Hegseth Says Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion, Raising New Questions Over Pentagon Spending
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the war with Iran has cost the U.S. about $37.5 billion so far, a figure that immediately sharpened debate over...
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United States and Iran Return to Open Conflict as Ceasefire Unravels
Hostilities between the United States and Iran have resumed in a dangerous new escalation, with Washington carrying out fresh strikes on Iranian targets while Tehran...
House votes to limit Donald Trump’s Iran war powers in rare bipartisan rebuke
The House of Representatives has voted to limit President Donald J. Trump’s authority to wage war against Iran, in a rare bipartisan rebuke of a...
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to meet in Beijing for summit on Iran, trade, Taiwan and AI
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet in Beijing on May 14–15 for a high‑stakes summit that officials in both capitals say...
Donald Trump rejects Iran’s response to ceasefire proposal, deepening Gulf war deadlock
President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest written response to a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal to end the war in and around the Persian Gulf, calling...
Stock Market Today: Futures Jump on Iran Peace Hopes as Tech and AI Rally to Fresh Records
Wall Street is riding a wave of relief and AI‑driven exuberance this morning, with U.S. stock futures pointing sharply higher as investors bet on a...
The 60‑Day War Powers Deadline Explained: Can Trump Keep Fighting in Iran?
Under a decades‑old law passed after the Vietnam War, President Donald Trump cannot legally wage his current war in Iran indefinitely without Congress, and Friday’s...
Why the UAE Is Quitting OPEC — And How It Could Change the Oil Alliance Forever
The United Arab Emirates is walking away from OPEC after nearly six decades, a stunning move that exposes deep rifts inside the oil cartel and...
Fragile Truce: What the US–Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Means for the War, Oil Flows and Regional Stability
The United States and Iran have agreed to a two‑week ceasefire that will halt U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran in exchange for Tehran reopening...
Top Iranian Naval Commander Alireza Tangsiri Reported Killed in Attack as Gulf Tensions Surge
Iran’s war at sea has claimed one of its most senior commanders, dealing a symbolic blow to the Revolutionary Guards and raising fears of a...