WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV Sunday night following the pontiff’s sharp criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran and wider Middle East conflict. In a lengthy post, littered with falsehoods, on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump accused the first U.S.-born pope of being “WEAK on crime” and of […]
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· click + to trackUS and Iranian forces clashed at the Strait of Hormuz late Thursday, trading strikes on ships and, according to Iran, civilian areas — the sharpest escalation since the two countries entered a ceasefire roughly a month ago. Trump insists the ceasefire remains intact, while Iranian state media says the situation has returned to normal, though both sides blame the other for firing first.
The UAE is reportedly countering an Iranian air attack, even as former President Trump claims a ceasefire remains in effect — a development that would mark a dramatic escalation between Iran and a US-aligned Gulf state.
President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner after shots were fired by an alleged lone gunman. Trump subsequently addressed reporters at the White House briefing room approximately two hours after the incident.
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