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Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran.
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Iran’s military has threatened shipping in the Red Sea if the US continues its blockade of Iranian ports. The US Central Command said the blockade had “completely halted” Tehran’s economic sea trade, while Iranian media reported four vessels had traveled to and from the country.
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Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress Tuesday, moments before their House colleagues were prepared to set in motion their removal.
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Pope Leo XIV strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war.
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The Artemis II crew landed safely back on earth after traveling farther from earth than anyone in human history. Plus, a former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies.
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President Trump warned Iran against charging tolls to oil tankers in the key shipping lane. Abu Dhabi’s oil chief said the strait is “not open” as few vessels make it through the waterway.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed shipping through the critical Strait of Hormuz stopped following what it said was an Israeli ceasefire violation in Lebanon. The White House previously said the ceasefire would continue if the strait stays open.
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Missile attacks were reported across the Gulf region and Israel shortly after President Donald Trump announced he’d agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. An official says that the US military has paused strikes on Iran, but Israel is still carrying out strikes, an Israeli military spokesperson said.
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President Donald Trump said Iran could be “taken out in one night,” which “might” be Tuesday — a deadline he set for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He wouldn’t say whether the war is winding down, calling it a “critical period” that depends on Iran’s actions.
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The status of a US service member remains unknown after an F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran. The jet’s other crew member was rescued, US sources told CNN. Iran also struck a second US military plane Friday, forcing the pilot to eject outside Iranian territory, according to a US official.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to serve as the interim head of the Justice Department, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the past year, often taking a more public-facing role when Pam Bondi was in hot water with White House officials.
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A fully loaded Kuwaiti tanker in Dubai waters was hit by a drone attack, triggering fears of an oil spill, as Trump again threatened to blow up Iran’s energy sources if the Hormuz Strait isn’t reopened fully. Meanwhile, least two people were killed in a US-Israeli strike on an orphanage in Iran, state media reported.
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Trump has insisted that it’s up to Iranian leaders to convince him to halt the war, saying he doesn’t care about making a deal. Iranian state media has said the regime has “complete doubt” about Washington’s willingness to negotiate.
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A key group of House Republicans are growing increasingly wary of the US war with Iran after a briefing with Department of Defense officials on Wednesday left some unsatisfied with what they were told about the objectives and length of the war effort.
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President Donald Trump said that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are leading negotiations with Iran, expressing optimism that a deal is in sight. An Iranian source told CNN that Tehran is willing to listen to “sustainable” proposals to end the war.
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Iran’s foreign ministry said there was “no dialogue” between Tehran and Washington, according to state affiliated media. Separately, the semi-official Fars News Agency, citing what it described as informed Iranian sources, said plans are being prepared for potential actions targeting Tel Aviv and some regional allies of the US and Israel.
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The US removes sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian oil as Trump seeks to lower gas prices. Plus, thousands more troops are heading to the Middle East.
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Iran strikes refineries all across the Middle East causing the price of gas to soar at home and now the Trump administration wants to ask Congress to fork over $200 billion for the war.
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Officials including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, where they were pressed on the administration’s often-confusing and contradictory claims about the Iran war and the underlying intelligence.
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A senior US counterterrorism intelligence official appointed by Trump abruptly announced he is stepping down, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.”
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