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May 7, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Iran Can Survive Blockade Way Longer Than Trump Insists
Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted Iran is on the brink of collapse.
May 7, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Why Trump Suddenly Dropped His Latest Strait of Hormuz Plan
A major Gulf ally forced Donald Trump to pump the brakes on Project Freedom.
May 7, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
DOJ Investigates Suspiciously Timed Oil Trades in Middle of War
The Department of Justice says it’s looking into trades that happened right before government officials made major announcements about the war.
May 6, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Satellite Images Reveal Iran Has Destroyed Far More Than Trump Admits
The U.S. isn’t exactly winning the war like President Trump claims.
May 6, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Embarrasses His Own Officials as He Ditches Latest Iran Plan
President Trump has abandoned his own plan to fix the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, much to the surprise of his Cabinet.
May 5, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump, 79, Falls Asleep After Bragging to Kids About Iran War Plans
President Trump took a short nap while others were speaking at the White House event.
May 5, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Accuses Pope of “Endangering” Catholics as He Reignites Feud
Trump is going to war with Pope Leo again for some bizarre reason.
May 4, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Threatens Iran as His Plan for Strait of Hormuz Disintegrates
Trump is warning that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth.”
May 4, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
U.S. Scrambles to Deny Report Iran Bombed American Warship
Iranian news agencies report that a U.S. Navy vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
May 1, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Says It’s Not “Constitutional” for Congress to Block Iran War
Donald Trump has hit the 60-day deadline for needing to get congressional approval on his war in Iran.
May 1, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Announces Tariffs on European Cars as Punishment
The Trump administration is somehow announcing more tariffs.
May 1, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s War Is Less Popular Than Iraq And Vietnam, Stunning Poll Shows
It took years for the Iraq and Vietnam wars to hit this low point.
April 30, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Ramps Up Threats to NATO Allies Who Won’t Help Him on Iran
Donald Trump is furious that his allies won’t help him clean up the mess he made.
April 30, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Core Inflation Rate Jumps to Its Highest in Years Thanks to Iran War
Republicans just got some terrible inflation news ahead of the midterms.
April 29, 2026
Alex Shephard
Trump Is Weighing Two Options for Iran. They’re Both Horrific.
The president might resume military strikes or maintain a blockade for months—or do both.
April 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Tries to Goad
Artemis II
Astronauts Into Bashing NATO With Him
The astronauts appeared stunned as Donald Trump complained about NATO.
April 29, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Has a Plan to Force Iran to Make a Deal—and It’s a Bombshell
Apparently Donald Trump is tired of the negotiations dragging on.
April 29, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Hegseth Struggles to Explain That “Imminent Threat” From Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had a tough time explaining the justification for the Iran war in his testimony to Congress.
April 29, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Threatens Iran With Gun-Toting AI Meme: “No More Mr. Nice Guy!”
The president is back to threatening Iran, as reports indicate officials are looking for a way out of the war.
April 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Secretly Warns Team Iran Blockade Is Going to Last a Long Time
Donald Trump is nowhere close to a deal with Iran—and he knows it.
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