Trump outrages NATO allies with remarks on war in Afghanistan

London — European military veterans, families of the fallen, and politicians have voiced outrage after President Trump claimed the U.S. had “never needed” its NATO allies, and that allied troops had stayed “a little off the front lines” during the 20-year war in Afghanistan. “The only time NATO has ever enacted Article 5 was after the

U.S. sanctions “shadow fleet” used to transport Iranian oil

Washington — The Trump administration on Friday announced another round of sanctions targeting the Iranian regime over its crackdown on peaceful protesters, this time taking aim at a “shadow fleet” of vessels that transport Iranian oil and petroleum products.  The Treasury Department announced the Office of Foreign Assets Control is sanctioning nine ships, as well