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Inside Trump’s Shifting Stance on Iran

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, he has now expressed support for Israel. Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times, breaks down how the president got to this point. Source link

Israel-Iran war: Donald Trump clear, ‘Iran can’t have nuclear weapon’ says, US spokesperson’; US issues 30+ security alerts

President Donald Trump remains “clear that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters on Tuesday (local time).“Now with the conflict between Iran and Israel, President Trump is also clear that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Tammy Bruce said. “The fact that Iran […]

Trump’s Iran choice: Bunker-busting bomb or the phone; Tehran on edge

File photo: US airmen look at a GBU-57, or the Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Base in Missouri. (US Air Force via AP) US President Donald Trump is facing the most consequential foreign policy decision of his presidency: whether to directly enter the escalating war between Israel and Iran by helping Israel destroy […]

‘Full blast of propaganda’: Tucker Carlson accuses Fox News of pushing war narrative; questions Trump’s handling of Iran conflict

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has strongly criticised his former network over US involvement in the ongoing Israel–Iran conflict. Carlson, once seen as an ally of Donald Trump, has now called on the administration and conservative voices to stop pushing the country towards war. In an appearance on Steve Bannon’s show War Room, Carlson […]

‘Any Democrat who supports…’: DNC activist David Hogg slams party leaders over Iran war stance; urges unity against Trump

Gun control activist and Democratic organiser David Hogg has called on his party to reject any support for the escalating Iran-Israel war, saying that younger generations will not back another expensive foreign conflict.In a series of blunt posts on social media platform X, Hogg criticised Democrats who support deepening US involvement and demanded primary challenges […]

‘Obama will start Iran war for vote’: Trump’s 2011 claim resurfaces as he backs Israel; eyes US entry

As tensions flare between Israel and Iran, a 2011 post from US president Donald Trump has resurfaced, where he accused then-President Barack Obama of planning to start a war with Iran to win re-election. “In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran,” Trump wrote in the 2011 post.Between 2011 and 2012, […]

‘Please explain kooky Tucker Carlson’: Trump dismisses war criticism; loyalists turn on him over Iran

US President Donald Trump hit back at political commentator Tucker Carlson on Monday, following the ex-Fox News journalist’s sharp critique of the administration’s stance on Iran.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon!” . Earlier, asked about Carlson by a reporter […]

‘Iran can never have nuclear weapon’: G7 issues joint statement; calls for ‘de-escalation’ in Middle East

Leaders of Group of Seven (G7) nations meeting in Canada on Monday issued a joint statement declaring that “Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,” while calling for immediate de-escalation across the Middle East.The statement comes days after Israel conducted its Operation Rising Lion to hit Iran’s nuclear facilities.In the joint statement, the G7 reaffirmed […]

Israel-Iran conflict: Pakistan shuts border crossings with Iran

QUETTA: Pakistan has closed all its border crossings with neighbouring Iran for an indefinite period, provincial officials said on Monday as Israel and Iran trade intense strikes and threaten further attacks.“Border facilities in all five districts – Chaghi, Washuk, Panjgur, Kech and Gwadar – have been suspended,” said Qadir Bakhsh Pirkani, a senior official in […]

‘Pushing us to nuclear brink’: Israel PM Netanyahu accuses Iran of pushing ‘forever war’; watch video

Benjamin Netanyahu (AP photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of pushing the region toward a “forever war” and warned the situation is approaching the “brink of a nuclear war.”In a wide-ranging interview with ABC News, Netanyahu argued that the only way to end hostilities is by directly targeting the Iranian regime’s […]