• How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a two-week ceasefire in a day

    How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a two-week ceasefire in a day

    Apr 08, 2026 04:04 PM EDT

    ... only to have the president order airstrikes that he said “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program before that interval was up. WATCH: Pope Leo XIV calls Trump's Iran threat 'truly unacceptable' Trump has also repeatedly used two weeks to set deadlines that ultimately led to very little during negotiations to ...

  • Trump says U.S. will work with Iran to 'dig up' enriched uranium. Iran hasn't confirmed that

    Trump says U.S. will work with Iran to 'dig up' enriched uranium. Iran hasn't confirmed that

    Apr 08, 2026 03:15 PM EDT

    President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will work with Iran to “dig up and remove” its enriched uranium that was buried under joint U.S-Israeli strikes last summer. WATCH: Hegseth says U.S. military has done its part 'for now' after Trump agrees to 2-week Iran ...

  • WATCH: Hegseth says U.S. military has done its part 'for now' after Trump agrees to 2-week Iran ceasefire

    WATCH: Hegseth says U.S. military has done its part 'for now' after Trump agrees to 2-week Iran ceasefire

    Apr 08, 2026 02:45 PM EDT

    Trump has at times named five objectives, but has changed them. WATCH: How Iran is reacting as Trump pulls back from threat to wipe out civilization Other objectives have included eliminating Iran’s air force, blocking Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon, cutting off support for its proxy groups ...

  • Trump is expected to meet with Rutte as he muses about pulling out of NATO

    Trump is expected to meet with Rutte as he muses about pulling out of NATO

    Apr 08, 2026 01:50 PM EDT

    ... who share our interests than deterring adversaries who threaten us.” If Rutte's meeting does not alleviate Trump's frustrations, it's unclear if the Trump administration would challenge the law barring a president from pulling out of NATO. When the law passed, it was championed by Trump's current ...

  • Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire, backs down from threats to destroy Iran's infrastructure

    Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire, backs down from threats to destroy Iran's infrastructure

    Apr 07, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    Before President Trump's pause, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the campaign would continue. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister (through interpreter): I tell you constantly that we are crushing the terrorist regime in Iran, but we are doing so with even greater vigor and with increasing force. Nick Schifrin ...

  • How Iran is reacting as Trump pulls back from threat to wipe out civilization

    How Iran is reacting as Trump pulls back from threat to wipe out civilization

    Apr 07, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    How then did Iranian officials react to President Trump's threat earlier today to erase an entire civilization in Iran, as he threatened? Reza Sayah: Yes, I think the people who reacted negatively. They were very concerned about what he meant. When you have the leader of the free world ...

  • Pakistan urges Trump to extend Iran deadline

    Pakistan urges Trump to extend Iran deadline

    Apr 07, 2026 10:04 PM EDT

    Pakistan urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to extend his deadline for Iran, seeking a two-week pause in the Mideast conflict. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a post on X that “diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily ...

  • WATCH: Pope Leo XIV calls Trump's Iran threat 'truly unacceptable'

    WATCH: Pope Leo XIV calls Trump's Iran threat 'truly unacceptable'

    Apr 07, 2026 09:50 PM EDT

    Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's threat to Iran that he would wipe out an entire civilization was "truly unacceptable." Watch the pope's comments in the video player above. "There are certainly issues of international law here, but even more so a moral issue for ...

  • Fact-checking Trump health rumors over Easter weekend

    Fact-checking Trump health rumors over Easter weekend

    Apr 07, 2026 07:42 PM EDT

    ... the White House responded to posts noting Trump’s lack of public events. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said on X April 4 that Trump had been "working nonstop in the White House and Oval Office. God Bless him." On April 5, Trump went to the Trump National Golf ...

  • As deadline looms for Trump's Iran ultimatum, residents in Tehran wonder how to prepare

    As deadline looms for Trump's Iran ultimatum, residents in Tehran wonder how to prepare

    Apr 07, 2026 07:41 PM EDT

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Zahra Arghavan and Mehdi Alishir stood on their balcony, watching the sun set over Tehran and bracing for the sound of airstrikes. As time ticks down on U.S. President Donald Trump's latest ultimatum, their thoughts were clouded by new fears: How long will ...