Tag: Iran

A 2016 photo released by the office of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei shows him with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Beijing’s blood money: Killing Americans and Israelis, threatening Taiwan

Derek Levine · March 12, 2026 6:00 am

A woman holds posters of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, the successor to his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, as supreme leader, during a rally in Tehran, Iran.

US intelligence report suggests Iranian regime is not at risk of imminent collapse

Washington Examiner Staff · March 12, 2026 5:31 am

Republican congressional candidate Matt Van Epps speaks during a campaign event in the special election for the seventh district Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

Van Epps introduces bill to boost ‘death gratuity’ for Gold Star families for first time in 20 years

Emily Hallas · March 12, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Karoline Leavitt blasts ‘left-wing media’ over ‘mixed messaging’ claims about Epic Fury

Washington Examiner Staff · March 12, 2026 1:36 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon

Pentagon bans photographers from Hegseth’s Iran war briefings

Christine Valora · March 11, 2026 10:49 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at Verst Logistics Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Hebron, Kentucky.

National Security

US knows location of ‘most’ domestic Iranian sleeper cells, Trump says

Claire Carter · March 11, 2026 10:45 pm

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz.

One dead in attack that set two oil tankers ablaze in Persian Gulf: Report

Claire Carter · March 11, 2026 10:18 pm

This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows Navy sailors transferring ordnance

First week of Iran war cost $11.3 billion, Pentagon tells Congress

Claire Carter · March 11, 2026 8:58 pm

Both Democrats and Republicans say that selling off some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which contained nearly 694 million barrels of oil as of June 26, according to McConnell's office, could help pay for other priorities.Â (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump orders release of 172 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve amid Iran war

Claire Carter · March 11, 2026 8:07 pm

President Donald Trump talking with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

Trump says he chose ‘Epic Fury’ as title of Iran operation out of ‘like, 20 names’

Claire Carter · March 11, 2026 6:24 pm

A coffin is carried during the funeral of mostly children killed in a strike Feb. 28 at a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran,

Fetterman lone Senate Democrat not signing letter seeking answers on Iran school strike

Rena Rowe · March 11, 2026 6:17 pm

Two traditional dhows sail by a large container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Energy and Environment

Shipping disruptions spread beyond oil: Helium, sulfur, and semiconductors

Maydeen Merino · March 11, 2026 5:54 pm