⢠In a Saturday phone call with NBC journalist Kristen Welker, President Trump claimed Iran sought a ceasefire, but Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arashi immediately contradicted the assertion, stating Iran has never requested negotiations or a truce.
⢠US and Israeli forces have intensified bombardment of Iranian cities including Tehran, Hamadan, and Isfahan, with Trump warning of additional strikes; 12 US service members have been killed since the war began February 28.
⢠Reuters reports Trump has ignored attempts by Middle Eastern allies to broker negotiations ending the conflict, while the US State Department warned American citizens to leave Iraq immediately amid ongoing military operations.
US supreme court has âransackedâ the country, president argues, in wake of its ruling against his trade agendaDonald Trump has claimed he has âthe absolute rightâ to impose new tariffs after the US supreme court ruled many of the import duties he imposed last year were illegal.The president attacked the court in a late night broadside on Sunday, accusing it of having âunnecessarily RANSACKEDâ the US â and failing to show him sufficient loyalty. Continue reading...
Israeli military also says on social media brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was âeliminated in airstrike last weekâIsraelâs military claimed on Sunday that the brother of the recent Michigan synagogue attacker was a Hezbollah commander responsible for managing weapons in a unit that has launched âhundreds of rockets toward Israeli civiliansâ.In a statement posted on X, the IDF claimed that Ibrahim Mohamad Ghazali â brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali â was a Hezbollah commander within a specialized branch of the Badr unit. Continue reading...
US president said he did not want to make a deal with Iran yet, while claiming that he might hit Kharg Island again âjust for funâHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Donald Trump has said he is âsurprisedâ that US allies in the Gulf have been targeted by Iran, in an interview with NBC News.The president called these countries âterrificâ, adding that âthey got shot at unnecessarily.â When talking about Iranâs decision to target them, Trump said it was âthe biggest surprise I had of this whole thing.âLebanonâs health ministry said Israeli strikes have killed 826 people, including 65 women and 106 children, since the start of the war. In a statement today, the ministry said 31 paramedics were among those killed. Local health authorities reported this morning that an Israeli strike killed 12 medical staff at a clinic in the southern town of Burj Qalaouiya.At least 15 people were killed when a strike by Israel and the US hit a factory in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, the semi-official Fars news agency said. There were workers inside the factory, which produces heaters and refrigerators, when the strike hit, Fars reported.Iran issued an evacuation warning for three major ports in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, including the busiest in the Middle East, the Associated Press reported. Iran claims the US had used âports, docks and hideoutsâ in the UAE to launch strikes on Iranâs Kharg Island. It urged people to evacuate areas where it said US forces were sheltering.Trump renewed his call for other nations to help secure the strait of Hormuz and said the US will coordinate with them amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. âThe United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way, but the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help â A LOT,â Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.The Trump administration rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive US-Israeli air assault, according to reporting from Reuters.The Israeli military says it killed two senior officials in Iranâs Khatam al-Anbiya Emergency Command in an airstrike on Tehran. In a post on X, army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Abdullah Jalali-Nasab and Amir Shariat, described as senior figures in the commandâs intelligence branch, were killed in the attack.Israel informed the US this week that it is running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors as the conflict with Iran continues, Semafor reported on Saturday, citing US officials familiar with the matter.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr accused news broadcasters of ârunning hoaxes and news distortionsâ amid the war in Iran in a post on X. âBroadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up,â Carr wrote.Formula One has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia grands prix because of the war, underlining the disruption across the Middle East. The races were due to take place on 12 April in Bahrain and 19 April in Saudi Arabia but the sport was approaching the point at which a decision on cancellation needed to be made to prevent more freight being sent to Bahrain. Continue reading...
Royal couple criticise Tom Bowerâs âfixationâ on them and describe released extracts as âconspiracy and melodramaâ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched a scathing attack on a âderangedâ author whose new book claims Queen Camilla once told a friend: âMeghanâs brainwashed âHarry.âThe royal couple hit out at Tom Bower, the author of Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, criticising his âfixationâ on the pair. Continue reading...
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated Friday that Iran is exercising 'sheer desperation' in counterattacks against the US and Israel, following the crash of a refueling plane in western Iraq that killed six airmen. The incident raises the total US troop deaths in the operation to 13, with officials confirming no hostile fire involvement. Hegseth's remarks precede reports of 2,500 Marines and a warship deploying to the region, signaling escalation. Analysts warn of prolonged conflict risks amid rising casualties and regional instability.
The US military reports striking 15,000 targets in Iran since the war began, with President Trump stating forces 'totally obliterated' military sites on Kharg Island vital to Iran's oil network and threatening further action on oil infrastructure. This escalates as Iran reports 43,000 residential and commercial units damaged from US and Israeli strikes. Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani detailed the widespread destruction on Saturday. Global oil markets remain volatile with Hormuz disruptions.
US workers are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities as the president claims âthe economy is roaring backâUS workers are still struggling with the cost of living despite Donald Trumpâs campaign promises to fix the US affordability crisis.The Guardian spoke to workers as an exclusive poll showed cross-party concerns about the Trump administrationâs handling of the US economy. Continue reading...
A doctored image circulated on March 14, 2026, purporting to show a Simpsons episode with 'Trump dead' and dates 1946-2026, sparking concerns amid US-Iran war tensions after strikes on Kharg Island. Fact-checks confirm the image is a fabricated hoax, AI-generated or edited, with showrunners stating no such episode exists and similar fakes have spread before. The virality coincides with President Trump's announcement of US attacks on Iran's energy lifeline following joint US-Israel strikes killing Ayatollah Khamenei. Public reactions included fears like 'Can this Simpson prophecy be true?', but experts dismiss it as meme bait on a tense news day.
