Trump Says US Military Will Stay Near Iran and Is Ready for ‘Next Conquest’

Russia Seeks To Keep Iran 'In The Fight' As Pentagon Eyes Mass Kamikaze Drone Production Summary: Russia is trying to keep its regional ally Iran "in the fight"; Pentagon eyes ramping up Kamikaze drone use and production. Trump: War will be over "soon" after which "oil prices will drop like a rock"; We are "not ready to leave Iran yet" but will in "near future". Brushes off potential for 'Vietnam-style quagmire.' Trump on China and delayed Xi meeting - "Looks like it'll happen in five weeks." Macron: "We are not party to the conflict...

China's Foreign Minister To Rubio: Taiwan Is 'Biggest Risk Factor' In US-China Relations Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and told him that the issue of Taiwan is the"biggest risk factor" in relations between Washington and Beijing, Chinese media has reported. "The Taiwan issue concerns China’s core interests and is the biggest risk factor in China-US relations," Wang said, according to The South China Morning Post, which cited China’s CCTV broadcaster. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Chinese Foreign Ministry photo) "The US side...

Iran Will Be "Finding Out" Over Next 10 Days, Trump Says, But Asserts "Good Talks" Update(1021ET): As has become typical, President Trump is all over the place - his intentions ever more difficult to interpret - at a moment the media has highlighted Iraq war levels of military build-up in the Middle East with an eye on potential attack on Iran. On Thursday he oversaw the inaugural meeting in Washington DC of the Board of Peace related to Gaza. In televised remarks he surprisingly called tense negotiations with Iran "good talks". But then he...