Middle East

Military leaders faced questions on the Iran conflict, personnel decisions, and a $1.5 trillion military budget request during two days of testimony.

‘Why shouldn’t I? Italy has not been of any help, and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible,’ Trump said.

U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠has criticized NATO allies for not sending naval support to help open the Strait of Hormuz.

Gen. Dan Caine, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said ’there’s some action there' with regard to Moscow supporting Tehran.

Mojtaba Khamenei said that Iran will control the strait and manage it under ‘new rules.’

The vessel’s cargo had prompted a diplomatic spat between Kyiv and Jerusalem.

Iran has continuous support from the ‘axis of evil’ led by the CCP, but the Iran war has exposed weakness in Beijing’s hard-power projection, analysts said.

The Iran war has sharply increased global energy prices.

The figures were released the same day that the European Central Bank announced that it would be holding interest rates steady.

Brent crude rose above $126 per barrel in early trading on April 30 for the first time since 2022.

The World Bank says that energy prices are expected to climb by 24 percent in 2026 amid the Iran war.

Sources say Chinese military analysts are analyzing unexploded U.S. munitions and missile performance after strikes on Iranian targets.

Iran’s hold on the waterway causes international pain while U.S. Navy’s worldwide hunt for ’shadow fleet' tankers is aimed only at Iran.

President Donald Trump said Tehran’s remaining missile sites could be targeted if negotiations fail.

A federal jury convicted Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah for participating in a 9-year conspiracy to provide material support for terrorists.

U.S. troops have been in Germany continuously since 1945, when American forces occupied the country after World War II.

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz tests Beijing’s balancing act, analysts say.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has supported U.S. combat operations in Venezuela and Iran over the course of a nearly yearlong deployment.

The president said the U.S. destroyed 80 percent of Iran’s missiles and missile factories and would take out the rest ‘very quickly if we don’t make a deal.’

Friedrich Merz had earlier said that the United States had been ‘humiliated’ by Tehran after U.S. officials agreed to travel to Pakistan for peace talks.

Military leaders faced questions on the Iran conflict, personnel decisions, and a $1.5 trillion military budget request during two days of testimony.

‘Why shouldn’t I? Italy has not been of any help, and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible,’ Trump said.

U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠has criticized NATO allies for not sending naval support to help open the Strait of Hormuz.

Gen. Dan Caine, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said ’there’s some action there' with regard to Moscow supporting Tehran.

Mojtaba Khamenei said that Iran will control the strait and manage it under ‘new rules.’

The vessel’s cargo had prompted a diplomatic spat between Kyiv and Jerusalem.

Iran has continuous support from the ‘axis of evil’ led by the CCP, but the Iran war has exposed weakness in Beijing’s hard-power projection, analysts said.

The Iran war has sharply increased global energy prices.

The figures were released the same day that the European Central Bank announced that it would be holding interest rates steady.

Brent crude rose above $126 per barrel in early trading on April 30 for the first time since 2022.

The World Bank says that energy prices are expected to climb by 24 percent in 2026 amid the Iran war.

Sources say Chinese military analysts are analyzing unexploded U.S. munitions and missile performance after strikes on Iranian targets.

Iran’s hold on the waterway causes international pain while U.S. Navy’s worldwide hunt for ’shadow fleet' tankers is aimed only at Iran.

President Donald Trump said Tehran’s remaining missile sites could be targeted if negotiations fail.

A federal jury convicted Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah for participating in a 9-year conspiracy to provide material support for terrorists.

U.S. troops have been in Germany continuously since 1945, when American forces occupied the country after World War II.

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz tests Beijing’s balancing act, analysts say.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has supported U.S. combat operations in Venezuela and Iran over the course of a nearly yearlong deployment.

The president said the U.S. destroyed 80 percent of Iran’s missiles and missile factories and would take out the rest ‘very quickly if we don’t make a deal.’

Friedrich Merz had earlier said that the United States had been ‘humiliated’ by Tehran after U.S. officials agreed to travel to Pakistan for peace talks.