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Trump delays strikes on Iran power plants as war continues and Tehran denies direct talks
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (209+ words) Now in its fourth week, the war began Feb. 28 when Israel, alongside the United States, launched strikes on Iran. President Donald Trump said Monday he is postponing threatened U.S. strikes on Iranian power plants for at least five days, citing what…...
President Trump can't stop talking about Barack Obama amid war in Iran
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (448+ words) "Obama has not had a single achievement domestically or internationally that Donald Trump has not taken a swipe at," Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross tells theGrio. Since President Donald Trump launched strikes in Iran and engaged in a widening military operation,…...
Trump administration sees its first resignation over Iran war: 'We cannot make this mistake again"
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (479+ words) The resignation of Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, marks the first public internal clash over the United States' expanding military operations in the Middle East. A top counterterrorism official within the Trump administration has resigned from…...
Trump claims former president praised him on Iran. Every living one denies the claim
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (588+ words) I think we can all safely file that under things that didn't happen," Roderica Applewaite, a former Biden White House director, tells theGrio. President Donald Trump's latest attempt to defend the U.S. war in Iran is raising eyebrows and questions as…...
Zohran Mamdani rebukes Republican senator for Islamaphobic posts targeting him and Muslims
1+ week, 3+ day ago (422+ words) "Those with power and platform have sought to dehumanize us," said NYC's first Muslim mayor. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, is speaking out after being targeted in a series of social media posts from Republican U.S. Senator Tommy…...
‘Strange out-of-body experience’: Black tourists stuck in Dubai amid U.S. and Israeli airstrikes against Iran share experiences on TikTok
2+ week, 5+ day ago (883+ words) Shanice Day was celebrating her birthday when she became stranded in Dubai as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran intensified. For Shanice Day, it began as many typical girls" trips do: arriving at luxury accommodations in a foreign locale, experiencing exotic…...
White House says Trump administration warned tourists not to travel to Middle East ahead of Iran strikes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (709+ words) Gerren Keith Gaynor is a White House Correspondent and the Managing Editor of Politics at theGrio. He is based in Washington, D.C. He covers the White House, Capitol Hill, and national politics. As part of the White House press corps and…...
Trump calls out Obama in first live remarks after deadly strikes in Iran
2+ week, 6+ day ago (626+ words) National security experts dispute President Donald Trump's claims about Obama's 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. President Donald Trump called out former President Barack Obama in his first live, extended remarks on the U.S.s deadly joint strikes with Israel in Iran during…...
What Black Americans should know about Trump's strikes in Iran
3+ week, 1+ day ago (599+ words) The joint U.S.-Israeli military operations have heightened national security concerns and will drive up gas prices. On Monday, March 2, Trump said he ordered the operation because Iran "refused to cease their pursuit of nuclear weapons" and that the Islamic nation's…...
Iran's supreme leader is killed in US-Israel strikes, Harris calls out Trump's 'regime-change war"
3+ week, 3+ day ago (470+ words) "This is a dangerous and unnecessary gamble with American lives that also jeopardizes stability," said former Vice President Kamala Harris. Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah'Ali Khamenei was killed'in Saturday's joint strikes executed by the United States and Israel, President Donald Trump…...