NEW YORK — U.S. and Israeli officials are privately casting doubt on projections from the Trump administration that the war with Iran could end within a matter of weeks — instead warning that a months-long campaign may be required to destroy the country’s ballistic missile capabilities and install a pliant government, multiple sources told The Times. The…
According to President Trump, the United States attacked Iran because the Islamic Republic posed “imminent threats” to the U.S. and its allies, including through its use of terrorist proxies and continued pursuit of nuclear weapons. “Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas and our allies throughout the world,” he…
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — When President Trump returned to the White House last year, observers in Brazil expected immediate hostility towards leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who in 2022 had defeated the far-right former president and MAGA ally Jair Bolsonaro. The expected clash with Trump came in July, when he imposed 40% tariffs on…
At least three U.S. service members are among the hundreds confirmed dead in a widening war across the Middle East, set off by a string of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran this weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Pledging to continue the “combat operations … in full force,” President Trump on Sunday…
In his announcement unveiling U.S. attacks on Iran, President Trump assailed the Islamic Republic’s “proxies” in the region. “From Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts,” Trump declared Saturday. The United States, Trump vowed, was determined to…
”America first” was Donald Trump’s promise on the 2024 campaign trail, but his administration broke that oath late Friday when it launched a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. Now the president’s staunchest supporters are echoing the anti-war cries of lefties. It’s an odd turn of events when MAGA mouthpiece Tucker Carlson and lefty icon Jane…
In a lengthy post on Truth Social on February 27, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to “immediately cease all use of Anthropic’s technology” following strong disagreements between the Department of Defense and the AI company. A few hours later, the US conducted a major air attack on Iran with the help of Anthropic’s AI…
WASHINGTON — For a decade, President Trump promised to end what he calls forever wars, casting himself as a leader opposed to prolonged conflicts in the Middle East and who would rather pursue peace in the world. Now, early in his second term, Trump is taking military action against Iran that could expand well beyond a limited…
BEIRUT — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on Saturday, had over more than 30 years in power demonized the United States, called for the destruction of Israel and maintained an iron-clad grip on Iran’s politics while advancing its influence across the Middle East. President Trump announced Khamenei’s…
The Supreme Court just declared most of Trump’s tariffs to be unconstitutional. But consumers probably won’t be getting any money back Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has a way of saying the quiet parts out loud in defending President Trump’s economic policies, told the truth again Friday, during a public appearance a few hours after…