Trump says the ‘horrible, one-sided’ JCPOA didn’t bring peace and won’t prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, says the U.S. will reinstitute powerful sanctions on Iran. President Trump on Tuesday announced plans to leave the Iran nuclear deal, declaring the pact has failed to halt the country’s nuclear ambitions in perhaps the biggest foreign […]
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Pentagon Says Soldiers At Border To Cost $182 Million
Sending 2,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border will cost $182 million through the end of the fiscal year, the Pentagon’s top spokeswoman said Thursday. The money would come from the Guard’s operation and maintenance and military personnel accounts, spokeswoman Dana White said. “These are funds that are for training and so we’ll use them, […]
Israel Says It Has Proof That Iran Has Secret Nuclear Bomb Program
Israeli prime minister claims Iran had been hiding all of the elements of a secret nuclear weapons program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed new “dramatic” intelligence Monday which he claimed shows Iran is “brazenly lying” about its nuclear weapons program and shows the country is not complying with the vaunted nuclear deal it signed […]
Pompeo Says There Is Real Possibility For North Korea Nuclear Deal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says there is a “real opportunity” for a deal when President Trump meets the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Interviewed by ABC News, he said North Korea must take “irreversible” steps to get rid of its nuclear arms programme. Mr Pompeo met Mr Kim secretly in Pyongyang earlier this […]
Trump Threatens “Big Problems” Ahead For Iran
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran of “big problems” if it resumes the nuclear programme it agreed to curb in a 2015 international accord. Speaking at the White House as he hosts French President Emmanuel Macron, Mr Trump called the Iran deal “a disaster” and “insane”. The US president has been threatening to reject […]
Trump Suggests VA Nominee Should Not Continue Process
US President Donald Trump has offered lukewarm support to his pick to lead the Veterans Affairs department, Ronny Jackson, amid claims of impropriety. Mr Trump said at a news conference that he will “stand behind” the embattled White House doctor, but added: “If I was him, I wouldn’t do it”. Dr Jackson is facing allegations […]
‘Mad Dog’ Mattis Wanted Congressional Approval Before Bombing Syria
Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly pushed President Trump to seek congressional approval for last week’s missile strikes against Syria but was overruled. The New York Times reported Thursday that the Pentagon chief tried to rein in Trump, who wanted a swift and decisive strike against the Syrian regime accused of unleashing another chemical weapons attack […]
Kim Jong Un And CIA Director Pompeo Met Secretly In North Korea
CIA Director Mike Pompeo made a top-secret visit to North Korea as an envoy for President Trump to meet with Kim Jong Un, and plans for a possible summit between the two leaders are underway, Trump confirmed Wednesday. The extraordinary meeting between one of Trump’s most trusted emissaries and the authoritarian head of a rogue […]
California Gov. Refuses To Send National Guard To Protect Border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday that California Gov. Jerry Brown rejected terms of the National Guard’s initial deployment to the Mexican border, but a state official said nothing was decided. “The governor determined that what we asked for is unsupportable, but we will have other iterations,” Ronald Vitiello, U.S. Customs and […]
Russia Sends Warning To US In Response To Syrian Missile Attack
Russia, the Syrian regime’s top ally, reacted strongly to the air strikes launched by the United States and its allies on Damascus and Homs early Saturday, warning of “consequences.” The U.S., U.K. and France launched a series of strikes on three locations identified as critical to Syria’s production of chemical weapons, including a scientific research […]
Mission Accomplished: Trump Sends Missiles And Message To Syria
President Donald Trump hailed the U.S.-led intervention in Syria as “perfectly executed,” adding that the military campaign to degrade Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons capability had accomplished its goals. Less than a day after U.S., British and French forces targeted suspected chemical weapons sites in retaliation to an attack that left dozens of civilians dead last […]
Trump Tells Russia To Get Ready For US Missiles Heading For Syria
President Trump had a strong message for Russia in their disagreement over Syria, saying in a tweet, “You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” Trump is seen here in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption President Trump had a […]