Tehran: Iran’s Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf on Monday said in a cryptic message that although US President Donald Trump claims he has all the cards, Iran, too holds quite a leverage. Ghalibaf, through a mathematical equation, explained that Iran’s supply equates demand by the US.In a post on X, he said, “They brag about the…
US President Donald Trump early Thursday reshared an anti-immigrant post on his Truth Social platform as fresh polling suggests his approval ratings are slipping ahead of the midterm elections. The lengthy post, originally from a right-wing commentator, rails against immigration and legal protections for those born in the United States. It claims that current interpretations…
President Donald Trump has dismissed the notion of allowing discussions with Iran to continue if they extend beyond the expiration of tomorrow’s cease-fire without an agreement in place. Trump has rejected the idea of ongoing talks with Iran if no agreement is reached by the cease-fire’s end, suggesting that military strikes may resume. He believes…
Washington, US Vice President J D Vance is likely to travel to Islamabad on Tuesday for peace talks with Iran to end the seven-week war, according to a media report. Vance likely to travel to Islamabad on Tuesday: report On Monday, US President Donald Trump told The New York Post that the Vance-led delegation was…
Financial markets got quite excited after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tweeted at 8:45am New York time on Friday (10:45pm Friday AEST) that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open”, followed by a series of jubilant posts by US President Donald Trump and a triumphant, if bellicose, speech. Oil futures fell 10 per cent and…
A US-based think tank has cautioned President Donald Trump against placing trust in Pakistan, invoking its past role in Afghanistan and raising concerns about the country’s military leadership. US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House, in Washington, DC, USA (File…
A federal agency gave the first approval to President Donald Trump’s design for an ambitious – and controversial – triumphal arch in the U.S. capital, the first step toward building the 250-foot-tall monument celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts – full of Trump allies – voted to advance the president’s…
ROME—Not since Napoleon has a political leader taken on the pope as openly as President Trump. Like Pope Pius VII, who ultimately outlasted the French emperor, Pope Leo XIV is proving a challenging opponent for the president. Pope Leo XIV has said he would keep speaking out against the Iran war. The mild-mannered pontiff from…
Even as a meeting between the US and Iranian delegations are scheduled to meet in few hours in Islamabad, President Donald Trump said that US warships are being reloaded with weaponry to strike Iran if talks in Pakistan fail. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned of fresh strikes if US peace talks fail with…
FOR THE first month of their war on Iran, America and Israel mostly spared civilian infrastructure. In March bombers painstakingly picked around oil terminals and ports while attacking Kharg Island, an energy entrepot. A week later Donald Trump told Israel to stand down after its strikes on South Pars, a gasfield, provoked Iranian retaliation against…