Trump says Iran war talks taking place during lull in strikes

The US president says "there is a good chance that something could happen", as Iran denies direct talks are taking place.

Trump Says 660-Mile Highway in Disputed Sahara to Bear His Name

US President Donald Trump said Morocco is naming a 1,055-kilometer (660 mile) highway in the Western Sahara after him, seemingly reflecting his landmark recognition of the kingdom’s rule of the disputed territory in 2020 that helped spur an investment boom.

By Souhail Karam

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Michael Ramirez cartoon on President Donald Trump, Iran war.

By Michael Ramirez

Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal

Former top US health official wrote about challenging interactions with publicity-fixated Trump during Covid Diary entries released by a Republican senator in an attempt to damage Anthony Fauci also show the former top US government science adviser’s growing disillusionment with Donald Trump in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, branding the president “rambling”, “crazy”, “desperate”, “bumbling”, “incompetent”, “an idiot”, “a true embarrassment”, “totally nuts” and “truly an obnoxious a...

By Martin Pengelly in Washington

In Memphis, an 'anti-crime' task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown

The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.

By Kat Lonsdorf

Senators reject Trump’s call to make Canada pay for wildfire smoke: ‘Ridiculous’

Republican and Democratic senators reject Trump's call for Canada to pay damages over wildfire smoke, with one calling for better forest management.

Honduras’s Hernandez returns home after Trump pardon: How it happened

Sentenced to 45 years in the US, Hernandez returns home to his family, party and supporters after Trump pardons him.

Trump backs 'fantastic' Warsh while calling for lower rates and citing 'bad intentions' of other Fed officials

President Trump Monday voiced support for Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh while insisting that the U.S. should have the lowest interest rates in the world.

US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test the neighbours’ ties

A major new bridge linking Canada and the United States at Detroit, Michigan opened on Monday to lorries, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a years-long project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics. Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the bridge, were among the first to cross over the Detroit River, which separates Detroit from Windsor, Ontario. The span, which was built by Canada at a cost of C$6.4 billion (US$4.5 billion), now becomes ...

By Associated Press

Iran rules out US talks as Hormuz Strait remains closed

Iran has not asked to resume talks with the US, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said. He added that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and that messages are being relayed through mediators. DW has more.

Honduran ex-president returns home after Trump pardon

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez – who was serving a 45-year prison sentence in the United States for drug trafficking until President Donald Trump pardoned him last year – returned to his home country on Sunday.

By FRANCE24

‘I know what he wants to do,’ Trump says of Fed’s Warsh, as president presses for rate cuts

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh “wants to do the right thing” but is facing a Fed board that might oppose him, the president said.

By Robert Schroeder

Trump oddly tells Michigan auto-worker crowd, ‘I’ve done more for you than your parents’ in latest rambling speech

President riffs on everything except the hotly-contested Michigan Senate race in appearance at General Motors facility

By Andrew Feinberg

Trump Attacks Thune Over Stalled Voter ID Law—Urges Calling Off Congressional Vacation

Trump also renewed his push for the Senate to nix the filibuster.

By Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff

Expert Predicts Donald Trump’s Next Inflation Nightmare Is Just Six Months Away

Why US strikes on Hormuz suddenly stopped despite Trump's bluster

By TOI WORLD DESK

Inside Trump's bizarre AI image spree on Truth Social: Air filter wall, oil tankers and more

The US president has a reputation for controversial remarks. However, now with the help of AI, Trump has expanded his remarks into generated images.

Trump says US in 'deep talks' with Iran, will return to war if negotiations fail

Trump's comments come as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington for a meeting with the president, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed earlier on Monday.

Trump Finds Consolation in Posting Dozens of AI Slop Delusions

Things are looking grim for the president, but an alternate reality is at the tip of his fingers

By Nikkimccannramirez

Iran claims control of the Strait of Hormuz and rejects peace talks

Trump stopped a two-week campaign of attacks against Iran to provide an opportunity for negotiations.

Iran says it still controls strait, not seeking talks, after Trump halts bombing

Iran said on Monday it was still in control of the Strait of Hormuz and not seeking to resume peace talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump halted a two-week bombing campaign that his top brass told him had run its course. Following 13 successive nights of intensifying bombing that provoked Tehran to […]

Iran says US not involved in talks with Oman over strait

Iran's foreign ministry has said the United States was not involved in recent talks with Oman over the administration of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Trump Says US Has "Enough" Weapons, Then Posts AI Images Of Strikes On Iran

The report had claimed that the US was facing a shortage of air defence interceptors and specialised missile defence systems.

Charging for Hormuz

IRAN is seeking to recalibrate its control over the Strait of Hormuz by regulating maritime traffic and establishing a ‘smart management’ system that includes passage fees for vessels traversing the strait. The principal treaty governing these matters is the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which establishes the legal framework applicable to passage through international straits. It recognises two principal regimes: innocent passage and transit passage. Under UNCLOS, ...

By [email protected] (Sikander Ahmed ShahSana Afraz)

Iran says it still controls strait, not seeking talks, after Trump halts bombing

Trump repeats call for Fed to cut interest rates - report

Trump: The real meaning of his election security speech

The president unveiled a contradictory theory on the 2020 election and stoked false claims about the coming midterms

By The Week US

Iran says no talks underway with US, sets conditions for future negotiations

Baghaei says Washington must ‘behave like a responsible govt’ before any negotiations can begin

By Reuters

Trump defies Israeli objections over potential F-35 deal with Türkiye

U.S. President Donald Trump defended the possibility of selling F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye on Monday, dismissing concerns over reported Israeli opposition and praising Ankara as...

Massive Relax

Massive Relax By Benjamin Picton, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank Oil futures are being offered this morning after President Trump on Friday declined to continue strikes on Iran. The ‘pause’ was extended over the weekend and reciprocated by the Iranians, marking the first ‘cease’ of the ceasefire in almost a fortnight. According to Axios, Donald Trump’s advisors had provided the President with attack plans for the day but CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper reportedly advi...

By Tyler Durden

Blogger Loomer calls for more anti-ballistic missiles to be provided to Ukraine

Laura Loomer, a blogger close to U.S. President Donald Trump who is currently in Ukraine, has called on Washington to provide Kyiv with more missiles for the Patriot systems.

Will Netanyahu Be Arrested?

Trump defends tariffs in hard-hit Michigan as Canada tax hike looms

US President Donald Trump has vigorously defended his economic policies in Michigan - a state hit hard by his tariffs, particularly in the automobile sector.

By Abubakar Ibrahim