56 entries in the ledger
At an Oct. 5 rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, Trump said, "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego," while arguing that the economic cost of the Iran war, including high gas prices, was "a small price...
A UN-backed mission on Iran said Sept. 17, 2026, it found "reasonable grounds to believe" the U.S. committed war crimes in two Feb. 28, 2026, airstrikes killing at least 178 civilians: one on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school...
U.S. Central Command said it destroyed five more Iranian oil tankers on September 8, 2026, the Kivik, Charminar, Horizon 1, Riesco, and Derya, after the Revolutionary Guard twice targeted a U.S. Navy warship with...
On September 5, 2026, U.S. Central Command said American forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired two ballistic missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and a guided-missile...
Reuters reported on September 4, 2026 that the White House has reviewed candidates to potentially replace Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, citing three people familiar with the discussions. The effort was...
The New York Times reported on September 4, 2026 that investigators gave polygraph examinations to about 50 members of the military's Joint Staff last month, asking whether they had given reporters classified information...
In the Oval Office on September 4, 2026, Trump described the conflict with Iran as "small potatoes" and declined to call it a war. "A lot of people don't call it a war. I call it a military conflict because it's small...
On September 3, 2026, Trump wrote on social media that the United States would ask European nations to repay military aid and munitions sent to Ukraine under the Biden administration, saying "Hundreds of Billions of...
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., publicly called on President Trump to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sept. 3, 2026, two days after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned following reported clashes with Hegseth. "I have...
Reuters reported on September 2, 2026, citing four people familiar with the discussions, that top Trump aides including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pushing to keep the Iran war from...