President Donald Trump revealed he has left specific instructions for his advisers to conduct a massive bombing campaign against Iran if he is assassinated by the Islamic regime. Trump, who has been on Iran's hit list since ordering the 2020 killing of General Qassem Soleimani, told the New York Post he has been describing himself as Iran's 'No. 1 target.'
President Donald Trump announced the end of a ceasefire with Iran during a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, while also meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syria's leader. Despite the controversial Iran declaration and threats to Spain, Trump praised the summit's 'tremendous unity.'
President Trump exhibited sharply contrasting behavior at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, publicly lambasting allied leaders over defense spending and threatening to leave the alliance, while privately reassuring them 'We want to remain with you' and later claiming to feel 'tremendous love' from western leaders.
President Donald Trump said at a NATO summit in Turkey that the United States will give Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot air defense system interceptors, marking a significant shift in his approach to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump acknowledged he had not yet informed defense contractors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, who produce the Patriot system.
President Donald Trump used the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey to attack Spain as a 'terrible partner,' renew demands for U.S. control of Greenland, and declare the Iran ceasefire 'over,' before surprising allies by praising the alliance's unity as he departed the meeting.
Iran's military fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, setting at least one tanker ablaze. The attacks occurred as Iran mourns Supreme Leader Khamenei and as President Trump heads to a NATO summit.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is requiring alliance members to present credible plans for meeting defense spending targets ahead of a key summit, as President Donald Trump seeks to enforce commitments made at last year's gathering. The push comes as European allies work to equalize their defense spending with the United States.
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv early Monday morning, killing at least 7-10 people and injuring dozens more with waves of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. The deadly assault came just hours before a critical NATO summit in Turkey that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend.
Turkish authorities detained more than 100 people, including protesters, journalists, academics and left-wing activists, in the days before Ankara hosts a major NATO summit. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian and Syrian leaders on the sidelines of the alliance gathering.
European leaders convened an emergency late-night meeting in Brussels to discuss managing a breakdown in relations with America, as the United States marked its 250th Independence Day anniversary amid unprecedented domestic divisions and international tensions.
President Donald Trump is attending the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, this week to enforce defense spending pledges secured last year, while also meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to push for an end to the Ukraine war. Trump has criticized the alliance as 'one-sided' and suggested the U.S. relationship with NATO is 'not reciprocal,' even as he shifts focus from financial contributions to demanding loyalty from allies.
Leaders of Germany, France, Italy, the UK, and Poland met in Berlin to strengthen NATO's European pillar before NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's Wednesday meeting with President Trump. The diplomatic efforts come amid tensions over European participation in the US-Israel war on Iran and Trump's planned troop reductions, ahead of a potentially contentious NATO summit in Ankara in July 2026.
