Donald Trump says US Navy has secured Strait of Hormuz after mine sweep
- 11-Aug-2026
President Donald Trump said Monday that the US Navy has completed a mine-sweeping operation across the Strait of Hormuz and now has full control of the strategically important waterway. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Donald Trump said the strait is open to international shipping, while claiming that Iran remains restricted from using the […]
Armed man arrested at Trump LA golf course before president’s visit
- 05-Aug-2026
An armed man was arrested at President Donald Trump’s golf course in Los Angeles two days before the US leader’s visit on Tuesday, the local sheriff’s office said. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele from nearby Downey, California, was arrested on Sunday afternoon at the golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes. Plainclothes federal […]
Donald Trump says Iran facing ‘last chance before decapitation’
- 04-Aug-2026
US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran’s denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a “last chance before decapitation.” Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he agreed to continue to pursue talks with Iran at the request of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar […]
Donald Trump says he will hold off on fresh Iran attack
- 02-Aug-2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Saturday he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran and “other Middle Eastern Countries” asked for a time to complete a deal that would lead […]
Donald Trump says US and Tehran having ‘good talks’
- 28-Jul-2026
President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States was having “good talks” with Iran and there was a chance of a deal over their conflict, but he warned that U.S. strikes would resume if the negotiations failed to deliver. Despite Trump’s optimism, Tehran appeared to quickly test the pause in the U.S. military campaign, […]
New strikes as Trump warns Iran will pay for US troop deaths
- 21-Jul-2026
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that it would pay “many times over” for every American soldier killed, while Houthi rebels, threatened to broaden the war with a blockade of Saudi ports. Following the deaths of at least three US soldiers in the past several days, the United States launched a new round […]
Trump threatens strikes on Iran’s energy targets
- 15-Jul-2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and threatened to hit power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran resumes negotiations, in the latest U.S. escalation of the conflict. The U.S. also began a fresh round of strikes “to continue degrading Iranian capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in […]
Trump says deal with Iran still ‘possible’
- 14-Jul-2026
US President Donald Trump said Monday that a deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible, despite launching fresh strikes on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports. “Yeah, I think a deal is possible. Sure, I do,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We had a deal with […]
Donald Trump tells NATO deal with Iran is ‘over’
- 08-Jul-2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict was “over”, adding he did not want to engage with Tehran, calling the Iranian leadership “sick people”. The United States (US) military hit over 80 targets during its latest strikes on Iran, US Central Command said […]
Donald Trump says Netanyahu ‘knows who the boss is’: Axios
- 05-Jul-2026
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu could visit the White House as early as next week, US President Donald Trump told Axios on Saturday, adding that the prime minister “knows who the boss is” in their relationship. The possible meeting comes amid reports of tensions between the two leaders over efforts to end the war against Iran that […]