Who is Amit Mehta? Indian-origin US judge at the centre of Trump immunity case linked to January 6 attack

[ad_1] Amit Mehta is an Indian-origin judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was nominated by Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by the US Senate the same year.Born in 1971 in Patan, Mehta moved to the United States as a child. He studied at Georgetown University and […]

Bridge for bridge: Iran lists 7 Gulf targets after Karaj strike

[ad_1] Iran has signalled potential retaliation across the Gulf after sustaining a major blow from US-led strikes near its capital. The attack targeted a key bridge in Karaj, hardly 50 km from Tehran, leaving multiple casualties and triggering a sharp escalation in tensions.US President Donald Trump announced the strike, announcing that Iran’s tallest bridge had […]

‘They’ll stop when I stop’: Trump asserts Israel will stop strikes on Iran when he ‘tells them to’

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (AP photo) “They’ll do what I tell them,” US President Donald Trump declared, projecting authority as the Iran war rages on. In a bold show of confidence, Trump’s remarks suggested that America’s key ally, Israel would ultimately take its cue from him, asserting that the Tel Aviv power centre led […]

‘Suffered far too long’: Trump says he’ll sign order to pay DHS employees amid funding deadlock

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will soon sign an order to ensure that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who have gone without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown receive their salaries, as the funding impasse stretched to 48 days.Announcing the move in a social media post, Trump blamed Democrats […]

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general

[ad_1] US attorney general Pam Bondi has been ousted as attorney journal by president Donald Trump. Trump told Fox news that “Pam Bondi is out as US Attorney general. The US president confirmed the development on Truth Social. “Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney […]

Is Donald Trump about to fire Tulsi Gabbard? Report says intelligence chief was reluctant to support Iran war

[ad_1] Fresh questions are swirling around the future of Tulsi Gabbard after Donald Trump privately sounded out advisers on whether she should remain in one of the administration’s most sensitive roles.According to a report by the Guardian, Trump has asked cabinet officials in recent weeks if he should replace Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence. […]

‘Could involve hundreds or thousands of troops’: Inside Donald Trump’s high-risk plan to seize Iran’s uranium stockpile

[ad_1] The United States military has reportedly drawn up an extraordinary wartime contingency plan at the request of Donald Trump which involves a high-risk operation to seize Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The move could mark one of the most ambitious and unprecedented military missions in modern history, according to a Washington Post report, […]

‘Will have to reassess that relationship’: Rubio hits out at NATO, says ties can’t be ‘one-way street’

[ad_1] US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Tuesday (US local time) that Washington may need to “reassess” its relationship with NATO after the Iran war ends.“I think there’s no doubt that, unfortunately, once this conflict is over, we’ll have to take a fresh look at that relationship. We’ll need to reconsider what NATO […]

Willing to end war without re-opening Hormuz, Donald Trump tells aides as Iran refuses to budge

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has told his aides that he is willing to end war without re-opening the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has refused to unblock despite repeated warnings from the US president. This is another soft stance taken on Tehran as the latter has refused to budge after US-Israel initiated war.In recent […]