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Trump: Iran Gave US a 'Very Big Present'

He says war has already been won

(Newser) - President Trump says the United States has already "won" its war with Iran—even as diplomats scramble to stop the fighting and Iran publicly denies it's talking to Washington at all. Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said US and Israeli strikes over the past three-plus...

Somebody Is Broadcasting Mystery Signals in Persian

Radio sleuths baffled by Cold War-style string of numbers and the Persian word 'attention'

(Newser) - "Attention" is the first word, and it comes in Persian—three times—before a male voice launches into hours of measured, seemingly random numbers. The transmission, on shortwave radio, has aired twice daily since the US-Israel strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, reports Wired , citing the group Priyom,...

Report: Crown Prince Urges Trump to Intensify Iran War

Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman reportedly calls for broader strikes on Iran, including oil sites

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince is reportedly telling US President Trump that now is not the time to hit pause on the Iran war. People briefed by American officials say Mohammed bin Salman has urged Trump in recent calls to press ahead with the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, framing...

Iran War May End Era of F-14 Jets
Iran War May End
Era of F-14 Jets
Mar 24, 2026 10:04 AM CDT

Iran War May End Era of F-14 Jets

Last ones in operation might have been destroyed by Israeli bombs

(Newser) - The venerable F-14 fighter jet, familiar to anyone who's seen Top Gun, may be history because of the Iran war. Both NPR and the War Zone report that Israeli bombs might have destroyed the last operational ones in existence. Satellite images show multiple destroyed Tomcats at an Iranian airbase,...

FBI Renews Push for Leads in Robert Levinson Mystery

Family hopes Iran war will produce information on the former FBI agent, or his remains

(Newser) - The FBI is still pushing to find out what happened to one of its own: Robert Levinson. Nearly 20 years after the retired FBI agent vanished on Iran's Kish Island, FBI Director Kash Patel marked both the March 9 anniversary of his disappearance and Hostage and Wrongful Detainees Day,...

Iran Publicly Denies Talks With US
Iran Publicly Denies
Talks With US
Mar 23, 2026 11:56 AM CDT

Iran Publicly Denies Talks With US

But Trump says negotiations with a 'respected' Iranian official are going well

(Newser) - World markets remained in an upbeat mood on Monday after President Trump postponed a major escalation of the Iran war and said the two sides were engaged in "productive" talks to end the conflict. Much uncertainty remained about those talks. Coverage:
  • Trump said son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve
...

Iran Warns It May Shut Strait of Hormuz 'Completely'

Tehran threatens Hormuz closure and regional energy infrastructure attacks

(Newser) - Iran is warning it will choke off one of the world's most important oil routes if the US follows through on a new threat, CNN reports. The country's armed forces headquarters said Sunday it is prepared to shut the Strait of Hormuz "completely" and for an indefinite...

Officials: Iran Lobbed 'Reckless' Strike on Remote Island

Chago Archipelago's Diego Garcia, which hosts UK-US military base, was reported target

(Newser) - Iran has reportedly launched missiles at Diego Garcia, an Indian Ocean island that's home to a strategic UK-US military base. Citing US officials, the Wall Street Journal reports that two intermediate-range ballistic missiles were fired, per the AP . Britain condemned "Iran's reckless attacks" after the unsuccessful attempt...

Iran Says Airstrike Hit Nuclear Enrichment Facility

State media: Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was attacked Saturday, with no radiation leakage

(Newser) - Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike on Saturday, Iranian state media reports. Iran's official Mizan news agency said there was no radiation leakage after Saturday's strike on the Natanz nuclear facility, nearly 135 miles southeast of Tehran. The facility, Iran's main uranium...

US Deploys More Marines to the Mideast

About 2.5K leave California, along with three more warships

(Newser) - More Marines are en route to the Mideast. The US is deploying about 2,500 additional troops and three more warships, reports Reuters and the AP . The new troops with the USS Boxer and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit left California earlier this week, per CBS News . This is actually...

Sailor Mistakenly Exposes Aircraft Carrier During Jog

Upload on Strava fitness app pinpointed position of France's Charles de Gaulle in Mediterranean

(Newser) - A French sailor reportedly logged a 4.3-mile run on the deck of the Charles de Gaulle on March 13—but when his smartwatch uploaded the route to his Strava fitness app, it effectively pinpointed the aircraft carrier's position in the eastern Mediterranean in near real time, the Telegraph...

Iran Executes 3 Protesters, Including Teen Wrestler

Rights groups say they were forced into confessions through torture

(Newser) - Iran has carried out its first executions tied to January's nationwide protests, and one of the dead was a teenage wrestling standout. State media said wrestler Saleh Mohammadiwas hanged Thursday along with Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi in the city of Qom after being convicted of "waging war...

Trump Slams 'Cowards' Amid Push to Reopen Strait

President criticizes NATO allies for not helping as American forces work to secure Hormuz

(Newser) - President Trump escalated his criticism of NATO allies reluctant to help as American forces worked to secure the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. In a Truth Social post, Trump labeled the allies "cowards" in all caps and warned again that the US would remember. "They didn't want...

'Ghost in the Skies' Apparently Hit by Iranian Fire

US stealth F-35 makes emergency Mideast landing during combat mission; investigation is underway

(Newser) - An American F-35 stealth jet flying over Iran was forced to make an emergency landing at a US base in the Middle East after being hit by what US officials believe was Iranian fire, sources tell CNN . A US Central Command spokesperson said the aircraft was on a combat mission...

Iran Spokesman Dies After Issuing Defiant Statement

Tehran steps up attacks on Gulf energy sites

(Newser) - A Kuwaiti oil refinery came under Iranian drone attack early Friday and sirens in Israel warned of incoming fire, while explosions boomed over Tehran from Israeli strikes as the country marked the Persian New Year. The war that has rocked the global economy neared the end of its third week...

FIFA Fines Israel, Says Iran Should Play in US

Israeli soccer federation fined but avoids suspension

(Newser) - FIFA fined the Israeli soccer federation for breaching anti-discrimination regulations on Thursday while dampening Iran's attempts to move its World Cup matches in June from the US to Mexico. Global soccer's governing body wants the tournament "to go ahead as scheduled," President Gianni Infantino said, the...

US Knew Gas Field Strike Was Planned, Israeli Officials Say

Trump had said attack was a surprise

(Newser) - President Trump's shifting account of an Israeli strike on a major Iranian gas field has become more muddled. Three Israeli officials said the attack on Iran's South Pars gas field was coordinated with the Trump administration in advance, despite the president's initial claim online that the US...

Trump Cracks Pearl Harbor Joke With Japan's Leader

'Who knows better about surprise than Japan?'

(Newser) - President Trump made a Pearl Harbor joke while hosting Japan's prime minister at the White House on Thursday, reports the Hill . Asked by a Japanese reporter why he didn't inform allies such as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in advance of the attack on Iran, Trump invoked the infamous...

US May Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil at Sea

Bessent says it's a wise move, but critics are struggling to understand the strategy

(Newser) - The Trump administration is weighing an unusual step amid the Iran war: lifting sanctions on Iranian oil already on ships at sea. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Fox News Thursday that the US is preparing to lift sanctions on roughly 140 million barrels of Iranian oil currently at sea...

Saudi Tells Iran to Wise Up, or Else
Saudi Tells
Iran to Wise
Up, or Else
Mar 19, 2026 11:51 AM CDT

Saudi Tells Iran to Wise Up, or Else

Foreign minister signals retaliation for missile barrages could come at any time

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia's top diplomat is signaling his country's tolerance for Iran's strikes is wearing thin. Hours after two barrages of ballistic missiles were shot down over Riyadh, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said Thursday the kingdom "will not shy away" from defending its territory and...

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