The evangelical pastor and ambassador to Iran told Trump he “will hear from heaven” with guidance about the war. Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has suggested...
So much for signals. Rather than use diplomatic niceties, Donald Trump opted for the blunt approach today. Just a few hours after warning Iran that time was running out to give up its nuclear weapons program and sites, Trump demanded a complete capitulation: Worth noting: It’s unusual to demand an unconditional surrender from a...
US spies have assessed that Iran has not been pursuing a nuclear weapon for over 20 years. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he doesn’t care that his own Director of National Intelligence...
Matt Murphy, Thomas Spencer & Alex Murray BBC Verify Getty Images At least 30 US military planes have been moved from bases in America to Europe over the past three days, flight tracking data reviewed by BBC Verify has shown. The planes in question are all US military tanker aircraft used to re-fuel fighter jets...
Little noticed in the hyper-compressed news cycle is the minor revolt among some of Trump’s strongest supporters, who are loudly dissenting from the Trump Iran policies. “Hey, I voted for peace!” seems to be the war cry. John wrote about Trump’s split with Tucker Carlson last night. Here is Dave Smith apologizing for voting for...
Ed wrote an excellent piece earlier today about Trump’s warning to Iran that it must give up its nuclear program “or else.” After exiting the G-7 conference early, calling together his National Security Council in the wee hours of the morning, and making statements to the media and on Truth Social that the time for...
“I didn’t say I was looking for a cease-fire,” Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One a few hours ago as he cut short his G-7 meetings in Canada. “I said I wanted an end.” After Iranian foreign minister Seyed Araghchi begged Trump yesterday to call off Israel, Trump made a counter-offer. He also...
Moment debris falls in Iran state TV studio after Israeli strikes Israeli aircraft have struck the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster in Tehran, after the Israeli military told residents of the area of the capital where it is located to evacuate. A live broadcast on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s TV channel was briefly interrupted...
Tom Bateman State Department correspondent Getty Images President Trump’s comments on the Israel-Iran conflict have veered from full throated support for Israel’s strikes to strongly distancing himself from them, and back again. His ambiguity has added to the sense of uncertainty as the fighting itself escalates. Meanwhile the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said...
This comes a day after Trump floated the possibility of deeper US involvement in the intensifying war. Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Warning against “another endless conflict” in the Middle East, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine on Monday introduced...
Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent Getty Images A woman looks out of her bomb-damaged flat in Tehran Israel’s conflict with Iran may look like a mismatch on paper – a nation of nine million people taking on a giant of the Middle East, home to 88 million. But Israel’s formidable and sophisticated military forces – with...
Reuters International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi briefed member states at a meeting in Vienna The head of the global nuclear watchdog says there has been no further damage to Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant since Israel struck the country’s nuclear sites on Friday. Rafael Grossi told the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA)...
Besides simply appreciating the absolute fearlessness and mastery the Israelis have displayed in their campaign against the Iranian regime, and, as David posted a short while ago, very possibly brought them groveling for mercy, there are additional benefits to Israel’s actions for everyone. Hezbollah was told by a suddenly stiff-spined Lebanese government not to even...
Trump is upping the pressure on Iran, and in response, it sure looks like Iran wants to call the whole thing off. Meanwhile word is, Iran is planning to surrender loll https://t.co/hKoGf8IZX8 — JT (@Culturator) June 16, 2025 According to The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets, the Islamic Republic is now reaching out...
Kumar Malhotra, Joshua Cheetham & Shayan Sardarizadeh BBC Verify BBC Israeli strikes have damaged structures at two missile sites as well as an airport runway, satellite images have revealed. As Iran and Israel continue to launch strikes on each other’s territory, satellite imagery can give us an insight into what’s happening on the ground. It’s...