, which serve as some of th

Four Democrats split from the rest of their party to vote down the War Powers Resolution which would have halted President Donald Trump from continuing strikes against Iran without first gaining Congressional approval. Much like it was in the Senate the day before, the measure was defeated in the Republican-led House of Representatives Thursday evening with a 212-219 vote. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] With voting largely representing party lines, all but two GOP lawmakers

Four men were arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of conducting surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in London to assist Iran. The Metropolitan Police said the men, aged between 22 to 55, were “arrested as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation” under the National Security Act. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “The men were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to sec

Iran is prepared for a possible ground invasion by U.S. troops, the country’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday, as the war launched by the U.S. and Israel continues to escalate. Araghchi told NBC News that Iran is ready to counter American forces after U.S. President Donald Trump refused to rule out the possibility of boots on the ground earlier this week. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “We are waiting for them,” Araghchi said. “Because w

Iran is reportedly delaying naming a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader killed over the weekend in U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, for security concerns as Israel has asserted that it will target whoever is instated, while President Donald Trump has doubled down on wanting to influence the selection.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: The U.S. and Israeli War With Iran, Explained  The New York Times reported, citing two unnamed Irania

At first blush, Thursday’s opening of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) looked ominous for Taiwan. Taking the podium in Beijing’s cavernous Great Hall of the People, Premier Li Qiang unveiled a 7% bump on defense spending while using strident language for the self-ruling island, over which China claims dominion. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] While vowing the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would “accelerate the development of advanced

The United States and Ecuador announced this week that they’ve begun a joint military operation to combat narcoterrorism in the South American country. The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), which oversees the nation’s military activity in Latin America and the Caribbean, said in a press release on Tuesday that Ecuadorian and American military forces had started operations that day “against Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is firmly standing by his decision to not join the initial strikes against Iran by the U.S. and Israel—a move that has earned him the wrath of President Donald Trump. “My focus is providing calm, level headed leadership in the national interest… That means having the strength to stand firm by our values and our principles, no matter the pressure to do otherwise,” said Starmer during a press briefing Thursday. “It was in the nat

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney labeled the widening Iran war a “failure” of the international order, but refused to rule out the possibility of Canada joining the conflict. “One can never categorically rule out participation. We will stand by our allies,” Carney said when asked whether his country would provide military assistance. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Speaking alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a joint press co

Iran has issued a warning to the United States, suggesting grave repercussions for the Pentagon sinking an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka with a torpedo. “The U.S. has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran’s shores,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Thursday morning. “Mark my words: The U.S. will come to bitterly regret [the] precedent it has set.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Araghch said the Iran

Any time there is a crisis in Iran, the 1953 British-American coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh is dusted off as Exhibit A in the case against Western perfidy. It is rolled out to show how Washington and London strangled Iranian democracy in its crib, proving that foreign powers cannot be trusted and that the Islamic Republic is, at worst, a necessary evil. What is rarely recounted is the key role played in that coup by two leading ayatollahs—Abol-Qasem Kashani and Mohammad Be