(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The ball is in Iran’s court, and the U.S. holds all the cards, Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump argue after exhaustive talks with the Islamic Republic stalled.
Vance, who just returned from a whirlwind trip to Pakistan after participating in talks with...
(Headline USA) The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks.
Though last week's ceasefire appeared to hold,...
(Alton Wallace, The Center Square) An unusually large number of crude oil tankers on the open seas has the American Gulf coast as a destination as the ships are redirected to load cargoes bound for markets around the world already experiencing shortages.
Second-term Republican President Donald Trump said Saturday on...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US military has begun enforcing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz as Iran has denounced the move as “piracy.”
US Central Command said the blockade will aim to impede the passage of all ships entering or leaving Iranian...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him.
“I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance. He called...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US and Israel may restart the bombing campaign against Iran just days into a two-week ceasefire, according to US and Israeli media reports.
The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump is considering launching “limited” strikes against Iran as part of a pressure campaign that...
(Headline USA) U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.
“To put my message on...
(Headline USA) Oil prices are back above $100 per barrel, and stock markets are falling worldwide Monday after 21 hours of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran failed to end their war.
But the moves are more modest than many of the extreme swings that have rocked financial...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement.
U.S. Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports beginning Monday at 10 a.m....
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight.
In his first public comments after the...
(Headline USA) The United States and Iran ended face-to-face talks on Sunday without an agreement to end the war, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt.
U.S. officials said the negotiations collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear program, while Iranian officials blamed the...
(Headline USA) Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that he had become a citizen of Albania, putting him one step closer to his oft-repeated dream of leaving politics behind for a life abroad.
Adams, a Democrat, received the honorary citizenship “at his request,” according to an official decree...