Tag: Iran

President Donald Trump convened a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House Thursday, where he once again predicted that it “won’t be long” before the war in Iran concludes even though he expressed doubts that the ongoing negotiations with Tehran would fail to yield a peace deal ending the war in Iran. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Iran let eight oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

Christian Datoc, Hailey Bullis · March 26, 2026 1:29 pm

Matt Schlapp and Mercedes Schlapp stand side by side as Matt Schlapp waves his right hand.

CPAC begins annual conference with call for unity amid GOP divisions

Mabinty Quarshie · March 26, 2026 1:16 pm

Reza Farnood has a message for Steve Bannon and conservatives who are demanding an end to the war in Iran

Washington Secrets

Secrets at CPAC: ‘Persians for Trump’ have a message for MAGA — Fight, fight, fight

Rob Crilly · March 26, 2026 11:55 am

In this photo provided by Cavit Ege Tulca, the oil tanker Advantage Sweet passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 23, 2022. Iran's navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, April 27, 2023, heading to the U.S. amid wider tensions over Tehran's nuclear program, the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies.

Drone hits Turkish oil tanker near Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait

Molly Parks · March 26, 2026 11:46 am

Whether it’s five days, two weeks, or “very soon,” President Donald Trump has shown a penchant in his second term for throwing out deadlines that he himself frequently flouts.

Trump’s dangerous off-ramp from Iran

Hugo Gurdon · March 26, 2026 10:41 am

President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington.

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds meeting with Cabinet members

Claire Carter · March 26, 2026 9:37 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during the swearing-in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office.

Iranian negotiators are ‘begging’ for deal while NATO dithers, Trump says

Emily Hallas · March 26, 2026 8:31 am

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

So far, China is winning the Iran war

Tom Rogan · March 26, 2026 8:00 am

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Congress sidelined, confused, disillusioned as Trump dispatches troops for undisclosed mission in Iran

Jamie McIntyre · March 26, 2026 7:41 am

Ships float off the coast of the Strait of Hormuz

Israel says it killed Iranian navy chief responsible for closing Strait of Hormuz

Washington Examiner Staff · March 26, 2026 6:03 am

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives to board a boat taking part in a civilian flotilla bound for Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid, in Barcelona, Spain on Aug. 31. (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Iran energy chaos offers a taste of Greta Thunberg’s world

Michael Rubin · March 26, 2026 6:00 am

A truck carries the coffins of Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Paramilitary Basij Forces, during a funeral for Larijani, Soleimani, and the crew of the sunken IRIS Dena warship in Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2026. The Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena was torpedoed and sunk by the United States Navy's Los Angeles-class submarine USS Charlotte in the Indian Ocean during the 2026 Iran conflict. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Time for Congress to get busy backing regime change in Iran

Benjamin Baird · March 26, 2026 6:00 am