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President Trump outlined the U.S. operation that rescued the two-man crew of an F-15 after the fighter jet was shot down on Friday in Iran. He called the mission “one of the largest, most complex, most harrowing” the U.S. military had ever conducted.
In Washington, planning for a war with Iran always started with the same stubborn reality: It would be hard to fight and even harder to win. The country is vast and mountainous. Much of its military infrastructure is buried in caves and bunkers. Any serious plan to neutralize Iran’s nuclear ambitions or topple the r…
Washington, DC – As the clock ticks down on US President Donald Trump’s “deadline” for Iran, analysts warn that further escalation may prolong and expand the conflict with the Middle Eastern country and is unlikely to lead to a swift victory for the United States.
La central eléctrica Damavand vista desde un camino cercano en las afueras de Teherán, Irán, el martes 7 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Francisco Seco)
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Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on Wednesday, April 8.
Donald Trump has rapidly shifted his stance on how useful the Strait of Hormuz is to the US. Source: SBS, Getty / Graphic by Rosemary Vasquez-Brown
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference regarding developments in the Trump Administration’s anti-fraud efforts, at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Clive Palmer’s $110 million Victorian senator, Ralph Babet, is already laying the groundwork for life after politics. The guy perhaps best known for his love of US President Donald Trump has simply had enough.
ROMA (AP) — El papa León XIV afirmó el martes que la amenaza del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump de destruir la civilización iraní es “verdaderamente inaceptable” y manifestó que cualquier ataque contra infraestructura civil viola el derecho internacional.
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law.
TEHRAN, Iran — Three times a week, Asghar Hashemi undergoes dialysis treatment at a hospital in northern Tehran. He fears that if power stations are knocked out, as US President Donald Trump has threatened in escalating rhetoric, his life will be in danger.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to testify before the US congress in June about his interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers have confirmed.
As each day passes, the posts on Truth Social become more unhinged. Panic is welling in US President Donald Trump’s belly. His unprovoked attack on Iran is turning into his worst nightmare.
A ameaça do presidente Donald Trump de "dizimar" a infraestrutura essencial do Irã pode abrir a porta para crimes de guerra e violações do direito internacional, alertam especialistas e organizações de direitos humanos.
The Damavand power station is seen from a nearby road on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Some of Donald Trump's allies are urging him not to follow through on his threats. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
Policías cerca del Palacio de la República previo a la visita de Donald Trump Jr. en Banja Luka, Bosnia, el 7 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Radivoje Pavicic)
Iran vowed Tuesday that a massive US attack will prompt its ally the Houthis to further try to strangle the flow of oil and goods through the region by closing the key Bab el-Mandeb strait.
As President Trump ratchets up the pressure on the Iranian regime this week, Tehran continues to hit its immediate neighbors with wave after wave of attack drones.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is no stranger to provocative language. But his threat to wipe out Iranian civilization and other recent menacing comments have prompted critics to question the US president's mental health.
Tucker Carlson urged US officials to oppose any efforts by President Donald Trump to authorize large-scale attacks that would harm Iranian civilians, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat on Tuesday expressed optimism about cooperation with South Korea in addressing the United States' concerns over a revision to the Asian country's network act aimed at tackling false online content.
Washington: The United States struck military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island while Israel blew up bridges and railway tracks as the hours tick down to President Donald Trump’s declared deadline for the country to make a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
A woman attends a rally calling for the end of the U.S. blockade against the island nation in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
President Masoud Pezeshkian says 14m people ‘declared their readiness to sacrifice their lives’ for defence of Iran
WASHINGTON — Billionaire Bill Gates is to testify on June 10 before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, a source close to the matter told AFP on Tuesday.
A panel of California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced state legislation that would crack down on online exploitation activity that targets minors.
WASHINGTON — The CIA used a futuristic new tool called “Ghost Murmur” to find and rescue the second American airman who was shot down in southern Iran, The Post has learned.
The clock is ticking on President Donald Trump's threat to wipe out much of Iran's civilian infrastructure if the country doesn't strike a deal by Tuesday evening in the US.
Tucker Carlson has publicly called on White House aides and Pentagon officials to refuse President Donald Trump’s orders if they involve mass attacks on Iranian civilians or the possible use of nuclear weapons, telling them to "say no, absolutely not" directly to the president and, if necessary, to "figure out the c…
Mujeres participan en una manifestación para exigir el fin del bloqueo estadounidense a Cuba en La Habana, Cuba, el martes 7 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Ramón Espinosa)
President Donald Trump on Tuesday heaped praise on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after Vice President JD Vance called his boss from the stage of a political rally at a soccer stadium in Budapest.
Islamabad, Pakistan – Standing before reporters at the White House, US President Donald Trump was asked whether a ceasefire with Iran was within reach.
WASHINGTON - The US economic and trade relationship with China is stable and President Donald Trump will aim to keep it that way in a meeting next month with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday.
Police officers stand in front of the Palace of the Republic prior visit of Donald Trump Jr. and meetings with representatives of the authorities of the Republika Srpska, in Banja Luka, Bosnia, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
The vote comes just hours after Trump’s warning that a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if the strategic waterway is not opened
The vote comes just hours after Trump’s warning that a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if the strategic waterway is not opened
President Donald Trump has pledged to target infrastructure across Iran unless the country reaches an "acceptable" deal to end the war with the US and Israel by Tuesday night.
Donald Trump’s threat to target Iran’s bridges and power plants follows a similar playbook to recent conflicts
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The White House has denied that it has any plans to use nuclear weapons against Iran as a deadline imposed by President Donald Trump for Tehran to make a deal or face a massive onslaught looms.
There is no question that Trump’s threats, if carried out, would amount to war crimes. The international justice system is positioned to act
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will be lampooned in an attack ad from opponent Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign for going on “spring break” and leaving the Department of Homeland Security unfunded, The Post has learned.
After President Donald Trump threatened the very existence of the “whole civilisation” of Iran on Tuesday, some Democrats said it is time for the US Constitution's 25th Amendment to be invoked.
Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed, addresses supporters during a rally, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
OMBUDSMAN Jesus Crispin Remulla’s announcement that he is preparing plunder charges against former House speaker Martin Romualdez and former Senate president Francis Escudero is all but revolutionary in strengthening our justice system — if it is pursued of course.