Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump previewed that the United States could strike Pickaxe Mountain in Iran “very soon and very heavily.”Trump made the comments in the White House’s Oval Office on Tuesday during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.“We follow the material,” Trump told reporters. “That’s where the action is, and we’ll... Read more

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a Syrian invasion of Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah could be “very effective.”Trump was asked during an Oval Office meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa’s suggestion that the Syrian military intervene against Hezbollah.“We get along very well... Read more

President Donald Trump implied that last weekend’s deadly Iranian attack on a Jordanian military base, in which two U.S. service members were killed, could have been avoided if there had been “other operators.”“They did slip something through in Jordan, and if we had other operators, you know, would have not... Read more

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would personally speak with Hezbollah leadership if asked to do so by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.Unlike past presidents, Trump has repeatedly flouted norms regarding direct American negotiations with terrorist groups, something he himself referenced during a bilateral meeting with Aoun at the White... Read more

President Donald Trump accused the Iranian government of indiscriminately killing protesters during a bilateral press conference with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday.“I believe that by doing what we did, by terminating Iran… very evil people leading that country, you saw the number of protesters that they killed, 52,000-plus,” Trump said while... Read more

President Donald Trump is meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun for the first time on Tuesday, as the two leaders discuss a Lebanese proposal to target Hezbollah fighters who control swaths of the Middle Eastern country.The pair is holding talks around 11 a.m. Eastern at the White House in Washington,... Read more

Mamdani reiterated last weekend that he is considering arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when Netanyahu is in New York City this September for the United Nations’s General Assembly, two years after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.The threat... Read more

The United States is slapping 50% tariffs on Canadian products from wine and hockey sticks to cement, in response to Canada’s retaliatory duties on American cars, alcohol, and cheese as part of the two countries’ trade war.President Donald Trump signed three executive orders on Monday evening to impose the levies on Canada... Read more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to tighten restrictions on where defense contractors can source critical minerals and other sensitive components found in the Pentagon’s weapons arsenal.According to Peter Navarro, the White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, the order will “end the waiver racket,” allowing... Read more

Iran’s killing of three additional U.S. service members has crossed a red line President Donald Trump has repeatedly drawn, forcing him to decide whether to escalate the existing campaign or take the far riskier step of expanding the conflict.Over the weekend, first Lt. Tyler James Feehan of Hawaii and Pvt.... Read more

President Donald Trump shut down New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s floated prospect of arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan.“Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,” Trump wrote... Read more

President Donald Trump will attend the dignified transfer of the U.S. service members killed this weekend by Iranian strikes, the White House announced on Monday.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, newly back from maternity leave, wrote on X that Trump “will attend the dignified transfer of our fallen heroes tomorrow... Read more