The Trump administration on Sunday sent a series of conflicting messages to Iran — with U.S. officials initially indicating a willingness to resume negotiations after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites and President Donald Trump talking up the possibility of regime change.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that America “does not seek war” with Iran in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites while Vice President JD Vance said the strikes have given Tehran a renewed chance of negotiating with Washington.
Lt. Gen. Eyal Amir says Israel’s ongoing operation against Iran, coupled with the American attack, has caused “significant damage” to its nuclear program.
The instant divisions in the U.S. Congress reflected an already swirling debate over the president’s ability to conduct such a consequential action on his own.
President Donald Trump’s decision to strike three nuclear sites in Iran will almost assuredly draw more criticism from some of the Republican’s supporters.
Irans top diplomat, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, warned in a post on X that the U.S. attacks “will have everlasting consequences” and that Tehran “reserves all options” to retaliate.
Israel ‘s military said Saturday it was preparing for the possibility of a lengthy war, while Iran’s foreign minister warned that U.S. military involvement “would be very, very dangerous for everyone.”
The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, effectively protecting many state and federal efforts on transgender issues from legal challenges.
President Donald Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach of all but America’s “bunker-buster” bombs.
On this year’s Juneteenth holiday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black Americans for marking the end of slavery in the country he leads again.
A “highly sophisticated” drug-smuggling tunnel between Tijuana and San Diego was located and disabled by the U.S. Border Patrol, officials said.
Dozens of federal agents with their faces covered arrived in SUVs and cargo vans to a lot near the stadium’s Gate E entrance.
The president has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach of all but America’s “bunker-buster” bombs.
A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.
Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday warned the United States that joining the Israeli strikes now targeting the Islamic Republic will “result in irreparable damage for them.”
