The United States has condemned a deadly wave of Houthi rebel attacks on civilian cargo vessels in the Red Sea, warning that Iran-backed militants in Yemen continue to pose a serious threat to global maritime security. The attacks resulted in the sinking of a Liberian-flagged vessel and the deaths of at least three mariners.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated that the United States believes Iran's nuclear program has been delayed by one or two years following President Donald Trump's strikes.
A new report reveals that Iran-backed bot networks surged during the June war between Israel and Iran, inundating American social media with antisemitic conspiracy theories.
President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in Florida Tuesday that they are exploring legal action against CNN for its reporting on ICEBlock, a mobile app that tracks Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, as well as for alleged false reporting on U.S. military operations in Iran.
South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry drew sharp criticism after posting photos Tuesday of Deputy Foreign Minister Anna Thandi Moraka signing a condolence book at the Iranian embassy in Pretoria. The images showed Moraka standing beside a large portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader.
A cyber group connected to Iran threatened to release emails it claims stem from Trump officials and associates. The report has been dismissed as a "smear campaign" in light of recent U.S. and Iranian tensions.
President Trump declared he has dropped all work on any deal with Iran, firmly rejecting Sen. Chris Coons’s claim that his administration offered “tens of billions of dollars of incentives and reduced sanctions.”
