The United States is a country in North America and a global military and economic superpower. Known for its leading role in Middle East security, extensive alliance networks, sanctions enforcement, and strategic competition with Iran, Russia, and China. Recently, the U.S. has conducted direct military strikes on Iran, enforced a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, and expanded regional deployments. Last updated 2 days ago
"I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the “wonderful” Islamic Republic of Iran. If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, and we would know about it, and know about it very fast! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP".
Ukrainian officials were told by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that the U.S.-Russia diesel deal, which clears Moscow to export more than 2.25 million barrels, could soften the Kremlin and bring peace talks back. Washington separately pushed Kyiv to stop striking Russian refineries. A source close to the Kremlin said Putin will only come to the table once he holds the remaining 11% of Donbas.
Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on U.S. efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war:
"We appreciate President Trump's involvement in trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war. But in Poland, we believe that it will bear fruit if you put pressure on the aggressor and not on the victim of aggression."
REPORT: A diplomatic source told Haaretz on Monday that Netanyahu is pushing through US mediators for Saudi permission to strike Houthi targets in Yemen. The goal is for Israel to join forces with Saudi Arabia in the decade-old conflict and...
REPORT: A diplomatic source told Haaretz on Monday that Netanyahu is pushing through US mediators for Saudi permission to strike Houthi targets in Yemen. The goal is for Israel to join forces with Saudi Arabia in the decade-old conflict and deepen the relationship toward a future normalization deal.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been reluctant, reportedly believing Israeli intervention would play poorly with the Saudi public. He also serves as prime minister, so without his approval Israel is unlikely to get in.
Foreign ministers from 29 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and most of the EU, condemned Iran's use of lethal plotting, arson, sabotage, cyber-attacks and other hybrid activity against them and their partners.
The statement endorses the British attribution of Iran to the September 27 incident at RAF Fairford, which London concluded showed the IRGC's continued willingness to project hostile activity abroad through covert networks and proxies.
Trump: ‘The European Union paid Russia 250 Billion Dollars for Energy, and the Fake News Media doesn’t want to get near that story. I made the right choice for the American People — ALWAYS, AMERICA FIRST! President DONALD J. TRUMP’
"We currently see no signs from Russia that it wants to end the war. We see no basic steps toward de-escalation. Everyone is talking about diesel and forgetting about grain. In a month or two, everyon...
Zelensky at the Warsaw Security Forum:
"We currently see no signs from Russia that it wants to end the war. We see no basic steps toward de-escalation. Everyone is talking about diesel and forgetting about grain. In a month or two, everyone will start talking about an agricultural crisis. There won't be enough food for countries across Africa, some Asian countries, and the Middle East, because we export millions of tons of grain to these very markets. And now Russia is blocking the sea."
"The United States isn't feeling the effects of this, which is why the focus is only on energy. This is another challenge. It's hunger. And it can affect many countries."
Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Navy, Rear Adm. Bamani:
New weapons have been built to match America's weaknesses, and Iran is answering the enemy's new tactics with new tactics of its own. Following Iran's strikes, the enemy has carried out a wide retreat from Iran's maritime borders and is now at the greatest distance from them compared to the third imposed war.
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif addressed claims that U.S. bases had been cleared ahead of Iranian strikes.
"Some people said, 'Trump had already evacuated his bases.' Let me ask you: Which global power, when confronting a regional power, evacuates its own bases?"
Two threats are on the table in the U.S. push to end Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure: cutting off intelligence sharing, and freezing the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, the main mechanism for procuring and fast-tracking American weapons for Kyiv. U.S. officials have pressed the warning on both Kyiv and European capitals, according to the Financial Times.
