President Trump said Tuesday that a peace agreement with Iran could be reached within "two or three days," with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen immediately upon signing, a development that would end the closure that has cut off roughly 20 percent of the world's oil exports.
The Trump administration denied entry visas to senior Iranian Football Federation officials ahead of the FIFA World Cup, forcing the Islamic Republic's delegation to base its operations in Tijuana, Mexico, while its players compete inside the United States.
Federal prosecutors arrested a Southern California technology executive Wednesday on charges he spent more than a decade smuggling U.S.-origin computer networking and encryption equipment to Iran's nuclear and military programs, laundering more than $15 million in the process.
U.S. Central Command intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting American forces in Kuwait late Sunday, the military announced Monday, the latest exchange of fire between U.S. and Iranian forces stretching across the weekend.
President Trump declared on Truth Social that he was heading to the Situation Room to make a "final determination" on Iran as the countries continue their negotiations to end the conflict.
The United States has imposed sanctions on the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), an Iranian entity seeking to "monetize its campaign of state-sponsored terror by extorting vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz."
President Trump declared Wednesday that he's achieved not one but two regime changes in Iran without firing a shot, a stunning claim made during the 12th Cabinet meeting of his second term at the White House.
