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A spokesman for the government of Iraq confirmed on Monday that the U.S. military and its coalition partners are on schedule to withdraw from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the country by September 30, a deadline Baghdad imposed on both the U.S. to withdraw and on Iranian proxy terror organizations to disarm.

President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is “low keying” its approach to Iran, signaling he is prepared for now to let mounting economic pressure squeeze Tehran rather than launch another major military offensive.

There will be no direct talks between Iran and the U.S. as long as Washington continues to ignore Tehran’s demands for solving the Strait of Hormuz dispute, Foreign Minister ⁠Abbas Araqchi said on ​Sunday.

A top British Muslim charity has reportedly been accused by the American FBI of having acted as a front to funnel funding and other goods to Hamas terrorists in Palestine.

On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) said that he thinks the best solution for the war in Iran is to “get our leaders, from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, and other places to sit down and say,

On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) discussed the war in Iran and said that “I think that we don’t have the votes on the floor of the House of Representatives to provide the president and the

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued the U.S. should pursue “regime collapse” in Iran by arming protesters in the country, including the Kurds, and said that “I don’t care that Erdogan

Senior Iranian officials are reportedly growing increasingly concerned about the health of the country’s unseen Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, with one source close to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government saying officials “would not be surprised” to soon hear news of his death.

Iranian officials continued to make disparaging comments about the United States and tout their plans to take permanent control of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, even as the White House remains optimistic about an imminent “deal” that would end the conflict in the Middle East and secure safe passage for shipping.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met in the Saudi city of Mecca on Friday to sign a pact called the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement.

The Houthi Iranian proxy terror organization in Yemen proudly announced on Thursday the alleged killing or injuring of hundreds of “Saudi enemy mercenaries” in a large attack on military assets associated with the legitimate government of Yemen.

President Donald Trump predicted Thursday that the war with Iran will end “pretty soon,” saying Tehran cannot sustain the conflict much longer as he revealed that he is personally involved in negotiations toward a potential agreement over the Strait of Hormuz.

Israeli forces resumed military operations in southern Lebanon, allegedly against the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah, on Thursday after minimal progress in talks with the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said on Wednesday that Iran and Oman have reached the “final stages” of a deal for mutual control of the Strait of Hormuz after two months of negotiations.

The independent news outlet Iran International reported this week that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was only allowed to meet with alleged “Supreme Leader” Mojtaba Khamenei once since the latter was chosen to rule the country under bizarre circumstances in which Pezeshkian could not be sure who he was talking to.

During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Vice President JD Vance said that resolving the situation in Iran is “going to be messy and it’s going to take some time to get there”

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) avoided saying whether she believes the United States should even give defensive support to Israel like the Iron Dome. Host Elex Michaelson asked, “Do you agree with him

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that communicating with Iran’s unseen Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is currently “very difficult.”

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that talks with Oman to exert permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, as are efforts to forge a close partnership with Pakistan — which was, until very recently, billing itself as a neutral mediator in the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) said that Iran will not honor any deal reached with them over the long run and “They may short-term honor it. We may get

President Donald Trump warned Iran that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen “very soon” or Tehran will get “hit very hard,” as the United States, Iran, and Oman reportedly closed in on an interim agreement that Washington hopes to announce Wednesday.

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News @ Night,” President Donald Trump said that the Strait of Hormuz is “partially opened anyway, and, as you know, we control the strait, totally, through the

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News @ Night,” President Donald Trump responded to a question on when he’ll decide that he’s had enough and there is “no coming back” for Iran by

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that negotiations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz have made progress and could produce an agreement soon, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal could come by Wednesday, while President Donald Trump personally engaged Qatar’s emir in the accelerating diplomatic push.

Lebanon observed on Tuesday the sixth anniversary of the massive explosion that devastated the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020.

The foreign ministry of Qatar said on Tuesday that diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran are “ongoing,” but no direct talks between the two are currently scheduled.

Ship tracking data released on Monday showed six Saudi-flagged supertankers turning away from the Gulf of Aden and heading for southern Africa to avoid the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen have declared a “maritime ban” on Saudi shipping, backed up by terror attacks.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian published an edited, pre-recorded video on Tuesday teasing a new interview in state media in which he insisted he is not planning on resigning from the office.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said that “Iran needs to get their act together. The IRGC, together with their political leadership, need to speak with one voice, and

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) discussed Iran and said that “the president makes these big threats, and then he walks it back and it just goes back and forth” And Iran believes the president “wants

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the de facto chief executive of Saudi Arabia, reportedly urged President Donald Trump to avoid turning the Iran crisis into a “wider conflict whose repercussions would affect regional and international security and stability” when they spoke by telephone on Sunday.

President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran are already underway, calling the current talks Tehran’s “last chance” before what he warned would be a military campaign larger than any attack since World War II, while insisting he would rather pursue diplomacy than authorize such an operation.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed during its regular briefing on Monday that its officials were not engaged in any direct negotiations with the administration of President Donald Trump, but rather working out a plan for the Strait of Hormuz with the government of Oman.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that a deal with Iran is “imminent” and negotiations will begin Monday afternoon over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program, one day after he called off what he described as a potentially massive U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic.

A poll out of Michigan showed 24 percent of likely Democrat voters siding with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (D) to run for president in 2028.