Un hombre corea lemas durante el entierro del general Ali Shamkhani, secretario del Consejo de Defensa de Irán y asesor de alto rango del líder supremo del país, que murió en un ataque, en el patio del santuario de Imamzadeh Saleh en Teherán, Irán, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)
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Iran’s joint military command threatened to attack cities in the UAE, home to Dubai and one of the world’s busiest airports, saying the U.S. used “ports, docks and hideouts” there to launch strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, without providing evidence.
Iran’s joint military command threatened to attack cities in the UAE, home to Dubai and one of the world’s busiest airports, saying the U.S. used “ports, docks and hideouts” there to launch strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, without providing evidence.
US President Donald Trump has dismissed Vladimir Zelensky’s offer to assist with countering Iranian drones in the Middle East, saying he is the “last person” Washington needs help from.
US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses over coverage of the US-Israeli military operation in Iran after criticism from President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before he boards Air Force One, Friday, March 13, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
ROME (AFP) -- Protesters burned images of US President Donald Trump and Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome Saturday during a demonstration against the government's judicial reform and the Middle East war.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In New York City, two men who federal authorities say were inspired by the Islamic State brought powerful homemade bombs to a far-right protest outside the mayoral mansion.
A senior US senator has raised the alarm that the United States and Israel have pushed the Middle East into a rapidly escalating crisis after launching a war on Iran, saying President Donald Trump has “lost control” of the conflict.
Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference Greg Sankey speaks during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Jayson Tatum, alero de los Celtics de Boston, salta para encestar frente a los Wizards de Washington, en el partido del sábado 14 de marzo de 2026 (AP Foto/Charles Krupa)
The head of the USA's federal communication agency has accused several broadcasters of "hoaxes and news distortions", threatening to revoke their broadcasting licences if their coverage of the Middle East conflict doesn't change.Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr delivered the ultim…
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes on Saturday, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude exports.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump urged other nations to help secure a vital shipping lane choked off by the war with Iran that showed no signs of slowing on Saturday, as strikes hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) reaches up to block a pass by Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
President Trump on Saturday said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war, but he’s holding off because the terms of the proposed deal “aren’t good enough.”
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that "hopefully" South Korea and other countries, affected by Iran's attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, will send ships to keep the crucial oil shipping route "open and safe," amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping along the waterway.
A senior US senator has raised the alarm that the United States and Israel have pushed the Middle East into a rapidly escalating crisis after launching a war on Iran, saying President Donald Trump has “lost control” of the conflict.
Las gigantescas palas de las turbinas eólicas del proyecto Vineyard Winds yacen apiladas en estructuras en el puerto, el 11 de julio de 2023, en New Bedford, Massachusetts. (AP Foto/Charles Krupa, archivo)
President Donald Trump's political action committee this week sent a fundraising email promising donors "private national security briefings" by the president himself and featuring a photo from the dignified transfer for U.S. service members killed in Kuwait.
Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman (2) warms up before the NWSL women’s championship soccer match against Gotham FC, Nov. 22, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Justine Willard, File)
US President Donald Trump has called on several other countries to send ships to the Middle East to open the Strait of Hormuz and ease the global oil supply disruptions brought on by his war in Iran.The Strait of Hormuz is a critical but narrow waterway in the Gulf region through which ships carrying one-fifth of t…
Boston Bruins center Fraser Minten, top, celebrates his game-winning goal with his teammates following a shootout in an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
The US security umbrella promised to American allies in the Middle East has proven to be “full of holes,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, after President Donald Trump called for a broad international response to Tehran’s retaliatory attacks.
US President Donald Trump has slammed NATO members and partner nations for not joining the American-Israeli war on Iran, after a number of allies refused to heed his call to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. He accused them of doing nothing for the US “in time of need,” while enjoying American military a…
President Trump on Saturday urged allied nations to work together to keep oil safely flowing through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran said the critical global trade route was off limits to the US and Israel.
Oil pumping operations are expected to begin imminently off the coast of California after President Trump issued an executive order Friday to resume oil drilling operations near Santa Barbara, The Post has learned.
Federal authorities in New York have arrested and charged a lobbyist — one who had worked on behalf of an ex-nursing home operator pardoned recently by President Donald Trump — with attempting to force a former client and his son to pay him $500,000, according to documents.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration that the Iran war has stalled his own country’s peace talks — and that President Trump wasn’t putting more pressure on Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin to end the four-year bloodbath.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act.
The administration of President Donald Trump has moved to end its prosecution of a United States Army veteran who burned a national flag to protest one of the president’s executive orders.
President Donald Trump's administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive US-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts.
Jan Carey, un veterano de guerra de Carolina del Norte que quemó una bandera cerca de la Casa Blanca el mes pasado, escucha a sus abogados tras su comparecencia ante la Corte Federal E. Barrett Prettyman, el miércoles 17 de septiembre de 2025, en Washington. (Foto AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr., archivo)
The administration of President Donald Trump has warned that news outlets could have their broadcasting licenses revoked over critical reporting on the war against Iran, accusing the media of “distortions”.
The United States says that it has reopened its embassy in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas after a seven-year hiatus, as President Donald Trump deepens ties with the South American country’s new government.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities in New York have arrested and charged a lobbyist — one who had worked on behalf of an ex-nursing home operator pardoned recently by President Donald Trump — with attempting to force a former client and his son to pay him $500,000, according to documents.