The Kennedy Center’s board of directors voted on Monday to shut down operations for two years as President Trump calls for a major overhaul of the D.C.-based performing arts institution. It’s the latest move by Mr. Trump to put his stamp on the Kennedy Center, drawing stiff criticism from congressional Democrats and performing artists. The … Read more
Iran’s state-run media issued on Thursday the first public statement attributed to the Islamic Republic’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, since his appointment in the wake of his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei’s killing on Feb. 28, in the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. His statement was read out by a presenter on Iranian … Read more
Iran has threatened to shut down Persian Gulf shipping lanes. It comes as it steps up strikes on Gulf states and Israel, with Qatar saying it intercepted 17 Iranian ballistic missile attacks on Monday alone. President Trump said the U.S. has decimated Iran’s missile capacity. Matt Gutman has the latest. Source link