(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting Iran’s assertion that the critical waterway remained shut to shipping. The receding prospects of a deal to end the nearly six-month conflict drove up oil prices again on Tuesday, while… Continue reading Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shut
CAIRO (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the U.S. president’s Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave. Hamas officials were present at some of the meetings that mediators held with Trump’s envoy… Continue reading Trump’s envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza
(Web Desk) – US President Donald Trump welcomed the recently signed joint defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, describing it as a major step toward greater regional security cooperation. “THIS IS A BIG, BOLD, AND IMPORTANT FIRST STEP — WOW!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It shows how the Middle East is coming… Continue reading Trump hails Makkah Joint Defence Agreement as important step
GARDEN CITY (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, escalating his rhetoric over the strategic waterway as the Iran conflict pushes up oil and gasoline prices. “After we finish defeating Iran … pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory… Continue reading Trump says ‘US will soon declare Hormuz its territory’ as Iran conflict drives up fuel costs
(Reuters) – A threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired missile prompted the Secret Service to secretly move President Donald Trump onto a smaller government jet during a trip to Turkiye last month, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday. The threat emerged on the final day of Trump’s… Continue reading Credible missile threat triggered dramatic secret plane switch for Trump in Turkiye, says source
