WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military will leave Iran in two or three weeks. “We leave because there’s no reason for us to do this,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “All I have to do is leave …
Read More »Why doesn’t Iran trust the U.S.?
TEHRAN, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s Tehran Times reported Tuesday that Tehran views U.S. calls for negotiations as a deceptive scheme, stressing that it “does not trust these messages,” even as Washington claims progress in talks. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the two sides had held “very good and …
Read More »Why is U.S. struggling to form a coalition in Hormuz?
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has “demanded” several countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil passes. A …
Read More »Trump not ready to end conflict with Iran
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is “not ready” to end the conflict with Iran, which is now entering its third week. “We’re not ready to leave yet, but we’ll be leaving in the near future,” Trump told reporters at the …
Read More »Trump says Iran’s terms “not good enough” for ceasefire deal
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s not ready to make a deal to end the military campaign against Iran “because the terms aren’t good enough yet.” “Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the …
Read More »As younger Khamenei ascends in Iran, what lies ahead?
BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | Two weeks into the war that claimed his parents, Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been named his father’s successor, the country’s Assembly of Experts announced on Sunday. With Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) immediately pledging allegiance, the appointment …
Read More »U.S., Israel strike Iran, trigger retaliations
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | The United States and Israel on Saturday launched “major combat operations” against Iran, plunging the war-torn Middle East into a new round of violent conflicts. Iran has retaliated with a series of counterattacks against Israel and U.S. targets across the region, with explosions reported in …
Read More »Who really pays for U.S. tariffs?
WASHINGTON,the United States | Xinhua | When U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariff package in 2025, he framed it as a cost to be borne by foreign exporters and governments. Ten months later, the tariffs remain in force. By September 2025, the trade-weighted statutory rate had climbed to …
Read More »Trump wants U.S. to move on from Epstein files as Congress demands answers
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump wants the United States to move on after the release of a treasure trove of files on the world’s most notorious pedophile. But Congress and survivors continue to clamor for answers. Recent months have seen the U.S. Department of …
Read More »Trump pushes Iran to reach nuclear deal amid U.S. military buildup nearby
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that if Iran does not reach a deal over its nuclear program, “we’ll find out” whether Iran’s supreme leader was correct in predicting that a U.S. attack on the country would spark a regional war. Iran’s Supreme …
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