Trump says he is “thrilled” FCC Chair Carr is reviewing broadcast licenses after accusing news organizations of lying about the Iran war.
Trump threatens to delay Beijing summit unless China helps reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but data shows China holds 1.2 billion barrels in reserve and gets less than half its oil through the strait.
Israel says brother of Michigan synagogue attacker who targeted more than 100 children was a Hezbollah commander killed in a strike 10 days earlier.
Trump PAC uses photo of fallen soldiers’ dignified transfer in fundraising email offering donors “private national security briefings” from the president.
State Department tells Americans to leave Iraq immediately by land after second missile strike on U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad this week.
FCC Chair Carr threatens broadcast license revocations over Iran war coverage Trump calls “fake news,” including reports Trump himself confirmed are accurate.
Trump calls on allies he levied tariffs on to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz as Iran widens war to target UAE cities for the first time.
Defense Secretary Hegseth claims Iran’s supreme leader was “wounded and likely disfigured” in opening strikes, providing no evidence, as Pentagon announces heaviest day of bombing yet.
All six crew members aboard U.S. refueling plane that crashed in Iraq during Iran war are confirmed dead, bringing American military deaths to 13.
Man who rammed truck into Michigan synagogue with 140 children inside had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon the week before.
U.S. strikes military sites on Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub, deploys Marines discussed as uranium seizure force, as missile hits inside U.S. Baghdad embassy compound.
Defense Secretary Hegseth orders “ruthless” review of military legal offices one year after firing the top JAGs, as military lawyers investigate the strike that killed 168 schoolchildren.
Non-combat fire breaks out aboard the USS Gerald Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, during the Iran war in its ninth month of continuous deployment.
Treasury temporarily lifts sanctions on 124 million barrels of Russian oil stranded at sea as the Iran war pushes crude back above $100.
Iran’s sports minister says the country will not compete in this summer’s World Cup in the United States, hours after Trump told FIFA the Iranian team was “welcome.”
Iran’s supreme leader, confirmed injured in the war’s opening attacks and speaking publicly for the first time, calls for closing the Strait of Hormuz.
FBI warns Iran “aspired” to launch drone attacks from a vessel off the California coast, based on intelligence gathered before the war began.
Pentagon investigation finds U.S. strike likely killed 168 children at Iranian school because military used outdated intelligence that misidentified it as part of a military base.
Oil surges past $100 a barrel despite the largest emergency reserve release in IEA history, as traders say 400 million barrels covers only a quarter of the supply gap.
Trump spends day campaigning in Ohio and Kentucky on day 13 of the Iran war, targeting Rep. Massie for forcing Epstein file release and challenging war powers.
Pentagon bans press photographers from war briefings after Hegseth’s staff complained published photos were unflattering.
Pentagon tells Congress the Iran war cost $11.3 billion in its first 6 days as Trump declares “we’ve won” on day 13.
IEA proposes largest emergency oil release in its history to counter Iran war price spike as G7 backs the plan, but crude prices keep climbing.
Two suspects fire handgun at U.S. Consulate in Toronto in what RCMP calls a “national security incident,” the third attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in four days.
Energy Secretary Wright falsely posts that the Navy escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, then deletes it after the White House confirms no escorts have occurred.
Iran declares Middle East banks military targets and vows to block all oil exports as Pentagon reveals 140 U.S. service members wounded in 12-day war.
Trump tells GOP lawmakers the Iran war will be a “short-term excursion,” then hours later threatens to hit Iran twenty times harder if oil stops flowing through Strait of Hormuz.
Oil tops $100 for first time since 2022 after Iraq production collapses 70% and Gulf states run out of storage, while Trump calls the surge “a very small price to pay.”
Ukraine sends drone defense experts to protect US military bases in Jordan after American request Thursday, Zelenskyy tells New York Times.
Two sanctioned Iranian ships loaded with suspected missile fuel chemicals depart Chinese port bound for Iran as Beijing chooses not to intervene in war.
Video shows what weapons experts identify as a US Tomahawk cruise missile hitting the Iranian compound where 175 students and staff died, as Trump continues to blame Iran.
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader three days after Trump claimed personal veto over succession, and seventh American service member dies in Saudi Arabia.
Trump blames Iran for girls’ school bombing that killed 150 children, contradicting his own military’s investigators who point to a U.S. airstrike.
Trump flies home to Florida Friday night, then back past Washington to Dover for soldiers’ dignified transfer Saturday, then back to his Doral club through Monday.
Israel strikes Tehran oil storage in first attack on civilian infrastructure on war day 9 as bodies of six American soldiers killed in the war return to Dover.
Army cancels training exercise for the 82nd Airborne’s rapid-deployment headquarters, fueling speculation about a ground force deployment to Iran.
U.S. military investigators believe American forces likely struck the Iranian girls’ school that killed 150 children on day 1 of the war.
Russia shares satellite intelligence on U.S. warships, bases, and aircraft with Iran in what sources call “a pretty comprehensive effort.”
Iran’s president apologizes for strikes on Gulf states and blames Khamenei’s death for military command breakdown as Revolutionary Guard keeps firing on day 8.
UAE weighs freezing billions in Iranian assets and seizing shadow fleet tankers, targeting the Revolutionary Guard’s financial network that routes billions in illicit oil revenue through Dubai.
Trump tells Axios he must personally approve Iran’s next supreme leader, calls killed Khamenei’s son “a lightweight” and “unacceptable.”
House rejects Iran war powers resolution 212-219 one day after Senate, as U.S. strikes Iranian drone carrier and Israel reports most of Tehran’s air defenses degraded.
Spain says White House falsely claimed it agreed to cooperate on Iran strikes as Prime Minister Sanchez repeats “no to the war.”
House Speaker Johnson calls Islam a “misguided religion” while defending U.S. airstrikes that have killed more than 1,000 Iranian civilians including 165 children in a girls’ school.
Montana Sen. Sheehy joins Capitol Police in physically ejecting anti-war protester from Senate Armed Services hearing, then boasts about it online.
U.S.-Iran war reaches Cyprus and Indian Ocean as Hezbollah strikes British airbase and U.S. submarine sinks Iranian frigate near Sri Lanka.
Trump orders Navy to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz and offers U.S. insurance guarantees as Iran war pushes gas prices up 11 cents in one day.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Spain after Madrid blocks U.S. bases from Iran strikes, despite court limits on his trade authority.
Israel threatens Iran’s next supreme leader as day 5 brings Israeli strikes across Tehran, global market plunge, and Trump walking back regime change as a goal.
