President Trump on Monday slammed critics of the reported deal the U.S. is negotiating with the Iranian government to bring an end to the nearly three-month conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran,...

Former national security adviser John Bolton suggested Monday that Iran is relying on fluctuating oil prices as leverage in its ceasefire negotiations with the U.S., hoping the domestic political pressure will push President Trump into concessions. “I think the regime in Iran believes it can outlast Trump, that it has more patience than he does...

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) early Thursday accused Iran of violating the temporary ceasefire with a ballistic missile attack aimed at Kuwait. “At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces,” Centcom said in an early Thursday post on the social platform X.  “This...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said energy prices are going to fall “like nothing you’ve ever seen before” once Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. “Well, you know, I can't really talk about the ongoing negotiations and the strikes, but what I can say is that as soon as the straits are open, then...

Iran reupped its backing for Oman on Thursday, after President Trump warned the Arab nation to “behave” or face consequences. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in a statement that Iran would support the Gulf nation, which is separated from Iran by the Strait of Hormuz, against U.S. threats, Reuters reported. He also criticized...

The Wall Street Journal editorial board on Sunday pushed back on the reported terms of a peace deal being negotiated by the Trump administration and Iranian government. The editorial board wrote that while the administration “can claim real achievements” from the war, the ceasefire period “may deliver a strategic setback” for the U.S.  Multiple outlets...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday voiced support for President Trump's proposal that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf states join the Abraham Accords as part of the U.S. and Iran's negotiations to end conflict in the region. Graham called the expansion "simply brilliant" adding that it would result "in the most significant change in...

President Trump on Monday called for Gulf allies to join the Abraham Accords amid talks between the U.S. and Iran to bring an end to hostilities in the Middle East. The pressure comes as the two nations are reportedly working on a deal to extend the ceasefire in the region and reopen the Strait of...

Oil prices decreased early Monday amid negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the Middle East conflict. West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the benchmark for North American markets, dipped by more than 6.1 percent to $90.68 as of early Monday. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, dropped...

Peace deal negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran are on shaky ground Tuesday after the Islamic Republic‘s supreme leader warned U.S. bases in the Middle East are no longer safe. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei delivered this warning in a message to mark the beginning of Hajj — an annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca — a...