California governor sharpens claws in early primary states while plugging book about his favorite subject ROCK HILL, S.C.—Gavin Newsom, who is definitely running for president, is probably—inscrutably, appallingly—the early favorite to win the Democratic nomination in 2028. On a Monday night in South Carolina, several hundred angsty boomers have turned out to hear the greased-up
President Donald Trump announced in a video on Feb. 28 that the United States had begun “major combat operations” in Iran with the goal of eliminating threats from the Iranian regime. Here’s Trump’s address in full: We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists,
The Trump administration on Friday formally designated Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, escalating pressure on Tehran at a moment of mounting military tensions and sputtering diplomacy. Early the next day, the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes on Iran. The designation, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, activates authorities created under
President Trump announced on Saturday that the U.S. was undertaking “major combat operations in Iran,” as Israel said it was launching a preemptive attack on the country. Read a transcript of Mr. Trump’s full statement, which he shared in a video on his Truth Social network, below. “A short time ago, the United States military
President Trump announced early Saturday that the U.S. was undertaking “major combat operations in Iran,” as Israel said it was launching a preemptive attack on the country. Read a transcript of Mr. Trump’s full statement, which he shared in a video on his Truth Social network, here: “A short time ago, the United States military
In the lead-up to the U.S.’s strikes on Iran, the two countries engaged in multiple rounds of talks aimed at securing a nuclear deal. Negotiators from the two sides held indirect talks in Oman in early February, followed by two rounds of negotiations in Switzerland later in the month. Iranian officials described the talks in
Israel launched what it described as a “preemptive strike” on Iran Saturday morning, Israeli officials said. The Israel Defense Ministry said in a statement that it launched the strike because it was expecting “a missile and drone attack” from Iran “in the immediate future.” The scope and location of the strike was not immediately clear.