Retail sales rise 0.6% in February, but impact of Iran war threatens to derail spending

NEW YORK — Shoppers increased their spending in February, particularly on cars and clothing, after pulling back at the start of the year due to severe winter storms. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in February, from a revised 0.1% decline in January, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. But there’s concern that the Iran war, … Read more

Trump Set to Deliver Rare Primetime Address About War With Iran

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How the Iran war could shatter global food security

An extra 45 million people are projected to be pushed into acute hunger because of rises in food, oil and shipping costs, putting the global tally above its current record level of 319 million, WFP Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told reporters in Geneva last week. “This would ‌take ⁠global hunger levels to an all-time … Read more

Pakistan is playing peacemaker in one war while fighting another

Pakistan denies targeting the civilian facility, a former NATO and U.S. military base, saying it “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure.” Amnesty International says the site’s use as a drug rehabilitation center has been well documented since 2016 and that “any reasonable assessment and information gathering would have concluded that the camp had … Read more

Trump says he’s considering pulling US out of NATO over Iran war stance

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO over the alliance’s refusal to join his administration’s efforts in the Iran conflict, according to a report. “I was never swayed by NATO,” Trump told The Daily Telegraph in an interview published … Read more

Trump says he may try to pull U.S. out of NATO since allies “weren’t there for us” in Iran war

President Trump has told Britain’s Telegraph newspaper he could attempt to terminate American membership in the NATO defense alliance that the U.S. helped create more than seven decades ago as a bulwark against the communist Soviet Union’s expansionist agenda in Europe. Mr. Trump has railed against NATO allies since the U.S. and Israel launched their … Read more

Live Updates: Trump’s talk of ending Iran war relieves markets as he threatens to pull U.S. out of NATO

  6m ago Trump says he could try to pull U.S. out of NATO as allies “weren’t there for us” in Iran war President Trump has told Britain’s Telegraph newspaper he could attempt to terminate American membership in the NATO defense alliance that the U.S. helped create more than seven decades ago as a bulwark … Read more

Trump suggests war with Iran will end within two weeks

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