235 articles in the World News category.
By RWTNews Staff
TEHRAN – Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, state media reported Sunday, following the Assembly of Experts' vote amid heightened security concerns. Mojtaba, a 56-year-old hardline cleric...
By RWTNews Staff
OSLO – An explosion struck the U.S. Embassy in Oslo early Sunday around 1 a.m. local time (0000 GMT), causing minor material damage to one entrance but no injuries, Norwegian police reported. Witnesses described hearing three loud "bangs" that shook the ground, with smoke rising...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – U.S. and Israeli officials are debating the deployment of special operations forces or other ground troops into Iran to locate and destroy deeply buried nuclear facilities that airstrikes cannot fully eliminate, according to Axios reporting citing U.S. officials....
By RWTNews Staff
DORAL, Fla. – President Trump launched the Shield of the Americas initiative Saturday at a summit with Latin American leaders, aiming to coordinate military, intelligence, and law enforcement efforts to dismantle narco-terrorist gangs and cartels across the Western Hemisphere....
By RWTNews Staff
WASHINGTON – President Trump outlined conditions Thursday for Iran's next leader, emphasizing the need for a figure who prioritizes the Iranian people over terrorism and nuclear pursuits, amid the regime's leadership vacuum following U.S.-Israeli strikes. In a Truth Social post,...
By Tommy Flynn
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an apology Thursday for Iran's retaliatory strikes on neighboring countries during the ongoing conflict, announcing a suspension of such attacks unless Iran is targeted from those territories first. In a pre-recorded televised...
By RWTNews Staff
WASHINGTON – Russia has supplied Iran with intelligence on U.S. and Israeli troop movements and capabilities since the military action began February 28, according to U.S. officials, escalating Moscow's support for Tehran beyond weapons and training. The intelligence, including...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – The United States and Venezuela have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations, the State Department announced Thursday, marking a significant shift after the January 2026 U.S. military operation that removed former President Nicolás Maduro from power. The...
By Tommy Flynn
DUBAI – Iranian forces targeted additional oil tankers in the Gulf region Wednesday, damaging at least three vessels and killing one seafarer, escalating disruptions to global energy supplies amid the ongoing U.S. military action against Tehran. A Bahamas-flagged crude tanker...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Navy submarine sank an Iranian frigate with a single Mk-48 torpedo in the Indian Ocean on March 3, marking the first torpedo sinking of an enemy vessel by U.S. forces since World War II, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday. The Department of War showing the...
By RWTNews Staff
WASHINGTON – President Trump is open to supporting armed groups inside Iran to dislodge the regime, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, as Tehran grapples with a leadership crisis following U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah...
By RWTNews Staff
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on March 3 released the names of four U.S. Army soldiers killed Sunday in an Iranian drone attack on a military base in Kuwait, marking the first American fatalities in the ongoing military action against Iran. The deceased are: All were assigned to the...