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June 3, 2026 6:07 PM

Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy in phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged having called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crazy in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon while the U.S. was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran. In an interview broadcast Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader "effing crazy" and accused him of ingratitude, paraphrasing a report by Axios. "I did," Trump told the "Pod Force One" podcast. "I wouldn't say angry. I was ...

June 2, 2026 10:12 PM

Trump appoints ally Bill Pulte as acting US intelligence director

President Donald Trump appointed federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday, elevating a political loyalist with no national security experience to lead the sprawling U.S. intelligence community at a time of war and global tensions. In a social media post, Trump said Pulte, 38, will temporarily replace the departing Tulsi Gabbard in the intelligence post but will also continue serving as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of...

May 31, 2026 2:54 PM

Donald Trump says Iran deal near, warns military option remains

US President Donald Trump said the United States is close to reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran but warned that military action remains an option if negotiations fail. In an interview with Fox News at the White House, Trump said his administration's priority is to ensure that Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. "We're close to a very good deal, and if we can make it good, otherwise we just start up with the Department of War, as we call it," Trump said. Trump said Iran had agreed to lang...

May 26, 2026 12:25 PM

US strikes Iran as Doha peace talks hang in balance

US forces have carried out what Washington is calling "self-defence strikes" in southern Iran, even as top Iranian negotiators sit down in Doha in a bid to end the war between the two countries. US Central Command spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins confirmed the strikes on Monday, saying they targeted missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to lay mines near Bandar Abbas - home to Iran's main naval base. "US Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ong...

May 22, 2026 10:53 AM

Trump says US will send additional 5,000 troops to Poland

The United States will be sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday. Trump, in a Truth Social post, cited his relationship with Poland's conservative nationalist president, Karol Nawrocki, as the reason behind his decision to send additional troops. The announcement comes two days after U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters a U.S. troop deployment to Poland had been delayed. The U.S. had been reviewing its troop presence in Europe and had...

May 14, 2026 10:39 AM

Protests flare across Havana as power cuts deepen amid US blockade

Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has starved the island of fuel. Crowds of hundreds of angry Cubans poured onto the streets in several outlying neighborhoods, blocking roads with burning piles of rubbish, banging pots and shouting "Turn on the lights!" and "The people, united, will never be defeated!" Reuters witnessed multiple groups of mostly peaceful protesters i...

May 13, 2026 1:08 AM

US budget watchdog estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion, dwarfing Pentagon’s $185 billion estimate

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense shield could cost approximately $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy and operate over 20 years, a figure that dwarfs an $185 billion price tag offered by the program's Pentagon director. Golden Dome envisions expanding ground‑based defenses such as interceptor missiles, sensors and command‑and‑control systems while adding space‑based elements meant to detect, tr...

May 8, 2026 11:28 AM

Trump says ceasefire still holds after fighting between the US and Iran flares

U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf, and the UAE came under renewed attack, endangering a month-old ceasefire and shaking hopes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. The flare-up in fighting came as Washington awaited a response from Tehran to its proposal to end the conflict, which began with joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes across Iran on February 28. President Donald Trump said on Thursday three U.S. Navy destroyers were attacked as they moved through the strait, a conduit for aroun...

May 3, 2026 11:15 PM

Trump says US could restart Iran strikes ‘if they misbehave’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had been told about the concept of a deal with Iran, but was waiting for the exact wording, while warning there was still the possibility of restarting strikes on the country if Tehran misbehaves. A senior Iranian official said on Saturday that an Iranian proposal so far rejected by Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade of Iran while leaving talks on Iran's nuclear program for later. When asked about Iran's p...

May 2, 2026 9:13 AM

Trump rallies seniors in Florida as Republicans face tough elections

In his first event outside the White House since an apparent assassination attempt, U.S. President Donald Trump defended the Iran war, assailed Democrats and deflected criticism of his economic record in a speech aimed at boosting struggling Republicans' election chances. Speaking to a crowd of seniors in the sprawling and deeply conservative retirement community, The Villages, Trump credited a signature tax and immigration law passed last year with lowering levies on Social Security benefits. ...