Washington, July 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said Iranian funds controlled by Washington will be used to compensate for damage caused to ships in the Strait of Hormuz during the conflict.Trump made the announcement while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday. He rejected the suggestion that the United States would use its own funds to reimburse shipping companies.“No. No. We’re going to use Iran’s money to pay for the damage they did,” Trump said when asked whether…
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Washington, July 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration is rapidly rebuilding America’s weapons stockpiles, arguing that military inventories had been depleted by large-scale assistance to Ukraine under former President Joe Biden but insisting the United States remains well prepared for any future conflict. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while travelling to Michigan, Trump dismissed concerns that the United States could face ammunition shortages if anot…
Washington, July 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that American forces had struck Iran again in honour of three US service members believed to have died, while asserting that Tehran had suffered extensive military damage and no longer controlled the Strait of Hormuz.Trump spoke briefly to the White House press pool after stepping off Air Force One and before boarding Marine One.“Well, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting tha…
Washington, July 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump launched a fresh broadside against major US news organisations and New York Times reporters, defending his record while accusing the media of “Fake News”, as the White House Correspondents’ Association condemned what it described as intimidation of journalists.In a series of lengthy posts on his Truth Social platform, Trump singled out New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman and journalist Jonathan Swan, while urging supporter…
Washington, July 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a fresh warning to Iran, claiming that thousands of missiles are prepared to target the country if Tehran acts on what he described as threats to assassinate him.In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump said the US military was prepared for a large-scale response if any attempt was made against him.”1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of mo…
Washington, July 11 (IANS) US officials are examining intelligence shared by Israel about a possible Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, a warning that contributed to a decision to move him to an older and better-protected Air Force One during his return from Turkey, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The newspaper reported that the intelligence indicated a fresh Iranian plan to kill Trump. Some US officials, however, did not consider the information entirely credible.CNN re…
Washington, July 9 (IANS) The United States launched another round of military strikes against Iran, saying the operation was aimed at degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after what Washington described as recent attacks on commercial vessels in the strategic waterway. The latest operation came hours after President Donald Trump declared that he believed the fragile ceasefire with Iran was effectively over and warned Tehran that further attacks on commerc…
Washington, July 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that Iran wants to negotiate after fresh US retaliatory strikes, but questioned whether Tehran could be trusted to honour any agreement, saying Washington would continue responding forcefully while keeping its focus on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.”We hit back much harder,” Trump said on Wednesday (local time).Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while returning to Washington after the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump s…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said his visit to North Dakota to dedicate the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library also marked the inaugural flight of a newly refurbished Air Force One aircraft, calling it “a great plane” after what he said was the first such flight in 37 years. Addressing supporters in Medora on Wednesday (local time), Trump highlighted the aircraft before turning to a speech celebrating former President Theodore Roosevelt.”This was an inaugural flig…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed the inaugural flight of the new Air Force One, calling it the first journey aboard what he described as “maybe the greatest commercial plane ever built” while also declaring that talks on the “denuclearisation” of Iran were progressing well. Speaking to reporters before boarding the aircraft for travel to the opening of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library, Trump said the aircraft symbolised America’s stature and replace…