Apr 07 Watch 4:17 How Iran is reacting as Trump pulls back from threat to wipe out civilization By Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev, Reza Sayah President Trump made a violent and extraordinary threat on Tuesday, saying he would erase an entire civilization if Iran didn't agree to his terms for a deal. He backed down from that rhetoric later in the day, agreeing to a… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 8:46 Mideast experts weigh Iran regime's leverage in negotiations with U.S. By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn As President Trump backs down from his threats against Iran's infrastructure and agrees to a two-week ceasefire, Geoff Bennett speaks with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal… Continue watching
Apr 07 Pakistan urges Trump to extend Iran deadline By Associated Press Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Tuesday in a post on X that “diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily… Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Pope Leo XIV calls Trump's Iran threat 'truly unacceptable' By Dan Cooney "There are certainly issues of international law here, but even more so a moral issue for the good of the whole, entire population," the pope said in Italian to reporters outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Continue reading
Apr 07 As deadline looms for Trump's Iran ultimatum, residents in Tehran wonder how to prepare By Associated Press In an expletive-laden threat over the weekend, Trump vowed that “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day,” and that Iran's leaders will be “living in Hell” if they don't open the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Apr 07 Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The vote — 11 in favor, two against and two abstentions — took place just hours before an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the strategic waterway or face attacks on its… Continue reading
Apr 07 3 times Trump has given Iran deadlines and then delayed them By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Here are some of President Donald Trump's deadlines and threats, and what happened next. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Vance speaks in Hungary on trip to help boost Orbán's reelection bid By Justin Spike, Associated Press Vance's visit to Budapest on Tuesday marks a clear endorsement from President Donald Trump's administration for Orbán, who is trailing in the polls ahead of Sunday's election. Continue reading
Apr 07 Trump pulls back on Iran threats after warning a 'civilization will die tonight' if deal isn't reached By Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Samy Magdy, Associated Press President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats to attack Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Iran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also said… Continue reading
Apr 06 Experts say Trump's threats to destroy Iran's infrastructure could be considered war crime By Ben Finley, Lindsay Whitehurst, Gary Fields, Associated Press In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime. Continue reading