Has Trump confirmed Iran’s claim that protesters were US-armed?
US president says Washington armed Kurdish Iranian opposition groups during the January demonstrations.
Read MoreUS, Iran receive draft ceasefire proposal: Reports
The U.S. and Iran have received a draft ceasefire proposal from third-party mediators to halt their ongoing conflict, according to multiple reports. The Associated Press, citing two officials in the Middle East, reported that mediators from Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey sent a proposal to Washington and Tehran with terms including a ceasefire lasting 45 days…
Read MoreThousands dead and neighbourhoods razed to the ground: Aid agencies fear southern Lebanon is becoming the new Gaza
More than a month after war erupted in the Middle East following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the IDF is pressing ahead with an offensive on its border that threatens to drive hundreds of thousands from their homes, Jessie Williams reports
Read MoreSavannah Guthrie Returns to ‘Today’ Anchor Desk Amid Mom’s Disappearance and Says ‘It’s Good to Be Home’: ‘Ready or Not, Let’s Do the News’
Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC’s “Today” on April 6 amid the continued disappearance of her mother, Nancy. Joined by co-anchor Craig Melvin, Guthrie got right into the news and did not spend any time addressing the ongoing investigation into her mother’s whereabouts. Guthrie tee’d up the morning’s big stories, from Trump’s war in Iran to…
Read MoreTrump dials up Iran rhetoric with expletive-filled deadline threat
Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: President Trump amplified his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, declaring in a profanity-laced social media post over the weekend that the U.S. will escalate attacks on Iran’s civilian infrastructure if no agreement is reached by Tuesday. “Tuesday will be…
Read MorePakistan offers two-stage truce plan to end US-Israel war: Report
Iran, while still reviewing the proposal, has said that it won't reopen Hormuz as part of a temporary ceasefire.
Read MoreA 12-hour drive through Iran offers glimpses of destruction, defiance and daily life
A black banner hangs over the border crossing and portraits of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stare down, promising vengeance against the United States and Israel
Read MoreTrump’s profanity-laced ultimatum to Iran looms over new bid for truce
Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges if it doesn’t make a deal to end the war by Tuesday is looming over a Pakistani ceasefire push.
Read MoreIran is threatening to bomb the $30 billion Stargate AI data center backed by OpenAI, Nvidia, and other tech giants
The Stargate UAE AI data center, proudly announced by OpenAI and the US government, could be hit by missile strikes.
Read MoreWhite House deadline leaves oil and betting markets reeling
I’ve covered plenty of geopolitical flare-ups where markets pretended not to care. This one felt different the moment I saw a single line flash across my feed: President Donald Trump says he can “get a deal” with Iran by Monday, April 6. That quote came from a post by prediction market platform …
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