Trump admin unveils anti-Iran global sanctions plan, signals China not exempt
The Trump administration unveiled a plan to isolate Iran’s economy by threatening to impose secondary sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s “enablers.” Source link
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Trump says Netanyahu won’t be arrested despite Mamdani threat
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026. Ronen Zvulun | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “will not be arrested” when he visits New York in September, pushing back on a suggestion by Mayor Zohran Mamdani that such…
U.S. strikes Iran before Hormuz Strait blockade restarts
An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 13, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Navy U.S. forces launched strikes against Iranian targets shortly before the U.S. resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports in and around the…
Trump mum on U.S. defending Taiwan from China
President Donald Trump on Friday said that he refused to directly answer Chinese President Xi Jinping when asked if the United States would defend Taiwan if China attacked it. “That question was asked to me today,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One as they flew back to the United States from a two-day summit…
Marco Rubio says U.S. expects Iran response on peace deal ‘today’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press at the US Embassy in Rome on May 8, 2026. Stefano Rellandini | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is expecting a response on Friday from Iran on the proposal to end the war. “We should know something…
European airlines will fail if jet fuel prices don’t fall
European airlines will fail if the price of jet fuel remains elevated over the summer, the CEO of budget airline Ryanair warned. Speaking to CNBC on Thursday, CEO Michael O’Leary said that his airline was protected because it had hedged 80% of its fuel but predicted “real failures” for other airlines if the price of…