Maura Flint, a local tour guide, says the joke is “very funny” but the reality of Mr Trump’s long war in Iran is anything but. “He doesn’t have a good strategy for getting out,” she complains. “There’s no end in sight.”

Regional powers are worried about rising economic damage and the risk of escalation, but still face the challenge of getting the combatants on board.

The war keeps costing motorists more at the pump, with the average price of gas hitting $4.39 a gallon in the U.S. on Friday, according to AAA. That's up a steep nine cents from Thursday and 34 cents from a week ago and month ago, AAA said. Crude oil ...

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Having deferred to the president for months, G.O.P. lawmakers missed crucial milestones to try to limit his war powers. That has tied their hands in seeking parameters and exit criteria. By Megan Mineiro Reporting from the Capitol The Republican-led ...

House Democrats came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first hearing since the Iran war started, peppering the Pentagon chief with questions on his characterization of the conflict and recent high-profile firings of top military officials.

“Ships of the world, start your engines,” President Donald Trump urged Sunday, on Truth Social. “Let the oil flow!” He was writing after announcing an apparent deal with Iran to halt the ongoing war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point in ...

Iran said it is reviewing the latest proposals sent by the United States aimed at ending the war, with Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir expected in Tehran on Thursday. Nour News, which is close to Iran's Supreme National Security Council ...

Pope Leo XIV has done something the Catholic Church urgently needed. He has spoken about war, peace, technology and human dignity with the clarity this moment demands. In Magnifica Humanitas, his first major encyclical, Leo does not treat war as one moral ...

As the war with Iran blows up and cools down from week to week, one trend is clear: The biggest beneficiary of this conflict is China. Beijing did not have to fire a shot, spend vast sums or use up political capital.