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GOP Hawks Slam Donald Trump’s Emerging Iran Ceasefire Deal

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump's emerging agreement to conclude the Iran war is drawing fierce pushback from hawkish Republicans who argue the deal risks squandering American military gains and leaving Tehran in a stronger position than before hostilities began, Fortune reported. The proposed arrangement that Trump described as...

Iran Says US Violated Ceasefire and Vows It Will ‘Leave No Act of Aggression Unanswered’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the United States committed a “flagrant violation” of the ceasefire between the US and Iran, a statement that came a day after the US military said that it launched strikes against targets in southern Iran. The...

US Military Says It Bombed Southern Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command on Monday took credit for attacks on Iran after Iranian media reported explosions in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement to CNN, CENTCOM spokesman Timothy Hawkins framed the attack on Iran as “self-defense” even though the...

Trump Says It’s ‘Mandatory’ for Muslim Nations To Join Abraham Accords as Part of Iran Deal

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a long post on Truth Social on Monday that it should be “mandatory” for Arab and Muslim states to join the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel as part of any Iran deal, and threatened that if the condition isn’t...

Russia Tells US It Will Start ‘Systematic Strikes’ on ‘Military Sites and Decision-Making Centers’ in Kyiv

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Russian media reported on Monday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and informed him that Russia will begin “systematic strikes” against the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv that will target “military sites and decision-making centers.” According to Russia’s TASS news...

Trump Honors Fallen Service Members, Vows Iran will not Obtain Nuclear Weapons

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other top cabinet officials honored fallen American service members in celebration of Memorial Day and vowed Iran would not obtain a nuclear weapon. Trump and Vance spoke at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Monday to...

Rubio’s Visit to India Focuses on US Trade Tensions, the Quad Alliance and Sightseeing

(Headline USA) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions. In meetings Sunday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister...

U.S. Sees Progress in Iran Talks, Tehran Says no Deal Yet

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) A top Iranian official says a deal to end the conflict between the United States and Iran is not imminent, despite earlier suggestions from U.S. officials that an agreement could come as soon as Monday. The comments come after reports surfaced that negotiators were...

US Holds Military Drill in Venezuela’s Capital

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US military on Saturday conducted a drill in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, marking the first known US military exercise in the country since the January 3 attack to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The drill involved two US Marine Corps Osprey aircraft landing near the...

Sen. Lindsey Graham Backs Trump’s Suggestion To Tie Any Iran Deal To Expanding Abraham Accords

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday backed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that any deal with Iran could be tied to expanding the Abraham Accords, the diplomatic deals under which the UAE and Bahrain normalized relations with Israel in 2020. But the idea of normalizing relations with Israel has...

Trump Says He Told US Negotiators Not to ‘Rush Into a Deal’ With Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday that he told his negotiators not to “rush into a deal” with Iran, comments that come after a series of reports said that a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran could be reached...

US Tells Japan To Expect Severe Delays in Delivery of Tomahawk Missiles Due to Iran War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US has told Japan to expect severe delays in the delivery of 400 Tomahawk missiles due to the US war against Iran, The Financial Times has reported. Sources told the FT that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth informed Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi of the...
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