Iran’s New Leader Is Wounded, Likely Disfigured, Hegseth Says

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Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah’s office in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 1, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/Handout via Reuters U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 13 that Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is “wounded and likely disfigured.” “He

Webinar Discusses US Access to Diego Garcia

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A webinar on Feb. 19 examines the strategic importance of the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean and concerns about the UK’s agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago. Moderator Frank Gaffney, president of the Institute for the American Future, is joined by panelists Col. Grant Newsham, the European Research Group… Original News Source

REPLAY: Webinar Discusses US Access to Diego Garcia

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A webinar on Feb. 19 examines the strategic importance of the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean and concerns about the UK’s agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago. Moderator Frank Gaffney, president of the Institute for the American Future, is joined by panelists Col. Grant Newsham, the European Research Group… Original News Source

US Opens New Trade Probes Targeting 60 Countries Over Alleged Forced Labor Practices

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the day he attends a working lunch with EU ministers responsible for trade, in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 24, 2025. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters The United States has initiated new trade probes into 60 economies to determine whether their trade practices have enabled imports made with forced labor, the

US Could Deploy Naval Escorts for Commercial Shipping in Hormuz, Bessent Says

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse/Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 12 that Washington could deploy naval escorts for commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as soon as military conditions allow. In an interview