Trump’s top economic advisor reveals massive price tag of the Iran war so far
WASHINGTON — The war in Iran has cost at least $12 billion so far, President Trump’s top economic adviser revealed Sunday.
· Ryan King
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Newest first · UTC+11:00When will the war in Iran end? It depends on who you ask
After two weeks of war with Iran, looking behind the mirage of the US president's words paints a picture of his true intentions.
· Cason Ho
US-Iran war live updates: Iran denies asking Trump for negotiations as war rages on; Israel hit with a new wave of strikes; Four more Iranian women footballers withdraw their asylum bid to stay in Australia
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· Ellen Connolly
Airline CEOs urge Congress to end shutdown and pay airport TSA officers
Nearly month-long funding lapse has disrupted US air travel and caused long wait times amid security officers’ absences
· Reuters
As oil prices spike, is this the week Trump declares victory in Iran?
Maryland: Janet Stolba keeps a close eye on petrol prices. “These two gas stations used to be the cheapest gas around, and everybody came,” she says as she fills up near a major intersection in Hyattsville, Maryland.
· Michael Koziol
Top Dem strategist James Carville reveals his worst prediction blunders
WASHINGTON — Famed Democratic strategist James Carville has opened up about some of his worst botched predictions, admitting that experts don’t necessarily have better insights into the future than the average person.
· Ryan King
US-China trade talks: low-key start to negotiations after first meeting in Paris
Discussions expected to focus on trade, investment and rare earths ahead of crucial Xi-Trump summit later this month in Beijing
· Xiaofei Xu
Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump
Democrat says Congress ‘doing nothing’ may embolden president to attack countries such as Cuba and North Korea
· Victoria Bekiempis
Nicola Jennings on Trump’s Iran war strategy – cartoon
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No teacher left behind: Why salary reforms must include private school teachers
BILLS seeking to increase the salaries of public school teachers are once again pending before Congress. The latest proposal is Senate Bill 127, filed by Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV. SB 127 seeks to raise the monthly salary of public school teachers by P10,000 within the next three years, to be paid in tranches as …
· Joseph Noel M. Estrada
Military sites and 90% of crude oil trade: Why is Iranian island struck by US important
US forces have struck military facilities on Kharg Island off Iran’s coast, with US President Donald Trump warning that a major oil terminal there might also be attacked if Tehran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz.
· RT
Military sites and 90% of crude oil trade: Why this Iranian island struck by the US is so important
US forces have struck military facilities on Kharg Island off Iran’s coast, with US President Donald Trump warning that a major oil terminal there might also be attacked if Tehran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz.
· RT
UK, China and Japan among countries debating whether to send ships to strait of Hormuz
Response to Donald Trump’s callout for military support in the waterway has so far been vague and reluctant
· Hannah Ellis Petersen
Trump calls for naval coalition to open Strait of Hormuz: Can it work?
United States President Donald Trump has called for a naval coalition to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil shipments transit, as oil markets reel from supply disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran.
· Yashraj Sharma
‘SNL’ Cold Open Jokes About Rising Gas Prices and War With Iran as Trump Compares Country to Ballet: “We’re Timmy Chalamet”
Gas prices are through the roof, the world might be at war, and somehow Timothée Chalamet is involved. Saturday Night Live’s March 14 cold open tackles it all, with James Austin Johnson’s Trump blaming Iran, ballet, and literally everything else for your $100 gas bill.
· Michael Haskoor
Oil prices will drop after Iran war ends ‘in the next few weeks,’ Energy Secretary Chris Wright says
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Chris Wright predicted that soaring oil prices will cool off within the “next few weeks” after the war in Iran wraps up, while sidestepping a question about whether he expects it to top $200 a barrel.
· Ryan King
Maine Dem Senate hopeful claims Jewish leaders found his excuse for Nazi tattoo ‘eminently reasonable’
WASHINGTON — Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner isn’t apologizing anymore for the Nazi-linked tattoo he was caught with last year, and he’s claiming Jewish leaders buy his excuse about it.
· Ryan King
Al tiempo que Trump impulsa deportaciones, es más difícil hallar datos de inmigración
Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) detienen a una persona el 27 de enero de 2025 en Silver Spring, Maryland. (Foto AP/Alex Brandon, archivo)
· Rebecca Santana
Securing Hormuz Strait should be ‘a team effort’ – Trump
Countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz “must take care” of securing it, US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social late on Saturday, adding that Washington “will help – A LOT!”
· RT
Securing Strait of Hormuz should be ‘a team effort’ – Trump
Countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz “must take care” of securing it, US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social late on Saturday, adding that Washington “will help – A LOT!”
· RT
How Trump’s unchecked power has changed the world
The decision by United States President Donald Trump to launch a war on Iran has left many international law experts questioning if the world order established after World War II is actually working.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
Pope Leo XIV demands end to war on Iran in appeal to leaders
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· Nicole Winfield
Israeli group discreetly organized mystery flights evacuating Palestinians
Palestinians who traveled to South Africa via a charter flight organized by an Israeli group whose founder supported U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza stand in their temporary flat in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
· Sam Mednick
Trump's administration has stopped releasing key immigration numbers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a person, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
· Rebecca Santana
The next generation of AI warfare is here—how we handle it is crucial to our own survival
President Trump’s historic dismantling of the Iranian regime is unfolding at blinding speed, showcasing the next generation of AI warfare. Far from replacing human judgment, the US military’s use of AI in Iran has focused in large measure on solving one of war’s oldest and most vexing problems: processing vast trove…
· Wynton Hall
A media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood
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· David Bauder
One family's journey from slavery to serving presidents in the White House
Presidents come and go from the White House every four or eight years, but the Ficklin family was a constant presence there for nearly eight decades, serving 13 presidents from FDR to Barack Obama. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren/Rick Gentilo)
· Darlene Superville
EEUU y China inician conversaciones comerciales en París de cara a una cumbre de Trump y Xi
El secretario del Tesoro, Scott Bessent, se ve en la Casa Blanca, el viernes 6 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· The Associated Press
Here’s the news from Iran – Donald Trump is making America lose wars again | Simon Tisdall
Humiliating failure now looms, as symbolically damaging to US global standing and national self-esteem as Afghanistan or Iraq
· Simontisdall
Four politicians want to be part of VP Sara’s Senate slate
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· Reina C. Tolentino
Zelenskyy dice que Ucrania espera a que EEUU y Rusia programen la próxima ronda de diálogos
Bomberos extinguen un incendio en un vecindario residencial tras un ataque de misiles y drones rusos en Brovary, cerca de Kiev, Ucrania, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Efrem Lukatsky)
· Susie Blann
US, China hold trade talks in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit
Top officials from the United States and China have launched a new round of talks before a summit between their presidents, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, expected in Beijing later this month.
· Al Jazeera
South Korea considering sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz
South Korea is considering sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump called on it and other countries to take part in its defence.
· Middleeasteye
‘War leader’ Trump fixates on trivial matters as Iran death toll mounts
Experts query ‘mix-up of priorities’ as president plays golf, posts old pictures and repeats details of Bill Maher feud
· Adam Gabbatt
How the US war on Iran may provoke a terrorist attack – and how that may be the point
‘Of course there’s going to be retaliation,’ says one expert. ‘It may be that this is what Trump’s interested in’
· Roberttait
US-China trade talks open in Paris, paving the way for Trump-Xi summit
BEIJING (AP) — Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.
Trump says US may hit Iran’s Kharg Island again ‘just for fun’
United States President Donald Trump has threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island and urged allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway critical for global energy supplies, as Tehran promises to intensify its response.
· Al Jazeera Staff
China and US begin fresh round of trade talks in Paris
Discussions expected to focus on trade, investment and rare earths ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China later this month
· Xiaofei Xu
Bruins visit the Devils after shootout win
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· The Associated Press
Southwest Airlines ending service at Chicago O’Hare, Washington Dulles airports
Southwest Airlines will no longer service two major airports in the US amid the company’s “ongoing efforts to refine its network.”
· Nicholas McEntyre
Trump calls for warships to be sent to key oil route
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British conservatives once looked down on the American right. Now they’re riding on Maga’s coat-tails | Kojo Koram
Self-described UK patriots have spotted an opportunity for advancement and enrichment. That’s why so many outsource their identity to Trump
· Kojo Koram
Seoul under pressure as Trump urges major economies to send ships to Hormuz Strait
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
· Jung Min-kyung
Dos semanas de guerra con Irán ponen a Trump a la defensiva en la política estadounidense
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla con periodistas antes de subir al Air Force One el viernes 13 de marzo de 2026 en la Base Conjunta Andrews de Maryland, para un viaje a Florida. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Will Weissert
Trump is rallying nations to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Australia is wary
United States President Donald Trump has not asked Australia to send a warship to the Strait of Hormuz as he seeks to rally a multinational coalition to protect the global oil trade and any such request would probably be greeted warily by the Albanese government.
· Matthew Knott
Tucker Carlson: Trump voters feel 'betrayed' over Israel support
Speaking to Piers Morgan on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Tucker Carlson said many supporters of Donald Trump feel “heartbroken” and “betrayed” over Washington’s continued backing of Israel.
· Middleeasteye
Trump insta a aliados de EEUU a enviar buques al estrecho de Ormuz. Irán promete represalias
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· Samy Magdy
Lee offers government’s first official apology to victims of March 15 Democracy Movement
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· Ji Da-gyum
Secretario de Energía de EEUU ordena a petrolera reanudar operaciones frente a California
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· The Associated Press