Consumer Sentiment Stumbles on Iran War Worries
Sentiment started to improve until the U.S. attacked Iran this month.

Sentiment started to improve until the U.S. attacked Iran this month.

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Beirut for a “solidarity” visit to Lebanon on Friday, cutting short a stay in Turkey where he joined fasting Muslims for Ramadan while calling for the world to “eradicate the scourge of Islamophobia from every country and community.”

At least four crewmen from an American air refuelling tanker that crashed in Iraq while on Operation Epic Fury duties have died.

The British defence minister said “Putin’s hidden hand” is behind some Iranian tactics and capabilities.

The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, claimed to the Financial Times (FT) on Friday the administration of President Donald Trump “wants to divide Europe” and called upon unity among E.U. members to withstand what she described as the president’s “hostile tactics.”

CENTCOM has confirmed the death of four crewmembers of a downed refuelling jet that collided with another aircraft on Thursday.

On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) stated that, in Iran, “The nuclear program has been obliterated. That’s a good thing. The missile program has been severely degraded. That’s a good thing. Those are two military
On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Atlantic Council Senior Fellow, former World Health Organization Adviser, former NSC official during the Clinton administration, and Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee under then-Sen. Joe Biden
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on Friday told the newspaper Corriere della Sera the war in Iran is “not our war” and reiterated Italy’s commitment to promoting a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict.

A newly released national poll shows a majority of American voters support President Donald Trump’s use of military force to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, including an overwhelming 86 percent of Republican voters who approve of the action.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder warned that the attack Thursday at a synagogue and Jewish kindergarten just outside of Detroit, Michigan, was not an isolated incident but part of a broader wave of “acts of terror aimed squarely at Western and Judeo-Christian values.”

The Iranian men’s national soccer team has delivered a harsh rebuke to President Trump after the commander in chief said the team’s presence at this year’s World Cup may not be “appropriate.”

Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said War Secretary Pete Hegseth should resign over a deadly strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran.

A USAF KC-135 refuelling jet has crashed in Iraq after an “incident” with a second aircraft during Operation Epic Fury.

Ham radio sleuths are intrigued by a new “numbers station” – an enigmatic radio broadcast that appears to do nothing but read random strings of numbers – that went online within 12 hours of the U.S. and Israel launching their campaign against Iran.

A bill to bar Chinese-owned trucks from carrying U.S. Department of War (DOW) equipment has been introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY).

Iran pursued its strategy of economic warfare on Thursday, attacking two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and repeating its threats to cut off oil shipments through the vital trade route.

China and Russia on Thursday expressed their displeasure with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for condemning Iran’s unprovoked attacks on neighboring countries.

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) web of shady family ties goes even deeper than her alleged marriage to her brother — reportedly using her political offices to secure millions of dollars for a Minneapolis health clinic operated by her sister, who is married to a top Somali government official.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points in midday trading.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo was escorted out of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo after attempting to enter a restricted chute‑seat area without the required wristband, according to rodeo officials — a confrontation that prompted the entitled Texas Democrat to post a lengthy online complaint accusing staff of mistreatment and “mentality” issues.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened its first office in Ecuador, the U.S. embassy in Quito announced on Wednesday.

Far-left comedienne Margaret Cho called on LGBTQ+ people to “revolt” against Donald Trump’s “terrible administration” Tuesday while accepting an award from gay website Queerty.

The ABC News report about warnings that Iran could possibly launch drones against the West Coast is fake news, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.

Chilean President José Antonio Kast, a hardline conservative who won the leadership of the country in a landslide last year, took his oath of office on Wednesday and immediately began working on fortifying the country’s northern border.

Governor Greg Abbott has warned Corpus Christi city leaders they must address an imminent water crisis affecting the coastal city’s water supply or face a takeover by the state. Former city officials believe the crisis could negatively affect the city’s fuel-refining industry, which currently ranks fifth nationally in refining capacity.

A report published by the Spanish newspaper ABC on Thursday claimed that Venezuela’s deposed socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro spends his nights in prison yelling “I am the president” and claiming that he was “kidnapped” by the U.S.

Medical device manufacturer Stryker Corporation suffered a cyberattack on Wednesday suspected to have been launched by Iranian hackers, potentially marking what security analysts identify as Iran’s first major digital offensive against a United States corporation since current military tensions began.

Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, released his first public statement on Thursday.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed the highest-ranked Catholic authority in Iran, Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, for an in-person meeting at the Vatican on Thursday.

School officials in South Texas kicked out a news crew from Telemundo who had gone to the Edinburg CISD administration building to inquire about death threats to students.

The U.S. 5th Fleet said two sailors suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out on a nuclear supercarrier in the Red Sea.

Wednesday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) warned the United States was at risk for a terrorist attack.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, a subordinate of the “supreme leader” who has largely abstained from commentary during the ongoing war with the United States, announced on Thursday that Iran would agree to end the conflict if America and Israel paid “reparations,” among other demands.

Several filmmakers along with artists and academics have signed an open letter condemning the U.S. strikes against Iran.
