US Budget 2027: Trump seeks record $1.5tn defence push amid Iran war

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion defence budget for 2027, the largest in decades, underscoring a sharp focus on military spending amid the ongoing US-led war against Iran. The proposal, released on Friday, outlines a significant increase in Pentagon funding while calling for a 10% reduction in non-defence spending by shifting […]

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. […]

‘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 […]

Michigan synagogue shooter Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was inspired by Iran-backed Hezbollah, FBI says

[ad_1] A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier this month carried out an attack inspired by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, the FBI said Monday, the Associated Press reported.Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, of Dearborn Heights, made a video before the attack at Temple Israel, saying he wanted to “kill as […]

Pakistan deputy PM Ishaq Dhar falls while welcoming Egyptian FM to Middle East peace talks, video goes viral

[ad_1] Screengrab from video posted on X Pak deputy PM falls (Screengrab from video posted on X) Screengrab from video posted on X Pak deputy PM falls (Screengrab from video posted on X) Screengrab from video posted on X Pakistan’s deputy prime minister, foreign minister Ishaq Dar fell on the red carpet on Sunday while […]

Full scale invasion or special ops? Inside Pentagon plan for US boots in Iran

[ad_1] The United States is preparing for a possible expansion of its military operations in Iran, drawing up plans that range from limited, targeted ground raids to a broader deployment of troops, even as the White House publicly maintains that no decision has been taken. The evolving strategy reflects a widening gap between operational readiness […]

Watch: US President calls it ‘Strait of Trump,’ then says it wasn’t an accident

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump on Friday winkingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as “Strait of Hormuz.”While speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Miami Trump said, “Iran has to ‘open up the Strait of Trump, I mean, Hormuz,’” Trump […]

Mar-a-Loss: Amid Iran war, Donald Trump faces embarrassing electoral defeat in Florida ahead of midterms | World News

[ad_1] This image provided by the Emily Gregory Campaign shows Emily Gregory in Jupiter, Fla, Aug. 24, 2025. (Emily Gregory Campaign via AP) There’s a video of Donald Trump that keeps resurfacing online. The video, from 2016, has Trump telling a rally, “You are going to win so much… you are going to get tired […]

Pentagon: Pentagon weighs redirecting Ukraine-bound weapons to Middle East as Iran war strains US munitions: Report

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy The Pentagon is considering whether to divert some weapons originally intended for Ukraine to the Middle East as the war in Iran puts pressure on US stockpiles of key munitions, The Washington Post reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Air defence interceptors […]

How Iran war is helping Kim Jong Un justify North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un defended his country’s nuclear arsenal, citing the ongoing Iran war as proof of the need for strong military deterrence, according to the South Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).Speaking to North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly on Tuesday, Kim accused the United States of carrying out “terrorism and […]