Iran, Trump and War Room
Digest more
President Trump has received multiple U.S. intelligence reports indicating that the Iranian government’s position is weakening, according to several people familiar with the information. The reports signal that the Iranian government’s hold on power is at its weakest point since the shah was overthrown in the 1979 revolution.
Donald Trump said Iran wants to “make a deal” as a US aircraft carrier and its accompanying warships arrived in the Middle East.
US official says Washington 'open for business' if Tehran recognizes terms for nuclear deal * US official: Rafah crossing will reopen ‘with security coordination between US, Israel and Egypt’
Iran's top prosecutor denies Trump's claim that Tehran halted mass executions under U.S. pressure as American naval forces head toward the region.
That changed in late December, when nationwide protests again swept Iran and quickly drew global attention. Within days, President Trump had posted on Truth Social that the U.S. was “locked and loaded” and ready to support Iranian protesters if the state began killing them.
U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed threats against Iran have stoked fears of possible supply disruption in the oil-rich Middle East.
President Donald Trump has said the military will intervene if the Iranian government kills peaceful protesters.
6don MSNOpinion
Why Doing Nothing on Iran Might Be Trump’s Hardest Choice
"When an American president makes promises to people in the streets and abandons them, they remember, and so do people in the next country, facing the next dictator," writes Bobby Ghosh
A U.S. aircraft carrier and several warships arrived in the Middle East. Context: The Iranian government has killed thousands of Iranian civilian protesters in recent weeks and Trump promised the protesters he will provide aid. Trump said it is “too late” to stop the White House ballroom project.