U.S. President Donald Trump

June 25, 2026 9:42 AM

Trump, Republican senator engage in shouting match over Iran war

U.S. President Donald Trump faced pointed criticism over the Iran war on Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, shortly before his administration asked Congress for tens of billions of dollars to pay for the conflict. Several Republicans in the closed-door meeting said Trump engaged in a shouting match with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who said the administration needed to explain a framework deal Trump signed last week that provides financial incentives for Iran but do...

June 24, 2026 9:52 AM

US, Iran at odds on nuclear inspections, frozen assets in deal to end war

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into "infinity," while Tehran said it had made no such concession in negotiations, raising questions about the viability of their fragile peace deal. The two countries, which held a first round of negotiations in Switzerland that ended on Monday, also offered conflicting accounts about financial incentives for Iran, control of the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel's parallel war in Lebanon - all major aspects of ...

June 23, 2026 9:37 AM

Trump signs orders calling for powerful quantum computer, targeting 2028

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a push to build a powerful quantum computer for scientific research and speed efforts to protect government systems from related cyber threats, bolstering U.S. efforts in its race with China for a technology that could upend science and cybersecurity. "We believe this can happen by 2028," Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a call previewing the moves and referring to the quantum computer. ...

June 17, 2026 3:58 PM

‘I’m the boss’, Trump says at G7, as he warms to Ukraine’s war aims

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a roomful of global leaders "I'm the boss", as he and other G7 leaders acknowledged Ukraine's improved battlefield fortunes with a unified pledge of support and fresh sanctions against Russia. Trump's comment - a tongue-in-cheek admission of an unspoken truth hanging over the June 15-17 summit of the Group of ‌Seven powers in the French resort of Evian-les-Bains - followed a joint leaders' statement that could bolster Kyiv's growing leverage in...

June 17, 2026 3:00 PM

Explainer : Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran?

Shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a host of objectives, from destroying Iran's ballistic missile capabilities to ensuring Tehran can never have a nuclear weapon. More than three months later, with a preliminary peace deal in place, what has Trump achieved? MISSILES AND DRONES Before the war, Iran held the largest ballistic stockpile in the Middle East, with between 2,500 and 6,000 missiles of different types. ...

June 17, 2026 1:33 PM

G7 leaders back Ukraine, plan greater pressure on Russia

G7 leaders said on Wednesday they stand united to support Ukraine, including its territorial integrity, and agreed to increase sanctions on Russia, in a statement that underscores Kyiv's growing leverage as it seeks peace talks with Moscow. The unity ‌of the joint statement from the June 15-17 G7 summit in the French lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains was notable as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has at times been hard to bring on board, particularly on the thorny issue of ho...

June 17, 2026 10:10 AM

Trump criticizes Israel’s tactics in Lebanon, says it is killing civilians

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a rare public rebuke of Israel's military tactics in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah militants, saying it ‌was unnecessary to bomb entire apartment buildings to hunt militants. Trump, who in recent days had expressed his displeasure over Israeli attacks in Beirut that he said could have endangered his peace deal with Iran, said Israel has been fighting Hezbollah, the Iran-aligned Lebanese militia, for "too long". "Too many people have been killed....

June 17, 2026 10:12 AM

G7 leaders express optimism for peace after Trump’s ‘very good’ Zelenskiy meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia should make peace with Ukraine after a "very good" meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, in comments that sparked cautious optimism among G7 leaders that a peace deal could be struck. The upbeat mood ‌over the Ukraine war, now deep into its fifth year, stands in stark contrast to Zelenskiy's meeting with Trump in the Oval Office last year, when he was told he had no leverage in potential peace talks with Russia. Zelenskiy and his Eu...

June 15, 2026 12:51 PM

Explainer : What is the G7 and what’s on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?

Leaders Group of Seven wealthy nations will meet on Monday in the French lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains to discuss wars in Ukraine and Iran, global economic imbalances that threaten financial stability, and the irrepressible rise of AI. In its 50-year history, the G7 has faced geopolitical catastrophes, from the 1970s oil crisis to the global fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump's military strikes against Iran - as well as questions about its role as multilateralism falters and other...

June 11, 2026 9:15 PM

Trump says he wants to “take” Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to take over Iran's oil infrastructure hub Kharg Island but he was not sure Americans have the stomach for a major escalation in the war. "My preference has always been - take Kharg Island ... my preference would be that. I don't know that America has the stomach for it," he said in an interview on Fox News. After more than three months of war, Iran still has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, a critical supply route for oil and gas shi...