Aug 14 Watch 6:17 Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln By Aliza Rudavsky, The Conversation Reports from sailors and their families describe concerning conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The ship has been at sea since last November, a record-length deployment. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. Continue watching
Aug 14 WATCH: Trump says USS Lincoln's deployment was 'not nearly long enough' By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump refuted that family members have raised concerns about the deployment's length and even said that the more than 260-day deployment is “not nearly long enough.”… Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: Trump says Secret Service wanted him to sneak off AF1, defends safety of plane with staff By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump downplayed the extraordinary nature of the subterfuge involved in his flight, which saw him stow away in an airport catering container to sneak onto another plane while Air Force One was sent into the sky, essentially as… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 9:32 Top adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guard leader sits down for rare interview By Reza Sayah As the war with Iran continues its uneasy stalemate, we're hearing from a top adviser to the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the force largely responsible for border and internal security. The IRGC rarely gives interviews, and almost… Continue watching
Aug 11 U.S. stocks edge further from their records as oil prices keep swinging By Stan Choe, Associated Press U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records Tuesday, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. Continue reading
Aug 11 Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast By Associated Press Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while U.S. forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade of Iran's ports. Continue reading
Aug 11 Report: Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat By Associated Press President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 6:07 Iran demands U.S. pay for war damage before agreeing to reopen Strait of Hormuz By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart Iran doubled down on keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed until the U.S. meets a sweeping list of demands. President Trump scoffed at those conditions, especially paying reparations to Iran for damages caused by five months of U.S.-Israeli bombardments. The… Continue watching
Aug 09 Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 5:26 What's holding up the Iran-Oman proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz By Nick Schifrin, Daniel Okay There is a new partnership in the Middle East and South Asia. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed an agreement similar to NATO’s Article 5, pledging that a strike against one of them would be considered a strike against all… Continue watching