‘This Is Not Our War’: Europe and U.K. Push Back Against Trump’s Demands
As President Trump’s war with Iran enters its third week, European leaders are caught between his bellicose demands for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their deep reluctance to be drawn into a war of America’s choosing.
Several leaders reacted with alarm and apprehension on Monday to Mr. Trump’s criticism of their lack of action, with some explicitly rejecting his call to send their navies into harm’s way even as the U.S. and Israeli-led war continues to drive up the price of global energy…
Don’t ‘blackmail’ us: Europe rejects Trump’s demand to help clean up Hormuz mess
Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel went even further, stressing his country would not give in to “blackmail” from Washington. “Don’t ask us” to send troops, Bettel told reporters in Brussels…
Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for Warships
President Trump on Monday disparaged American allies who have responded coolly to, or outright rebuffed, his call to send warships to escort merchant vessels in and out of the Persian Gulf, complaining that the United States had been defending other countries for decades.
“You mean for 40 years we’re protecting you, and you don’t want to get involved in something that’s very minor?” Mr. Trump said, speaking about the war at a White House event with the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
Biggest Nato allies reject Trump’s Hormuz armada demand
The European response risks a showdown with Trump whose war against Iran has led to missile and drone attacks across the Gulf and upended global energy markets, with oil and European natural gas prices up about 70 per cent since the start of the year…
Iranian officials have reached out to Trump’s Middle East envoy and other administration officials, attempting to reopen a diplomatic channel, but Trump said he did not want to negotiate now, senior White House officials told CNN…
U.S. intelligence says Iran’s regime is consolidating power
Despite more than two weeks of relentless airstrikes, U.S. intelligence assessments say, Iran’s regime likely will remain in place for now, weakened but more hard-line, with the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps security forces exerting greater control…
Iran earns oil windfall as US turns blind eye
Iran is likely to be earning more than $140mn a day from selling oil as prices surge and the US turns a blind eye to its shipments to avoid further destabilising crude markets that have been shaken by the conflict…
Israel Invades Lebanon, Opening New Front Against Iran
Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon opens a new front in a widening Middle East war, expanding its campaign against Iran by moving against one of its most powerful regional allies, Hezbollah, and stretching its military across an unprecedented number of conflict zones…
Iran Unleashes New Crackdown on Its People to Head Off Uprising
Iran’s rulers have unleashed a new crackdown against domestic dissent, arresting people suspected of collaborating with foreign entities and threatening would-be protesters with death to hold back the risk of an uprising…
Trump Says He Asked China to Delay Xi Summit Due to Iran War
President Donald Trump said he had requested China delay a summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for about a month, citing the need to oversee the Iran war.
Trump stated that he wants to be in Washington due to the war and has requested a delay of a month or so, adding that he has a very good relationship with China.
The decision to delay the summit may not be a major disappointment for Beijing, as China had previously proposed a later date to allow more time for preparations…
DHS silent on threat status amid war in Iran, spate of violent acts
The global fallout from the United States’ escalating war against Iran — along with acts of violence this month at a Michigan synagogue, a Virginia university and a Texas bar — prompted warnings from national security experts about the potential for rising threats to the country.
But the Department of Homeland Security, the sprawling federal agency charged with helping keep the nation safe, has not provided the public with its own assessment of the dangers facing the United States…
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