When the U.S. launched its campaign against Iran six months ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised a quick, decisive blow that would avoid a long entanglement. Now, he is quietly extending troop deployments in a sign that the conflict could drag well into next year, according to people familiar with the matter. A jet fighter…
Law enforcement respond to a shooting Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in downtown Minneapolis. (AP Photo) Three people, including the suspect, were killed after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, the police said. Three cops were also injured, with two of them sustaining gunshot wounds, the police said at a press conference….
According to UK maritime agency, the incident occurred 31 kilometres east of Khasab, Oman. Three “unknown projectiles” have struck a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime agency said Monday after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war. “A tanker has reported being struck by 3 unknown projectiles whilst completing an outbound transit…
Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh predicted on Monday “another defeat” for the US. Iranian Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh predicted on Monday “another defeat” for the United States, saying the Islamic republic had a “two-year plan” to counter Washington’s new sanctions. “They have done everything they could to test the determination of the Iranian people and…
“The Republican party and you are enabling him (Trump). You’re all cowards and spineless,” roared one voter in New York to loud cheers at a town hall in April. The subject of his frustration: America’s ongoing war with Iran. The target: Republican Congressman Mike Lawler. The 39-year-old lawmaker represents New York’s 17th congressional district, a…
Iran’s president says the world has accepted that it’s won the war with the United States and remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria appear to contradict official U.S. position over the Golan Heights. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East…
A power failure aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer operating in the South China Sea last month left the ship’s crew without potable water, hot food, working toilets or air conditioning for four days. The outage stemmed from an engineering failure aboard the USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Cmdr. Matthew Comer, a 7th Fleet…
Donald Trump has ordered a major reduction in the annual US-South Korea military drills, a day after sharing a throwback photo with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. We “get along GREAT”, the US president said at the time. Trump scaled back US-South Korea drills after praising Kim Jong Un. (Truth Social/Donald trump) Trump said…
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. (Reuters) Iran has not decided to resume talks with the United States, and messages being exchanged via Qatar and Pakistan do not amount to negotiations, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview published on Saturday. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would soon declare the…
The campaign would be one of the harshest yet against Iranian energy infrastructure, the report claimed. The US and Israel are planning a bombing campaign against energy infrastructure targets in Iran, with strikes possible throughout the weekend, CBS News reported on Friday, citing sources. US President Donald Trump has yet to give the final go-ahead…