Tag: War

President Donald Trump speaks with the media.

Trump needs a short war

Byron York · March 23, 2026 3:18 pm

Aerial view of Diego Garcia island.

Starmer focuses on economic threats after Iranian missiles fail to reach British base on Diego Garcia

Timothy Nerozzi · March 23, 2026 2:22 pm

President Donald Trump.

US still hasn’t seen or heard from Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump says

Mike Brest · March 23, 2026 12:02 pm

Fire and plumes of smoke rise after a drone struck a fuel tank forcing the temporary suspension of flights. near Dubai International Airport, in United Arab Emirates, early Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Iran chaos proves solving ambassador shortage is an urgent need

Laura Richardson, Liz Schrayer · March 23, 2026 7:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets Ambassador of Iran to Russia Kazem Jalali, right, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, prior to their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia has been an early beneficiary of the US-Iran war in the Middle East

Mike Brest, Callie Patteson · March 23, 2026 6:00 am

Residents watch and take pictures as flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility struck as attacks hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran

Only nuclear war can destroy Iran’s nuclear ambitions, IAEA chief says

Claire Carter · March 22, 2026 2:26 pm

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Trump threat to destroy power plants ‘only language’ Iran understands, Bessent says

Claire Carter · March 22, 2026 11:47 am

Annotated Google map showing Iran's Qeshm island location circled in red and the Strait of Hormuz circled in orange.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Act now on the Strait of Hormuz — or pay a far greater price later

Jason D. Greenblatt · March 22, 2026 6:00 am

The foreign minister of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia orders five Iranian diplomats to leave country

Zach LaChance · March 21, 2026 11:32 pm

Eyal Zamir, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, commanded Israeli Air Force strikes on Iran alongside Tomer Bar, Commander of the Israeli Air Force, and other senior officers on Saturday. During operational briefings, Zamir praised the experience and proven capabilities of those present, stating that the mission was of a different scale?more complex and complicated?while emphasizing that preparations, though short, had been intensive and thorough. (Israel Defense Forces / Handout via SIPA via Newscom]

Iran and Israel trade strikes on each other’s nuclear development sites

Molly Parks · March 21, 2026 9:57 pm

Vice President JD Vance salutes as he walks off Air Force Two, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Md., returning from a day trip to Waterford Township, Mich. (Elizabeth Frantz/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

With midterm elections on way, Vance touts economy and assures voters war won’t last long

Byron York · March 21, 2026 11:23 am

Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia and clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India.

CENTCOM says it destroyed Iranian intel support and radars used to track ships in Strait of Hormuz

Molly Parks · March 21, 2026 11:04 am