A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner passed through the choked Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a development that came after France President Emmanuel Macron took a dig at Donald Trump for “talking too much”. French President Emmanuel Macron attends the inauguration of the Centre Pompidou Hanwha in Seoul on April 3…
WASHINGTON—President Trump sought to reassure skeptical Americans that the war in Iran is in the national interest, arguing that the operation was necessary to decimate a regime threatening the U.S. and insisting that economic pain would be short-lived. President Trump delivering an address from the White House about the Iran war late Wednesday. In a…
Traditional American allies in Europe – France, Spain, Italy – aren’t just declining to join military operations against Iran. In recent days, they have blocked the use of bases and airspace by U.S. military assets in the campaign. Not since the run-up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has there been such a chasm…
WASHINGTON—President Trump has told associates in recent days that he wants to avoid a protracted war in Iran and that he hopes to bring the conflict to an end in the coming weeks. WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 25: U.S. President Donald Trump attends the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual fundraising dinner at Union Station on…
A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran (AP Photo) US Israel Iran War Live: Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi said that “friendly nations including China, Russia, India, Iraq, and Pakistan” have been allowed passage through the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing regional tensions. Iran…
Republicans should not panic, insists the White House. “NO PANICANS!”, it tweeted on March 14th. Nonetheless, signs of panic can be detected. President Donald Trump holds a model of a B-2 stealth bomber as he speaks after signing an executive order in the White House (AP) Although President Donald Trump says he has “destroyed 100%…
China has remained publicly silent after U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil chokepoint that has been largely shut down during the escalating war with Iran. The standoff around the narrow waterway, through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply normally passes, has…
After a military takeover of Venezuela and an ongoing war with Iran, US President Donald Trump is now eyeing another power grab, this time closer to home. US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US. (Bloomberg) During a press briefing on Monday,…
China’s embassy in Washington briefly posted an AI-generated video mocking a security summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, days after the POTUS took the stage, warning about “hostile foreign influence”. The short animation appeared on Wednesday on the embassy’s X account before being removed early Friday. Produced by Xinhua News Agency, the video carried…
Russia on Thursday (Mar 12) accused the United States and its Western allies of whipping up “hysteria” about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, as tensions flared at the United Nations over Washington’s military campaign Operation Epic Fury against Tehran. China also slammed the US, calling it the “instigator” of the Iranian nuclear crisis. US envoy to the…