Rubio Heads To Gulf Capitals As Washington Races To Lock In Iran Deal

$25 Billion: Hegseth Accused Of Lowballing Cost Of Iran War Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has been in a very public spat and back-and-forth with Congressional Democrats over the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request, as well as over Iran war strategy and mounting costs. Hegseth has turned to some classic wartime fearmongering: "What is it worth to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon?" - he posed to members of Congress when pressed in a hearing. Hegseth called the "reckless, feckless, and defeatist words of congressional Democrats" the United States' greatest...

North Korea claims to have successfully tested a missile system it previously labeled as hypersonic.  “The Missile Administration of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea successfully tested a new-type weapon, which is of great significance in the rapid technological development of weapon systems,” North Korean state media reported on Tuesday, noting the test occurred on […]

Iran Offers New Proposal To Reopen Strait - Trump Open To Sealing Deal Via Phone Summary After a weekend of stalemate malaise, Iran reportedly offers new proposal for opening ship traffic, while postponing the thorny nuclear issue  Trump says peace could come via telephone rather than face-to-face meetings Iranian FM has been sending written messages to US via Pakistani intermediaries  Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi visits Russia for talks with President Putin Trump says Iranian oil infrastructure could explode from within unless flow resumes Iran Offers New Path To Opening Strait Running a little ahead of schedule, Sunday...