Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Operation Epic Fury has delivered a “decisive military result” in weeks and has been focused on the mission of keeping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The defense secretary that the mission is continuing into a new phase, with Iran now having the opportunity to make a peace deal. “Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks in Athens on Jan. 20, 2026. Aggelos Nakkas/AFP via Getty Images Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on April 23 that Israel is prepared to launch large-scale military operations against Iran that he described as “different and deadlier” than prior attacks, including potential strikes on critical energy and economic
Washington — Days after the United States opened its military campaign against Iran, President Trump sought to project confidence in the nation’s war footing, declaring that America possessed a “virtually unlimited supply” of key munitions and could fight wars “forever” using them. The remark conveyed a familiar image of American military power, a projection of
The U.S. military’s top uniformed and top civilian officials will take questions from the press on the Iran war Friday morning, as a weeks-long U.S.-Iran ceasefire remains in place — but with both sides ratcheting up their competition for control over shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan
A hot rotisserie chicken in Niles, Ill., in an undated file photograph. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Members of Congress from both parties want to let people on the federal food stamp program buy hot rotisserie chickens with their benefits. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) and 17 other members of the House of Representatives on April 22 introduced
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 23 gave the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) until April 30 to hand over documents regarding its relationship with the Biden–Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, as
President Donald Trump waves after landing at Palm Beach International Airport on March 20, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out using a nuclear weapon in the war with Iran. He told reporters in the Oval Office that the United States has already greatly weakened the Islamic Republic with conventional weapons,