Washington — President Trump refused to rule out the use of ground troops in Iran in a new interview on Monday, saying he wouldn’t hesitate to deploy them “if they were necessary.” “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground — like every president says, ‘There will be no boots on
Washington — President Trump is set to speak at the White House on Monday at his first public event since the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The president is hosting a Medal of Honor ceremony at 11 a.m. and is expected to address the war in his remarks, a senior administration official tells
Washington — First lady Melania Trump will still preside over Monday’s meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York City about education’s role in “advancing tolerance and world peace,” a White House official said, as the U.S. military continues strikes in Iran. The White House confirmed last week that the first lady would
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said early Monday the U.S. military operation in Iran is “laser-focused” as the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran continued into a third day. “Destroy Iranian missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their navy and other security infrastructure and they will never have nuclear weapons,” said Hesgeth, who was
Four American service members have been killed and four others have been seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Monday. CENCOM had said Sunday that three service members were killed but announced Monday that another has died. “The fourth service member, who was seriously wounded
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are holding a rare press conference Monday morning as the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran continued into a third day. Hegseth said the mission of the operation, named Operation Epic Fury, is “laser-focused.” “Destroy Iranian missiles, destroy
Four American service members have been killed and four others have been seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Monday. CENCOM had said Sunday that three service members were killed but announced Monday that another member has died. “The fourth service member, who was seriously