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CENTCOM chief briefs Trump on military options against Iran - report

The briefing came while the Trump administration's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Geneva holding nuclear talks with Iran.

Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), and Jared Kushner, during a press conference following a military briefing at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
US President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on November 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump and Mamdani meet for second time, discuss housing, detention of student

TUCKER CARLSON speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 18, 2025.

Tucker Carlson is trying to break Trump's Republican movement that made him - opinion

White South Africans supporting US President Donald Trump and South African and US tech billionaire Elon Musk gather in front of the US Embassy in Pretoria, on February 15, 2025 for a demonstration.

US ramps up Afrikaner refugee intake with 4,500 monthly goal despite global cap


Cuba appears to hold speedboat suspects in provincial hospital

Four others aboard were killed on Wednesday when Cuban forces returned fire on the Florida-registered speedboat off the northern coast of Cuba, Cuba's Interior Ministry said.

People approach the entrance of the Provincial Clinical–Surgical Hospital "Arnaldo Milian Castro," where, according to local information, injured people were being treated after an armed incident involving a Florida-registered speedboat and a Cuban patrol, at a time of heightened tensions with US

Should Hezbollah announcement shift Israeli view of intensity of Iran attack? - analysis

Hezbollah said that it will stay out of the war and not attack Israel if any American or Israeli attack on Iran is limited to certain Iranian capabilities.

Protesters hold placards and Hezbollah flags during a demonstration condemning recent Israeli military actions in Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon February 4, 2026.

Total nuclear dismantlement is Iran's only option to stop an American attack - opinion

A close reading of Trump’s State of the Union address did not clarify the direction he intends to take, but did reveal the president’s genuine deliberation regarding the next phase.

A man shows a newspaper with a front-page photo depicting US President Donald Trump delivering the State of the Union address, in Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2026

From Nazi Germany to Tehran: When appeasement fails - opinion

Iran’s nuclear ambitions mirror prewar Europe, and the US must make the hard choice between appeasement and taking decisive action.

 Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani walks near an Iranian missile during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, in this picture obtained on February 17, 2024.

Embracing go-bags, gallows humor, Israelis live in limbo as Trump teases war with Iran

“There’s no preparing,” Silverlieb said. “What does that even mean?” The New Jersey native added, “If anything, we probably should be preparing to get the hell out of the country.”

People take cover as siren warns of incoming missiles fired from Iran, at a public bomb shelter in Katzrin, northern Israel, June 19, 2025.

US-Iran nuclear negotiations: Red lines, risks, and what’s at stake in Geneva talks - explainer

A deal would also have to require thorough accounting for Iran's stock of enriched uranium. Any doubts about that could trigger a new conflict.

An Iranian newspaper with a cover photo of US President Donald Trump delivering the State of the Union address, in Tehran, Iran, February 26, 2026

Can we use history to predict Trump's next move on Iran?

With tensions rising amongst the United States and Iran, this week's episode of The Deep Dive explores what we can learn from history.

Presidential historian, Gil Troy, sits with Jacob Laznik to discuss Iran, diplomacy, and how we can learn from history.

Ukraine images suggest Russia used missile that led US to leave nuclear pact

Russia's development of the 9M729 prompted the US to quit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019, then a cornerstone of nuclear arms control.

Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23, 2019.

Trump advisors eye Israel-first Iran strike to boost US backing for American assault - report

“There’s thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us," sources told Politico.

ISRAEL HAS to examine carefully how much the US wants to sell the F35 to the UAE.

FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Trump probe

Patel portrayed the seizing of his phone records by the FBI and efforts to conceal them as an example of overreach by unelected government officials under Biden.

 : Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.