Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the attack killed and wounded several soldiers and citizens and would be met with a "response and punishment" from Tehran, Iranian state media reported. US President Donald Trump said last week that all mines had been detonated or removed from the international waters of Hormuz and Iran has been told that any ship or boat placing new mines will be destroyed

Trump's attack on NBC comes after the Treasury barred journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg from attending the G20.

A federal lawsuit claims that fuel distributor KRSM failed to pay for $4 million worth of fuel, some of which the company sold to the Freedom Fuel network.

The Federal Communications Commission under Trump has tried to target news outlets for spreading 'fake' news.

Iran naval commander says force remains alive and well Irans navy is alive and well and continuing its mission, its commander Shahram Irani said, rejecting repeated claims by US President Donald Trump that all Iranian naval ships had been destroyed

Icelanders voted 52.8% to 47.2% against reopening talks to join the European Union.

The 'Lake Ontario' sign comes in response to the US president's efforts to rename the body of water 'Lake America'.

A federal judge criticised the Trump government for attempting to infringe upon foreign students' rights to free speech.

The Trump administration is considering a Yosemite land exchange that could give a developer more direct park access.

Acting President Delcy Rodrguez's government in a statement said the deal involves the development of 17 fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels.

Araghchi says US elements use media to influence oil prices Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused elements within the Trump administration of using gullible media to influence energy prices for personal gain, claiming Irans intelligence had uncovered major efforts to game energy markets

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented move to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that US companies can revive the OPEC nation's battered energy industry while cutting prices at the pump back home.

Iran reports $7.5bn in oil revenues amid US naval blockade Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 08/29/2026 - 09:50 Fars news says oil revenues nearly met budget projections even as talks with Washington over the blockade remain stalled People shop for produce at the historic Tajrish Bazaar in northern Tehran on 25 August 2026 (AFP) Off Iran transferred $7.5bn in oil revenue from sales during the first four months of the current Iranian year to the central bank, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Saturday, as Tehran said it had continued to meet its budget targets despite a US naval blockade

pic.twitter.com/z8ap5Qsrfw Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) February 28, 2026 Another Congresswoman, Yassamin Ansari, demanded the impeachment of US defence secretary Pete Hegseth. In a post on X, Ansari said: In the past six months since Donald Trump started his illegal war in Iran, 120 children died after a US military strike hit their school, 18 American servicemembers have been killed, Americans have endured record high gas costs, and Donald Trump and his sons have profited endlessly from investing in defense tech companies that received government contracts

Trump claims 'biggest oil deal in world history' signed with Venezuela US president Donald Trump said Washington has accomplished the "biggest oil deal in world history", after entering into an agreement with Venezuela

A Trump administration official says the controversial commentator overstayed his visit in the US and will be removed.

Protest draws crowds to Washington, DC amid Trump's threats of interference, voting restrictions in midterm elections.

US cuts off major Egyptian bank from global financial system The US Treasury on Friday announced plans to cut off Banque Misr's branches in the United Arab Emirates from the global financial system, as the Trump administration seeks to "asphyxiate" what it said were Iran's "enablers"

Trump's conviction in the hush money case relates to conduct that preceded the 2016 presidential election, which led to his first term in the White House.

'No end in sight': Democrats slam Trump after six months of Iran war US Democrats on Friday slammed the Trump administration for dragging out the war on Iran to its six month anniversary, warning Republicans would pay the price in the upcoming midterm elections. The joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, beginning on 28 February, was initially meant to last a few weeks, by President Donald Trump's own estimates

'My whole world stopped': How a routine ICE check-in upended a Syrian-American family Submitted by Mounira Elsamra on Tue, 08/25/2026 - 14:15 Community rallies behind Syrian business owner facing potential deportation Iemad Saifo poses for a photo with his family (Courtesy) Off When Zena Saifo arrived at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in New Jersey with her father, she expected a routine appointment

The president said graduates of the new academy would serve the US Space Force, NASA and the civilian flight industry.

Seven people have been charged in connection with damage to Donald Trumps Turnberry golf resort in Scotland in 2025.

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The war has far exceeded the four to six weeks the Trump administration estimated it would take to meet its objectives in Iran.

Staff at the military newspaper allege US government sought to violate First Amendment rights to free speech.

Judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the name "Lake Ontario" carries a long history and that Canadians will always use this name regardless of external changes.

He also said that Tehran is preparing a list for mediators of its conditions to open the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday that his administration may be preparing sanctions targeting Chinese banks over their links to Iran

US-hosted G20 finance meeting to push Iran sanctions The Trump administration aims to have finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies agree next week on steps to boost economic growth, reduce global imbalances and tackle sovereign debt challenges while pressing them to cut off Iran's economic lifelines, a senior US Treasury official said on Thursday

World Libertys proposed trust bank has preliminary federal approval as the Trump-backed crypto venture deepens its ties to a senior UAE official.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he said will "immediately" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America."

Trump's Africa envoy condemns Chad strikes, 'external support' in Sudan war USPresident Donald Trump's Africa envoy on Thursday condemned the air strikes bySudan's military inside the territory of Chad, after Chadian authorities reported bombings inthe eastern Ennedi region last week

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America.

The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of changes backed by President Donald Trump, but new challenges have been filed.

Order declares a national emergency over an 'unusual and extraordinary foreign threat' to the grid.

The rebrand comes as the US and Canada engage in a cross-border trade war after Trump increased tariffs last week.

Fighting has flared throughout the summer despite a June ceasefire brokered through the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the two sides. Many experts say that US President Donald Trump appeared to expect a quick victory against Iran, energised by Israeli promises of regime change and the US's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this year

The president's son, who is an advisor to two prediction market platforms, told Republican attorneys general to back off on the industry, the Times reported.

Trump hints US could sanction Chinese banks over Iran links US President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday that his administration may be preparing sanctions targeting Chinese banks over their links to Iran

Trump: US 'in control' of the Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday in the Oval Office that Washington is "in control" of the Strait of Hormuz and continues its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran is in "deep trouble" and is "not paying their troops"

The Trump Administrations trade war with Canada has pushed a fringe idea into mainstream conversation, on both sides of the Atlantic.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that CIA Director John Ratcliffe recently visited Moscow, describing the trip as "semi-routine" and suggesting it could produce some results, without providing further details.

The Trump administration has doubled down on its accusations against Cook, despite a Supreme Court ruling in her favour.

Last week, Washington announced that it was sanctioning Akane, as well as the body's Senegalese senior trial lawyer, Abdoulaye Seye. It came amid US President Donald Trump's stated mission of dismantling the ICC for investigating Israeli and, potentially, US officials for war crimes

The Supreme Court in late June blocked Trump from firing Cook from the Federal Reserve, but left the president with a path to try again to remove her.

President Donald Trump quipped that affordability was "devised" by Democrats, while Vice President JD Vance said groceries "cost what they cost."

Return of US diplomats to Middle East seen as reducing risk of return to war The Trump administration is beginning to send US diplomats back to embassies and consulates in the Middle East that were downsized or evacuated amid the war on Iran , according to media reports

The rule in question would require election officials to give USPS voter information and use federally reviewed, uniquely barcoded ballot envelopes.

Eslami said the International Atomic Energy Agency could not request access until it established an inspection protocol. He added that US President Donald Trumps threats to bomb an alleged secret Iranian nuclear site showed that international organisations served as pawns of the United States and Israel.

US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' The Trump administration has designated the UK activist group Palestine Action a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), as part of its efforts to go after what it described as "violent far-left terror networks"

Palestine Action's Huda Ammori says Trump's penalties should be a 'wake-up call' for UK to lift ban on the group.

Trump says Iran war will continue for as long as necessary

The US has offered to mediate, and a senior Washington official was expected to visit the UAE this week, but that visit never materialised, a US source said. Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy for peace, was expected to visit the UAE earlier this month, but his trip was also called off, MEE understands

A spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran and Oman had reached an agreement on their shares of the territory and revenues after talks on Tuesday.

The Trump administrationhas paused immigrant visa applications globally to conduct "in-depth training" for consular officers amid its ongoing immigration crackdown, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing a State Department spokesperson.

The US has used threats of secondary sanctions, whereby countries trading with a sanctioned country also face sanctions.

Iran is betting global economic fallout and Republicans worried about the midterms will force Trump's retreat.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz have been removed or detonated, warning that any vessel placing new mines would be destroyed

Trump last Sunday instructed the Pentagon to cut military drills because they were "costly" and send "inappropriate and hostile" signals to North Korea.

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Canadian trade negotiators left the U.S. last week after failing to clinch a trade deal that would stop President Donald Trump's new tariffs from taking effect.

Major Jason Watson faces charges under rarely-used military law prohibiting criticism of the US president.

"All militant activity in Gaza must stop, including the flying of kites. We have conveyed this message directly through the established mechanism," an official on President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" said on condition of anonymity

Economic escalation is unlikely to force the Iranian government to capitulate to US demands, according to experts.