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Lindsey Graham: I've Never Heard Trump So Angry

President continues to rail against allies' reluctance to join war against Iran

(Newser) - After being largely rebuffed in his request for allies' help against Iran, President Trump issued an all-caps retort on Truth Social Tuesday: "WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!" Trump amplified remarks he made on Monday , asserting that the US is just fine working only with Israel,...

Israel Calls for Uprising in Iran, but Fears a 'Slaughter'

Leaked US cable reveals Israeli doubts about Iran uprising's chances, reports Washington Post

(Newser) - Israeli leaders are publicly calling for Iranians to rise up against their government while privately warning Washington that demonstrators would be massacred if they did, per a US diplomatic cable obtained by the Washington Post . The cable, sent from the US Embassy in Jerusalem, says senior Israeli officials told American...

He Reported on Iran Missile Strike. Then the Threats Came

Betting-market dispute over March 10 attack fuels harassment against Times of Israel journalist

(Newser) - A routine live-blog entry about an Iranian missile strike has turned into something far stranger for Times of Israel military correspondent Emanuel Fabian: a dayslong pressure campaign from online bettors who allegedly stood to lose big if he didn't tweak a key detail. In a first-person account , Fabian describes...

Iran Doesn't Want to Play Its World Cup Matches in US

Nation's Mexico embassy says it's in talks with FIFA to try to move those games due to safety fears

(Newser) - Iran's Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday said the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran's World Cup matches from the US. It was unclear whether such talks are actually happening with FIFA, which didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The embassy posted a statement attributed...

Sri Lanka Makes Every Wednesday a Holiday

A 4-day workweek has been introduced in Sri Lanka as fuel shortages loom amid Gulf conflict

(Newser) - Sri Lanka just gave workers a midweek day off, though it's not for fun. The government has announced that every Wednesday is now a public holiday, in an attempt to cut fuel use as it braces for possible shortages linked to the war involving the US, Israel, and Iran,...

Military Shares American Toll of 'Operation Epic Fury'

Most injuries are being described as minor

(Newser) - American forces have taken significant hits in the conflict with Iran , according to a new US military tally. US Central Command says about 200 US service members have been wounded since the launch of "Operation Epic Fury," with spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins noting most injuries were minor and...

Drones, Rockets Target US Embassy in Baghdad

No casualties immediately reported as militias escalate attacks in Iraq

(Newser) - The US Embassy in Baghdad came under its heaviest fire since the latest US-Israel conflict with Iran began, Iraqi security sources said early Tuesday. Multiple rockets and at least five drones were launched from areas around the capital, with a Reuters witness seeing three drones head toward the embassy. Two...

Op-Ed: He Predicted 2008 Crash, Is Worried Again

Op-ed: AI, private credit, and geopolitics converge into one fragile system

(Newser) - Richard Bookstaber called the 2008 financial crash a year in advance and thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime meltdown. Now he's rethinking that, and he worries that a new crash might be even worse. In a New York Times opinion piece, the former hedge fund risk chief and Treasury official...

Israel: We 'Cut Off the Head of the Octopus,' Again

Attack near Tehran reportedly kills top Iranian security chief Ali Larijani

(Newser) - Israel says it has taken out one of Iran's top security figures. Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that on Monday night, airstrikes near Tehran killed Ali Larijani, described by officials as a key architect of Iran's military response to recent US-Israeli attacks, per the Wall Street Journal . Katz...

Trump Asks China to Postpone His Trip

President doesn't tie delay to his Strait of Hormuz request

(Newser) - President Trump said Monday he wants to delay a trip scheduled for the end of the month to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We've got a war going on," Trump told reporters at the White House. "I think it's important that I...

Trump: US Unsure if New Iranian Leader Is Alive

He notes that Khamenei hasn't been seen in public, which 'could be for a lot of different reasons'

(Newser) - President Trump says the US isn't sure whether Iran's new supreme leader is even alive. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, the president said his administration has conflicting information about Mojtaba Khamenei's condition. "I mean, a lot of people are saying that he'...

Trump Blasts Allies Over Gulf Request

But 'we don't need anybody,' he says after lukewarm reaction to request for warships

(Newser) - President Trump publicly criticized US allies on Monday for turning down or slow-walking his push to send warships to guard commercial traffic through the Persian Gulf. Trump, who argues nations that rely more heavily than the US on the region's oil should step up, said "numerous countries" had...

Iran's New Leader Appointed Against Father's Wishes: Report

Ali Khamenei viewed son as unqualified, intellectually limited, sources say

(Newser) - Iran's new supreme leader reportedly inherited a job his father didn't want him to have. CBS News reports that US intelligence shared with President Trump indicates the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had doubts about his son Mojtaba Khamenei's abilities and suitability to succeed him, viewing him as...

Most Iranian Women's Soccer Defectors Drop Asylum Bid

Players reportedly faced threats and pressure on their families in Iran

(Newser) - A high-profile defection story involving the Iranian women's soccer team is rapidly unraveling. The Wall Street Journal reports that of seven players and a staffer who sought to remain in Australia after refusing to sing Iran's national anthem at a March tournament, only two now plan to stay....

Iran-Linked Hackers Carry Out 'Significant' Cyberattack

Cyberattack disrupts Stryker systems, exposes hospitals' vulnerability to Iranian hackers

(Newser) - Iran launched a notable strike against the US that didn't involve missiles, reports the Wall Street Journal , which calls it "likely the most significant wartime cyberattack against the US in history." Cyber group Handala—seen by US and Israeli experts as working for Iran's Ministry of...

Netanyahu Debunks Iran Death Rumors With Cafe Video

Video shows Israeli prime minister alive amid Iranian media rumors

(Newser) - Iranian state TV said Benjamin Netanyahu had been killed or injured; the Israeli prime minister answered with a coffee run, Reuters reports. On Sunday, Netanyahu's office posted a short video on his Telegram channel showing him at a café on Jerusalem's outskirts, joking with an aide about the...

Inside Trump's Search for His Heir Apparent

WSJ reports Trump has Rubio vs. Vance on his mind

(Newser) - President Trump is actively trying to figure out which Republican's name he wants to see on the 2028 ballot. The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump has been informally "polling" allies for months on whether Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio should inherit his...

Top General Warned of Strait Closure Before War

Trump acknowledged the risk, opted to go forward, reports Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal suggests that President Trump underestimated Iran's ability to throttle the Strait of Hormuz. Its story reports that Trump's top general—Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—warned the president in multiple briefings that Tehran would close the vital shipping lane...

2 EU Nations Are Reportedly Talking With Iran Over Hormuz

Officials tell FT that France, Italy have moved to restart Gulf energy flows without escalating conflict

(Newser) - European leaders are quietly testing a diplomatic side door around the Strait of Hormuz crisis. France and Italy have opened exploratory talks with Iran over securing safe passage for commercial ships, hoping to restart oil and gas flows through the narrow waterway without sliding deeper into the regional war, officials...

Trump: US Bombed Iran's Key Kharg Island Oil Hub

Strike raises stakes in Hormuz standoff, global oil markets

(Newser) - President Trump says the United States has hit what may be the most valuable piece of real estate in Iran's energy network. In a Truth Social post on Friday night, the president claimed that American forces bombed Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, calling it Iran's "crown...

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