297 articles in the World News category.
By Tommy Flynn
Baghdad, Iraq – Iraqi leaders are actively courting American energy firms with enhanced security assurances and improved contract terms in a bid to boost foreign investment and ramp up oil production, which has faced repeated disruptions from regional instability and...
By Tommy Flynn
Washington, D.C. – Sebastian Gorka, Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, disclosed details of a highly successful secret joint U.S.-Nigerian military operation last month that resulted in the deaths of 199 suspected terrorists, including a...
By Tommy Flynn
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. military has quietly coordinated the safe transit of approximately 70 commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz over the past three weeks, providing a critical alternative for shippers avoiding Iranian interference in the vital waterway. U.S....
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is demanding significant changes to the language of the proposed Iran peace framework before he will sign off on any agreement, according to multiple administration officials. Trump told aides during a May 31 meeting that the current draft is...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump convened a high-level meeting in the White House Situation Room on Friday to review the latest version of a tentative peace framework with Iran, but no final decision was announced after roughly two hours of discussions. Trump had signaled...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated unequivocally on May 28 that Iran will receive no sanctions relief until it verifiably hands over or destroys its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, reinforcing President Donald Trump’s consistent position throughout the...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2026, that a framework peace agreement with Iran is largely complete and awaiting his final sign-off, marking the most significant progress yet toward ending the conflict that began earlier this year. According to multiple...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces conducted defensive operations on May 28, 2026, shooting down four Iranian one-way attack drones and striking a drone ground control station in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, to neutralize an imminent threat near the Strait of Hormuz. Pentagon...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The United States carried out targeted self-defense strikes on Iranian military assets along the southern Gulf coast on May 25, hitting missile launch sites and small boats attempting to lay mines near the Strait of Hormuz, even as indirect negotiations for a...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that a framework agreement to end the conflict with Iran is “largely negotiated,” with final details currently under discussion and potentially ready for announcement in the coming days. In a Truth Social post and follow-up...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday the odds of reaching a comprehensive nuclear and security deal with Iran or resuming U.S. military strikes are currently “50/50,” signaling deep frustration with the stalled state of indirect negotiations. Trump made the assessment...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Iran has stiffened its negotiating position in recent days, insisting on retaining its right to uranium enrichment and rejecting key U.S. demands, leading to a clear impasse in indirect talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict. Iran’s latest counterproposal,...