Author: Alexander Ward

The agency declined to comment on Ratcliffe’s first publicly known trip to the Russian capital, where he spent about four hours before leaving.

The Treasury secretary announced new sanctions meant to target Tehran’s enablers and devastate the regime economically.

Recent exercises gauged the military’s ability to absorb a mass of recruits in case the Kremlin orders a fresh mobilization push for the first time since 2022.

The president attempted nuclear diplomacy with the autocrat during his first term. North Korea’s program has only grown stronger since then.

Some U.S. officials see Oman as favoring Iran, while others say Trump is lashing out over failures to make a nuclear deal.

Some U.S. officials thought the plot was impractical, but the president’s security team had no room for error.

Tehran’s new demands for major concessions come days after the White House had signaled a deal to clear commercial passage was within reach.

In talks on the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has vowed to block U.S. Navy ships from using the waterway.

Tehran’s hard-line approach in its showdown with President Trump threatens to destroy its economy and its ties with neighbors.

U.S. officials said the attacks could begin as soon as this weekend.