Israel and Iran have agreed to a complete and total ceasefire, set to begin in approximately six hours, President Donald Trump announced on social media. Niether Israeli nor Iranian officials have publicly commented on Trump’s announcement. The agreement described by Trump involves two 12-hour ceasefire periods, starting with Iran. Israel would then follow with a … Read more
President Donald Trump has framed his strikes on Iran as a costless triumph. The president is not asking Americans to accept sacrifices in service of destroying the Iranian nuclear program — only to applaud his already successful destruction of it. “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” Trump declared Saturday night. … Read more
When Vice President JD Vance appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday morning, anchor Kristen Welker asked him a simple question: Is the United States now at war with Iran? In response, Vance said, “We’re not at war with Iran; we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program.” This is akin to saying that, in attacking … Read more
Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that despite the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites last night, the U.S. is not at war with Iran. “No, we’re not at war with Iran, Jon. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program,” Vance told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl. “And I think the president took … Read more
Donald Trump claimed during his 2024 campaign for president that America had fought “no wars” during his first presidency, and that he was the first president in 72 years who could say that. This was not, strictly speaking, true. In his first term, Trump intensified the air war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, ordered … Read more
LONDON — President Donald Trump — frustrated by the failure of his diplomatic efforts to date — has raised the prospect of entirely abandoning U.S. engagement in Russia’s 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine. “Sometimes you see two young children fighting in the park,” Trump said in June about the ongoing war, which is the largest armed … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is contemplating whether to order U.S. strikes on Iran and will make a decision within two weeks, White House officials said Thursday, capping days of intense speculation about the president’s plan in the region – and touching off new fears of escalation, retaliation, and … Read more
Tucker Carlson has been one of the right’s loudest voices urging the United States to stay out of Israel’s war with Iran — part of a broader effort to overturn the GOP’s hawkish consensus. But now, as tensions rise amidst Israeli strikes, Carlson has had a setback to his project: a derogatory nickname from President … Read more
For months, leading up to Israel’s attacks on Iran last week, an intense and bitter battle has been underway on the American right — a battle for influence over President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The core assumptions that have guided Washington’s approach to the world for 80 years are suddenly up for debate. The global … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a lengthy call Saturday to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump in a posting on his Truth Social platform said they spent the bulk of their conversation focused on Israel’s ongoing blistering attacks aimed at decapitating Iran’s … Read more