President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran despite the country’s willingness to do so “because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” but declined to say what those terms would be. In a wide-ranging, nearly 30-minute telephone interview with NBC News, the president also … Read more
WASHINGTON — Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war on Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another. Shifting comments from the Republican president and his top aides are adding to … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said he is “not happy” with Iran’s choice of a new supreme leader but that early results from Operation Epic Fury have been “way beyond expectation.” Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was installed as the next supreme leader. U.S. … Read more
In a phone interview with CBS News Monday afternoon, President Trump said the U.S. war with Iran could almost be over. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much,” the president said, speaking from his Doral, Florida, golf club. “[Iran has] no navy, no communications, they’ve got no air force. Their missiles are down … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A House lawmaker from deep-blue California is leaving the GOP effective immediately, cutting Republicans’ slim margin even thinner, his office confirmed to Fox News Digital on Monday. Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., had already announced his intention to run as an Independent candidate in a Democrat-leaning district in … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In a little over a year, the United States has carried out dozens of airstrikes on vessels in the Caribbean tied to alleged narco-trafficking networks, launched sustained operations against Houthi forces in the Red Sea, captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, struck Iranian nuclear facilities and now embarked … Read more
Washington — President Trump told Fox News that he’s “not happy” with Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Khamenei was named Iran’s new leader over the weekend, according to Iranian state media, taking the place of his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war. “Fox and Friends” host Brian … Read more
Just three months after declaring “I’m not quitting,” Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California announced Friday he is retiring instead of facing a difficult reelection campaign in a redrawn district. “It’s the right time for a new chapter and new challenges,” Issa said in a statement. “…Serving in Congress has been the honor of my … Read more
President Donald Trump acknowledged to reporters Tuesday that the worst case scenario is that “somebody takes over, who’s as bad as the previous person.” Trump told NBC News senior White House correspondent Garrett Haake on Thursday that he has a list of preferences he wants for the next Iranian leader — though Iranian Foreign Minister … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is making it clear: he’s staying in the race for the Republican Senate nomination even if President Donald Trump endorses Paxton’s rival, longtime Sen. John Cornyn. “I’m staying in this race,” Paxton said in an interview Wednesday evening. “I owe it to … Read more