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Iran as “[testicularly challenged](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5867241-gorka-iran-war-critics/)”. The at-times bizarre [16-page memo](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf) Gorka authored is only slightly more subtle – taking rhetorically charged swings at the president’s enemies, the Biden
us at exactly the same place we were before." Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor for the world's oil, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and posed problems
Iran and Lebanon – and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices. ## **Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey**  The former FBI director James
military not to carry out the scheduled attack. However, he said, he “further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice
military blockade of the key Strait of Hormuz, designed to put additional pressure on Iran. Asked whether the UK and US's growing differences over the conflict had affected the "special relationship" between
Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war) Vice President Vance, who is Catholic, also weighed in on the controversy on Tuesday night, [saying](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDxDdmuJ0Mg) the pope should "be careful when he talks about matters
military will continue its ground operations there, justhours after Israel and Lebanon [agreed to implement a US-backed ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/israel-lebanon-renew-ceasefire-hezbollah-trump-iran-deal-middle-east-us) to end hostilities. Later the leader of Hezbollah rejected the ceasefire too, demanding
US attacks on Iran. Trump exploded on social media later that night in a lengthy post on Truth Social, [calling](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/donald-trump-pope-leo) the pope “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” and claiming
us.” Here’s what we know about ultra-Orthodox military conscription and how the issue could affect Israeli politics. ## Is the refusal of Haredi Jews to serve in the military legal? Ultra-Orthodox men enrolled
action against gangs. But in the wake of mounting deaths of Mexican citizens in custody of immigration officials and America’s blockade of [Cuba](https://www.theguardian.com/world/cuba), a key Mexican ally, Sheinbaum has taken
Iran – Trump described the British leader as “not Winston Churchill”. Despite the US gaining independence from Britain in 1776 and fighting the War of 1812 against it, the two countries have for the most part
Iran](/news/2026/3/1/netanyahus-war-analysts-say-trumps-iran-strikes-benefit-israel-not-us) and the genocidal assault on Gaza, which AIPAC supports. As a result, Israel has been rapidly [losing support](/news/2026/2/27/us-citizens-support-for-israel-at-historic-low-over-gaza-genocide-poll) amongst the US public. Just this week, The New York Times and Siena College
action (JCPOA), the product of a specific moment in time, and whatever comes out of Islamabad cannot be exact since the nature of the Iran’s nuclear programme has altered so much since 2015. Moreover
military said it destroyed six small Iranian boats and interceptedIranian cruise missiles and drones – a claim that was denied by Iran – and Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates with drones and missiles, setting
military, apart from a statement saying interceptor missiles had been fired at incoming Hezbollah drones. An Israeli soldier was killed and six others wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack on Sunday. Hezbollah
military assets and other infrastructure in Gulf countries. It also closed off most access to the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s supplies of oil and liquefied natural
Iran and step back from a conflict that, analysts warn, threatens to tip the world into [recession](/video/counting-the-cost/2026/3/18/could-the-iran-war-trigger-a-global-recession). Earlier this month, Spain called for the suspension of the European Union’s trade agreement with Israel
action. Trump also said Iran was removing "all sea mines," with the help of the U.S., presumably referring to mines placed in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil [prices tumbled](https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-oil-iran-war-50e10bf2aa9b0b658c51e17db3eb3b13) and stock markets
action against Iran. Take, for example, part of his April 1 address to the nation about Operation Epic Fury: "We've beaten and completely decimated Iran. They are decimated both militarily and economically." ### [National
military facilities have been targeted by Iran. “If there is a way to describe the prevailing security model in the region since the 1980s, the concept of security partnerships best encapsulates it,” said Mahjoub