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Transatlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over unpopular Mideast war
President Donald Trump has said he is strongly considering pulling the U.S. out of NATO, ratcheting up his criticism of European allies and exposing a wider rift in the transatlantic alliance - this time over America's war alongside Israel against Iran.
Iran says U.S. won’t have access to Hormuz after war as Trump touts ceasefire
Iranian officials on Wednesday made it clear that the Strait of Hormuz will not be open to U.S.-linked vessels for the foreseeable future and will be accessible only to countries that adhere to the Islamic republic's new rules for the waterway.
Iran hits Kuwait airport and a tanker off Qatar while strikes batter Tehran ahead of Trump speech
Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait's airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran - an unrelenting tempo hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was nearly ready to wind down the war.
Trump predicts end of Iran war in 2 to 3 weeks, will address nation
President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. could end the Iran conflict in two to three weeks, sooner if Iran wants to make a deal.
Hegseth: U.S. working to counter Chinese and Russian support to Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military knows that China and Russia are backing Iran in the war as steps are underway to counter the support.
Iran bolstered by CRINK partner North Korea with offensive missiles, defensive tunnels
Iran's ongoing resistance to Israeli-U.S. bombardment is built on a solid foundation: Its relationship with a fortress state that defied one of the heaviest U.S. bombing campaigns ever, and which today boasts one of the world's biggest missile armories.
Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive U.S.-Israeli attacks
Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have all but "obliterated" the Islamic Republic's military capabilities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared last week that "never in recorded history has a nation's military been so quickly and so effectively neutralized."
Seizing Kharg Island would risk U.S. troops’ lives and may not end Iran war, experts say
President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran's Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war.
