Washington, April 7 (IANS) Iran has until 8 p.m. Eastern Time (5.30 am IST Wednesday) to “make a deal” with the United States, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told IANS on Tuesday, underscoring a hard deadline set by President Donald Trump amid escalating tensions. “The Iranian regime has until 8 PM Eastern Time to meet the moment and make a deal with the United States. Only the President knows where things stand and what he will do,” Leavitt told IANS.Her remarks come as Tr…
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Washington, April 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will use his national address to provide an operational update on “Operation Epic Fury,” which is “meeting or exceeding all of its benchmarks,” a White House official told IANS, as Washington signals steady progress toward its core military objectives in the conflict with Iran.The White House said Trump’s address, scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (Thursday morning 6.30 a.m. local India time), will outline progress in a campaign that has now e…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will address the nation on Wednesday night (Thursday morning, India time) with an update on the ongoing conflict with Iran, the White House said, as fighting involving the US and Israel enters its second month. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the address, saying: “Tune In: Tomorrow night at 9 PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran.” This would be his first add…
Washington, April 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will address the nation on Wednesday night (Thursday morning local India time) with an update on the ongoing conflict with Iran, the White House said, as fighting involving the US and Israel enters its second month.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the address, saying: “TUNE IN: Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran.”The announcement comes am…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has told aides that he’s willing to end the US-Israeli war with Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Trump administration officials.Trump and his aides recently assessed that a mission to pry open the crucial global energy waterway would push the war with Iran beyond his timeline of four to six weeks, said the report.As a result, Trump decided that the United States should focus on…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump suggested in a media interview that the White House will find out whether Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is willing to work with the United States “in about a week.””We’re gonna find out,” Trump told The New York Post in an exclusive interview. “I’ll let you know that in about a week.”Trump described a dramatic shake-up inside Iran, claiming Iran’s old leadership has effectively been wiped out and replaced by a new group h…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) The United States has allowed an oil shipment to reach Cuba on humanitarian grounds, even as it maintained there has been no formal change in its sanctions policy, the White House said Monday. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision was made on a “case-by-case basis” to address the urgent needs of the Cuban people.“As the President said… we allowed this ship to reach Cuba in order to provide humanitarian needs to the Cuban people,” she said….
Washington, March 31 (IANS) The United States is intensifying strikes on Iran while pursuing a deal to end Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, the White House said Monday, describing a dual-track approach of military pressure and diplomacy. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the ongoing operation was “moving ahead successfully and according to plan”, with more than “11,000 enemy targets” struck so far.She said the campaign had sharply degraded Iran’s military capabilities. Ballistic…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) The Trump administration on Monday acknowledged rising fuel costs linked to the ongoing Iran conflict but described them as “short-term fluctuations”, even as it defended its military campaign and broader strategy to stabilise global energy markets. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration was “fully tracking this short-term fluctuation in oil and diesel prices” and had taken steps to increase supply and ease pressure on consumers.She said meas…
Tehran, March 26 (IANS) Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that certain data demonstrate that the “enemies” are preparing for an operation to occupy an Iranian island with the support of a regional state.”If they take any step forward, all of the vital infrastructure of that regional country will come under (Iran’s) unrelenting attacks without any restriction,” Ghalibaf made the remarks in a post on social media platform X.In a separate post earlier in the day, Ghalibaf …