Trump promises not to resume Iran strikes before midterm elections
Crude oil prices had shot up on Thursday after reports President Trump was considering more strikes. They immediately dropped again after his new announcement.
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Crude oil prices had shot up on Thursday after reports President Trump was considering more strikes. They immediately dropped again after his new announcement.
After conflicting remarks from Iran and the U.S., the U.N. nuclear agency chief says Iranian sites will be inspected, but the timing is "not essential."
Iran insists there are no plans for inspections of its bombed nuclear sites, but Trump says Tehran "fully and completely" agreed to let inspectors return.
The U.S. and Iran had appeared ready to de-escalate before the U.S. military conducted what it said were defensive strikes against Iran on Wednesday.
President Trump says he scrapped a planned attack on Iran at the request of Gulf allies as "serious negotiations" on a peace deal are underway.
Russia's army has started three days of nuclear weapons drills involving thousands of troops across the country, as Kyiv escalates its drone attacks and with President Vladimir Putin headed to China.
With a two-week ceasefire set to expire and Iran balking at the resumption of peace talks, President Trump said he would be extending the deadline to allow for Iran to "come up with a unified proposal."
Takeshi Ebisawa was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York court after being convicted of trafficking nuclear material as well as drugs and weapons.
Trump says he won't let Iran to build a nuclear weapon, and Iran says it doesn't intend to, but as talks resume, experts see war as more likely than a deal.
Iran and the U.S. traded threats and warnings even as negotiators sat down to discuss a deal to avert a war, but Tehran says "we now have a clearer path ahead."
Suggesting Iran could suffer the same fate as Venezuela, Trump warns Tehran to negotiate a new nuclear agreement, or face "major destruction."
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strikes a defiant tone against the U.S. after a night of massive anti-government protests.
After meeting with Israel's Netanyahu, Trump said he'd heard Iran is trying to rebuild its nuclear program, "and if they are, we're going to have to knock them down."
After his recent remarks about resuming nuclear testing, President Trump told "60 Minutes" "we're the only country that doesn't test."
China rejects Trump's claim to 60 Minutes about clandestine nuclear tests, as a senior official seeks to clarify the president's plans for U.S. tests.
Just before meeting with China's Xi Jinping, President Trump announced he had directed the Pentagon to resume testing of nuclear weapons "on an equal basis" with other countries.
Trump says U.S. strikes "obliterated" key Iranian nuclear sites, setting the program back decades, but sources say an early intel assessment says Iran could rebuild some of its capabilities in months.
President Trump accused Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire, but then said it was "in effect" after a phone call with Israel's leader.
Most would see an Iranian nuclear weapon as a serious threat but also voice concern about a wider war.
Hamas and the Houthis vow retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran, as reaction from most world leaders focuses on dialogue and deescalation.
Sirens sounded in Israel as Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles in retaliation for Israel's strikes on its nuclear facilities.
Neighbors India and Pakistan have a long history of military clashes, but this is why the nuclear-armed neighbors were fighting before announcing a ceasefire.
"Give it up, or there will be consequences," said White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, speaking about Iran's nuclear program.
The Trump administration has halted DOGE's firings of hundreds of federal employees working on the nation's nuclear weapons programs.
The B-21 Raider is moving closer to becoming the nation's next nuclear weapons stealth bomber.
