Trump hosts NATO chief Rutte at White House, says he is “clearly disappointed” allies refused to join Iran war and renews threat to leave alliance.
Day-old Iran ceasefire nears collapse as Israel kills 182 in Lebanon’s deadliest day and both sides dispute Strait of Hormuz status.
Pope Leo XIV calls Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” truly unacceptable and urges citizens worldwide to contact political leaders and demand peace.
Trump phones into a Budapest rally where Vance is campaigning for Hungarian PM Orban five days before an election polls show Orban is set to lose.
Trump suspends threatened strikes on Iranian bridges and power plants after Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire, but Iran keeps firing and Israel says the deal excludes its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Trump faults Japan, South Korea and Australia for not joining the Iran war despite decades of U.S. military protection commitments.
Trump dismisses war crime concerns, vows to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants by Tuesday night if Hormuz stays closed.
Three Gulf sovereign wealth funds near deal to provide almost a third of the $81 billion backing Paramount’s takeover of CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
Appeals court reinstates $656 million judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority over attacks that killed or wounded Americans in Israel.
Congo becomes at least the eighth African nation to accept U.S. deportees under third-country deals that have cost $40 million for roughly 300 migrants.
Trump’s Easter post calls Iranians “crazy bastards,” demands they “open the fuckin’ Strait” by Tuesday or face bombing, signs off “Praise be to Allah.”
Trump vows to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz stays closed, as overnight airstrikes kill dozens across Tehran.
Rubio revokes green cards of slain Iranian commander Soleimani’s niece and grand-niece living in Los Angeles, both now in ICE custody.
U.S. rescues missing crew member from downed F-15E on day 38 as Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian drone strike on U.S. Embassy in Riyadh caused far more damage than disclosed, hitting the CIA station and burning for half a day.
Iran shoots down two U.S. warplanes, a first in the five-week war, leaving one crew member missing two days after Trump declared Iran “decimated.”
Trump’s sons pitch drone interceptors to Gulf states under Iranian attack, positioning their company to profit from the war their father launched.
Oil surges past $110 a barrel as Austria and Spain close airspace to U.S. military flights on day 36 of the Iran war.
Trump lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez, whom Treasury sanctioned in 2018 for helping Maduro “solidify his authoritarian rule.”
Trump tells nation Iran war objectives are “nearing completion” but offers no exit plan, no Hormuz deadline mention, and threatens two more weeks of bombing.
Iran launches three missile barrages at Israel as 82nd Airborne troops arrive and a third carrier strike group deploys on day 35 of the war.
Trump schedules primetime address on the Iran war after telling reporters U.S. forces will leave in “two or three weeks,” as NBC reports he has repeatedly rejected off-ramps to end the conflict.
Gas tops $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as Iran war enters day 34, with 348 American troops wounded and a third aircraft carrier deploying to the region.
Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s power grid, oil wells, and water supply unless a deal is reached “shortly,” as Gulf allies push for ground invasion.
Trump reverses Cuba oil blockade, says he has “no problem” with sanctioned Russian tanker delivering 730,000 barrels to the fuel-starved island.
Pakistan will host U.S.-Iran talks as Iran declares homes of American and Israeli officials in the Middle East legitimate military targets.
Houthis launch two missile attacks on Israel on day 30, opening a new front as Iranian strikes wound 15 more U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
Trump tells Saudi investment forum the U.S. has Iran “on the run,” warns Cuba is “next,” and says Saudi crown prince “didn’t think he would be kissing my ass.”
Elon Musk joined Trump’s phone call with India’s Modi about the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials confirm.
Rubio accuses Zelenskyy of lying about U.S. position on Ukraine withdrawing from the Donbas, saying Washington relayed Russia’s demands but isn’t advocating for them.
Iran-linked hackers breach FBI Director Patel’s personal email weeks after he vowed to “hunt” the group and offered $10 million for information on its members.
Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear production plants as Iranian missile attack wounds 10 U.S. troops and damages aircraft at Saudi base one month into war.
Judge weighs allowing Venezuela to pay Maduro’s legal fees after prosecutors argue U.S. sanctions block the funding and suggest a public defender.
Trump again delays threatened strike on Iran’s energy plants, pushing deadline to April 6 after Wall Street posts worst day of the war.
Iran rejects Trump’s 15-point ceasefire plan and issues counterproposal demanding war reparations and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz on day 27.
Trump appoints Australian-born internet provocateur Nick Adams as special presidential envoy for tourism, exceptionalism and American values.
Trump offers Iran a 15-point ceasefire plan through Pakistani intermediaries while deploying 1,000 troops from the Army’s emergency response force to the Middle East.
White House agrees to pay French energy giant TotalEnergies $1 billion to abandon its East Coast wind farm leases and reinvest in U.S. oil and gas production.
Trump extends Iran strike deadline five days and claims a deal is close, but every senior Iranian official denies any negotiations are underway.
UN Ambassador Waltz calls Iran’s power plants valid military targets as Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum clock runs and Israel launches wide-scale strikes.
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to “obliterate” its power plants as missiles injure dozens near site believed to house Israel’s nuclear weapons.
Trump calls NATO allies “cowards” for not reopening the Strait of Hormuz, one day after seven nations offered to help do exactly that.
Denmark deployed troops with explosives to Greenland in January and planned to blow up airfields to prevent a U.S. takeover, military documents reveal.
U.S. military attacks another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific near Costa Rica, leaving three survivors, in the 46th such operation since September.
DEA designates Colombian President Petro a “priority target” as federal prosecutors in New York investigate his alleged ties to drug traffickers.
Cuba refuses to let the U.S. Embassy import diesel for its generators, calling the request “shameless” while the administration blockades the island’s fuel supply.
Trump says he is considering “winding down” the Iran war after oil tops $112 and the S&P 500 closes its fourth straight losing week.
Trump says he is “not putting troops anywhere” in Iran as 2,200 Marines head toward the Persian Gulf, calling the war an “excursion.”
Trump invokes Japan’s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor while seated next to Japan’s prime minister, after a Japanese reporter asks why allies weren’t consulted on Iran.
Iran bombs Saudi, Qatari, and Kuwaiti energy facilities after Israeli strike on the world’s largest gas field, with oil prices up 60% since the war began.
