President Trump said he had not made a final decision about whether to order military action against Iran.
A request made to President Trump about the war in Sudan is at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.
Representatives of the countries were in Geneva this week to discuss the fate of Iran’s nuclear program.
The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
President Trump has kept up a steady drumbeat of threats and built up U.S. troops in the region. Iran’s task is to give him a win but also preserve some semblance of nuclear enrichment.
Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.
Even as the president considers an attack, his State of the Union address offered little more than a brief repetition of vague talking points from recent days.
Videos show a dozen F-22 Raptors left Britain on Tuesday, and flight tracking data indicates they flew toward the Middle East.